legacy systems

  1. Windows 7 XP File Permissions

    Hello world! I have been using XP and Windows 7 for a while now, and have been keeping my media all on my XP partition. Windows 7 added it's permission settings to the "My Documents" folder of my XP installation just fine, and was working without a hitch. Yesterday, I tried to share the XP "My...
  2. Windows 7 LEAP please....

    When Vista came out.....no LEAP protocol....months later, finally, a KB allowed Intel ProSet to show LEAP as a security protocol option (Windows6.0-KB932063-x86). Fast forward: Win 7 Beta....again, out of the box, no LEAP.....why not? WEP and No authentication are both options, and are low /...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 7057 Install Restarts

    I started installing windows 7 build 7057, (Orbit30) from my bootdisk but for some reason the computer wouldn't boot from the disk so i decided to install it from my HDD into a 2nd partition. It started installing fine, until i had to restart (currently i have windows 7 build 7000 and vista as...
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    Windows 7 Novice in deep trouble...

    I did the W7 as an upgrade to Vista. I'm having major BSOD issues and constant auto-reboots, I can't seem to figure out what is triggering the BSOD, it just suddenly appears and then reboots the computer. I would like to reinstall W7 or go back to Vista, however when I try to run the...
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    Windows 7 Drivers in general

    Is it really impossible for MS to use old WinXP drivers in the new OS ? I see no reason, why everything should be changed. Most of the old PC can not be moved to Vista, because there is and never will be drivers for 7. We allready decided to jump over Visva to spare money. We have about 14000...
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    Windows 7 Installation freeze mystery - hardware issue?

    As the title says. My install constantly freezes up (usuall during expanding files). This happens with 4 different ISOs both CD and USB. I managed to install it a couple of times but it just freezes then anyways. My comp is OLD (2004) but it easily meets the minimum specs and surpasses what...
  7. Windows 7 Any way to force resolution with Intel 915?

    Using a Dell Inspiron 630m with Intel 915 Initially does not recognize graphics card, uses Generic PnP monitor. This gives terrible resolution capped at 1024 x 768. Video Controller and Video Controller (VGA Compatible) appear in Other Devices section of Device Manager with yellow warning...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 To Beat XP?

    I have used Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, 98, ME and 95. Lets face it Microsoft have an almost impossible task to replace XP! For me XP is so good, it runs all my software, all my hardware, no problems. Vista will use most of my hardware but not software. Windows 7 wont run properly...
  9. Windows XP What happens to XP after June 30?

    Hey guys, Just wondering, does anyone know what will happen to XP after June 30? Will Microsoft allow people to use it freely, or just be avaliable illegally (or resold only from old stock).