1. M

    Windows 10 Can I run windows 10?

    I have an old pc, which has Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 processor, 1GB DDR2 Ram, 500GB hdd, g31 motherboard. Windows 7 32bit runs quite good on it. If I add ram, and increase it to 3/4GB ram. Will it run windows 10 64bit perfectly, Or I'll have to use windows 10 32bit instead?
  2. Legna

    Windows 10 BSOD when exiting Google Chrome browser.

    This started happening a few days ago. Whenever I close out the browser in Google Chrome, I'd get the BSOD. BUT every other browser such as Microsoft Edge and FireFox does not have that problem. I tried uninstalling Chrome, rebooting, and reinstalling Chrome but that doesn't fix the issue...
  3. Zack777

    Windows XP Windows XP Reboot Loop

    Hello, I just found my old pc and it has windows xp installed on it, last time I used it, it worked perfectly and now a few years later it don't work! Whenever it tries to load windows xp it always reboots and starts over, even in safe mode. Can someone please help, thanks in advance! :)
  4. P

    Windows 7 How to copy dummy file onto defect hard disk sector and block it?

    On one of my (older) computers there is a defect sector on the hard disk. Checking the surface of the hard disk shows a red square for it. It seems to me that all the "usual" reserve sectors are already in use. Every thing else works on this computer. No unusual noise comes from the hard disk...
  5. B

    Windows 10 Activation Problems with New (to me) PC>

    To make a long story short, my friend gave me his old gaming computer and told me that it needed a hard drive so my friend and I moved over the one from the PC I was using which was running on Windows 10. When I got my PC, it was running on 8.1, it was activated and I was able to upgrade with...
  6. L

    Windows 8 funny can't find the file

    working on my old computer today looking for the whitebox file funny can't find it can anyone tell me how to access it,
  7. brkkab

    Windows 10 Forza Motorsport 6: Apex (Beta) released

    Forza Motorsport 6: Apex (Beta) is inow available in the Store for Windows 10. I just played it on my old pc w/ FX 8350, 16GBs ram and 2 GeForce 760 2.0GBs in sli and it worked fine. Store page say's 4.0GB video card and it doesn't support sli or crossfire yet. It uses one video card. I lowered...
  8. serverguy

    Desktop Keeps Restarting - Windows Server2008

    I have been playing with windows server 2008 for about 2 months now, or less, I installed it on an old computer. It has been running fine up until now. I has developed a problem. It keeps rebooting and i am unable to get inside the OS. It starts up and at the windows logo it reboots itself...
  9. D

    Windows 10 How to Stop Automatic Windows 10 Download on My Old PC Running Windows 7

    My pc keeps asking me to download windows 10. but today it started downloading on its own. i don't want windows 10. can someone maybe tell me how i fix it, cause ill be beter off with windows 7. that's because of my old pc :).
  10. B

    Windows 7 win 7 updates

    Hi, I`ve spent a week on google trying to find a solution to my problem and its starting to drive me nuts. I got my old pc out of the cupboard and when I first tried to use it all went well and when I tried to update the OS it just hung on the checking for updates screen. I`ve tried numorus...
  11. K

    Windows 10 Best linux for a game?

    I'm staying at my parent's house for a week and got an old pc there. For some reason windows xp is not getting installed. I want to play a game on it but windows 10 isn't able to handle even light web browsing! I don't know much about linux so please help me choose one that requires low specs...
  12. S

    Windows 10 Upgrade from Vista to Windows 10

    Hi I am new to this forum so apologise if a similar question has already been asked. I have an old desktop currently running vista, old and very slow. I also have a laptop running Windows 7 but the laptop is busted beyond any hope of repair. Can I deregister the Windows 7 license on the laptop...
  13. J

    Windows XP Product key for xp

    I'm trying to install xp on an old computer we don't use very much. I can't find the product key. Currently i can't connect to the internet. I tried the UNATTENDED file but that code didn't work. I tried the regedit path but there was no WPAEvent listed. Any ideas?
  14. P

    Windows 8 I have a Windows 8.1 Laptop wi-fi problem

    it is a 7 year old computer that has Win 8.1 and drivers up to date it has been in daily use with my home Wi-Fi, but it has not been out of the house for awhile. We are on the road an we both are accessing our on road residence at the moment Wi-Fi with our surface 2 (Win 8 RT) and Surface 2 Pro...
  15. W

    Windows 8 Windows Easy Transfer

    I would like to transfer files/settings etc from my old pc to a new one using Windows Easy Transfer. The old pc is running Windows 8.1 and I’m assuming the new one is too. I have looked at a couple of videos online, and they clearly show that once opened you will be prompted to select what...
  16. gigman7

    Windows 8 How do I find my key code for Microsoft Office on my old computer?

    I have Office 2007 on my old computer and now have a new computer that I want to install Office on. I do not have my Key Code. How do I retrieve my key code from the old computer?
  17. C

    Windows XP May have killed my OS by shredding 2 software drivers, could use advice

    I had been having blue screen problems with my old Dell XP. The programs WhoCrashed and BlueScreenView implicated a few drivers of non-essential software as the culprits. I examined the drivers module in AutoRuns (by Sysinternals) and carefully selected non-essential software drivers for...
  18. C

    Windows XP May have killed my OS by shredding 2 software drivers, could use advice

    I had been having blue screen problems with my old Dell XP. The programs WhoCrashed and BlueScreenView implicated a few drivers of non-essential software as the culprits. I examined the drivers module in AutoRuns (by Sysinternals) and carefully selected non-essential software drivers for...
  19. chance

    Windows 7 Computer shuts down, won't turn back on for ~2days.

    Hey, I have a fairly old gaming computer, and it has been pretty good so far aside from a few minor hiccups. Recently, it crashed while I was playing a game of Dota 2, and it was unable to turn back on. I thought my power supply died, so I left it for a bit until I could repair it. A couple of...
  20. S

    Windows 7 Troubleshooting Random BSOD Issues on Recently Acquired PC During Gaming Sessions

    Hello world! My name is Andrew, and I will try to describe my problem as thorough as possible. I've got this computer I currently use for about two weeks now from an old friend. The BSODs have started yesterday, durring a LAN gaming session. The first was just the screen going black and the...