Navigation section

old laptop

  1. D

    Windows 7 Old Lap top XP hard drive won't get recognized on new Windows 7 laptop

    Hi all, Old laptop had XP. Died. (no, the issue is not the hard drive). Got a new laptop with Windows 7. Took out hard drive from old computer (Samsung model MP0804H, IDE PATA 80 Gigs), bought a generic enclosure (that operates of two USB ports for power and data). Upon plugging it in I get the...
    • dumbfounded
    • Thread
    • computer issues data recovery device recognition disk management driver issues external enclosure hard drive ide legacy hardware mass storage old laptop operating system pata samsung technical support troubleshooting usb device usb problems windows 7
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  2. A

    Windows 7 Need Network Adapter and Sound Drivers For Old HP Laptop

    Hi guys, Today I installed windows 7 on one of my old machines I had knocking about, its a HP Pavilion Ze5700, yeah, seriously old. System spec: Intel Celeron R, CPU 2.80Ghz, 1024 mb RAM, x86. I can't connect to the internet or hear sound. I think if i figure out the network adapter, i can...
    • ashmat1986
    • Thread
    • audio issues celeron cpu conexant modem device manager driver installation drivers ethernet controller hardware ids hp laptop internet connection legacy support multimedia audio network adapter old laptop pavilion ze5700 realtek audio sound drivers windows 7 yellow triangle
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  3. WightWalker

    Windows 7 Can see shared files but can't access them Laptop on network

    I know this has probably been covered previously but I haven't fixed my problem yet. On my original setup the Desktop PC (Windows 7) talks to the old Laptop (Windows XP) perfectly OK. I've just bought a new laptop with Windows 7, configured the Network to MSHOME (same as on existing...
    • WightWalker
    • Thread
    • access issues desktop pc file access file sharing firewall homegroup kaspersky mshome network network connection network setup old laptop permissions private network shared files shared icon sharing troubleshooting windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  4. Matt

    Windows XP Anyone still using XP? And why

    Well, I have XP on my old laptop, dual booting with Windows 7, because the Source SDK's faceposer lip sync doesn't work with SAPI 5.3, which is what comes preinstalled on Windows Vista/7. Aside from that, I use Vista as my primary OS, and 7 on my older laptop when I'm not using the SDK.
    • Matt
    • Thread
    • dual boot legacy software lip sync old laptop operating systems source sdk user experience windows 7 windows vista windows xp
    • Replies: 63
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  5. G

    Windows 7 Vlited Win7022 1.27g idles at 208mb ram!

    I have successfully Vlited Win7022 to the size of 1.27g so that it can run fast on my old laptop with 528 ram. Following is the vlite log of items removed, mostly Media Center, languages, drivers (I have my own)). To avoid having to download the huge MS add-on to vlite, simply install the old...
    • gregrocker
    • Thread
    • aero disable avast beta version compatibility configuration custom install drivers removed lightweight os media center old laptop os tweaks performance ram optimization security settings spybot sticky notes system components vlite windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
Back
Top