windows vista

  1. Windows 7 I have a Dell laptop. Its runs Vista. Last year, before I bought a Window 7 Product Code.......

    My Dell could not take higher upgrades (ie 2008 and above) and I ran the advisor and compatability wizard before I bought the Windows 7 upgrade. I have since purchased an HP Pavillion, so my need to install the Windows 7 was not so urgent. I am now wondering how I can now install this upgrade...
  2. How to rebuild the Tokens.dat file when you troubleshoot Windows activation issues

    Describes how to rebuild the Tokens.dat file in Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008. Continue reading...
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    Windows Vista icloud control panel and photo stream

    Hi All, I'm really hoping someone here can help me.I have a Sony Vaio Laptop ,which I love !!.It's os is Vista 32 service pack 2 .. I deleted icloud control panel and photostream by mistake and now I can't find it anywhere. I need the 2.1.3 version of icloud control panel and Apple says it...
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    Windows 8 Upgrading windows vista ultimate

    So I have an older machine using a core 2 duo 8500 processor with 3.18mhz. I use this maching mostly for social media and email and it has worked fine until microsoft stopped supporting vista. I even upgraded the drive to a nice ssd and the machine boots up pretty fast. But as time goes on, I am...
  5. Steam Support for Windows XP & Vista ends today

    Support for two former operating systems, XP and Vista will no longer be in effect after Jan 1st 2019. This is due to embedded software within steam becoming incompatible with the old os's: Ref: Windows XP and Windows Vista Support - Steam - Knowledge Base - Steam Support
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    Windows 10 buttons close, maximize and minimize, win10 same as win7 or vista?

    How do I leave the buttons: close, maximize and minimize, windows 10 same as windows 7 or vista?
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    Windows 10 Unable to start real Windows HDD in virtual machi

    Not tested on Windows 2000. But if I attempt starting a working XP/Vista/7/8/10 HDD via VirtualBox or a different PC, I can only access the boot menu. Even safe mode results into BSOD.
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    Windows XP Run Vista applications and games on XP?

    When I visited one of my friends with a Windows XP computer, he had Windows Vista games and a context menu option called Run Vista Compatible when right-clicking on an .exe-file. Where can I get that?
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    Windows 7 Any Way To Get Win 7 Legally W/O Paying An Arm & A Leg?

    Hello Everyone, I have a laptop with Vista that's been around for quite a while that could be a good choice for taking overseas on a trip -- I won't lose sleep if it gets stolen, lost, or broken. Problem is, it's pretty slow. I also have a good laptop with Win 7 Pro installed. I like it very...
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    Windows Vista How to create an image iso system without my personnel files?

    Hi! i want to make an iso image file from my Vista system but only the operating system + drivers, i don't want any of my programs files and personnel files! i tested a few softwares but the only choice i have is the complete "C" drive! How i can do that? i want a copy for trying my Vista...
  11. Windows 7 Restoring windows 7

    Hi guys. I have a Sony vaio that has recently been wiped unfortunately been hacked again for the second time damn neighbors. Anyway I need to clean reinstall it all. Apparently I need a product key. I just had it repaired and the guy that repaired it upgraded it and didn’t give me the key...
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    Windows Vista HP PC(G60 235DX) with Microsoft Windows Vista) (Does not start after pressing power button)

    Hello: I have a HP laptop (G60 235DX) and ~3 times over the past 6 months when I pressed the power button to turn on the computer, a message came on the screen that said that the computer was unable to start and that the solution(s) to solve the problem(s) would be sought to provide me an...
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    booting to external drive

    For years I’ve used Clonezilla on external drives to create and manipulate drive image backups like this: First, using Gparted I make two partitions on an external drive, first partition 300MB fat32 for Clonezilla live boot, and the balance ntsf partition to store the images. Next I use...
  14. Windows Vista restore dell studio one all-in-one desktop - new hard drive

    Hi, My friend has an 8-year old Dell Studio One all-in-one desktop computer that appears to have a bad hard drive. My friend doesn't have a recovery USB nor DVD. Question is, if we get a new hard drive, is there a way we can install and activate Windows Vista legally, without buying Windows...
  15. EDD: Error 2000 reading sector 750555

    Hello everyone, I'm trying to install the latest version of Zorin on a Toshiba Tecra A9 s9015x laptop it currently has windows vista. I'm getting this error EDD: Error 2000 reading sector 750555 No default or UI configuration directive found. I've attempted this twice with to diffrerent DVD...
  16. June 2017 security update release

    Microsoft releases additional updates for older platforms to protect against potential nation-state activity Today, as part of our regular Update Tuesday schedule, we have taken action to provide additional critical security updates to address vulnerabilities that are at heightened risk of...
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    Windows XP Error: The ordinal 344 could not be located in the dynamic link library comctl32.dll

    Hi Everyone I have just moved a program from a Windows Vista machine to a Windows XP machine and as a result I am getting the following error: "The ordinal 344 could not be located in the dynamic link library comctl32.dll" Does anyone know of a hack using a hex editor for sorting out this...
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    Windows Vista Dependencies batch editor software?

    Hi Everyone I have copied a program folder from one of my computers to another but unfortunately, the program is not working on the other computer. The problem is that the two computers are running two different versions of Windows and the program depends on the versions of various files in the...
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    Windows Vista Easeus Todo Data Recovery

    I recently lost everything on my Windows Vista hard drive, however I had everything backed up on Easeus Todo data recovery which I discovered stores everything on PBD files which can only be recovered through Easeus. My problem is that I now have a computer running Windows 7 and the original...
  20. Windows 8 KB4012598 Security Update Windows 8 and Vista (wannacrypt)

    If you haven't run the WU unit or been visiting the moon recently then these updates will help with the current nasties out there in the ether.. 'Users who are running supported versions of the operating system (Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8.1...