windows xp

  1. Windows 10 WIn 10 unsuccessful upgrade to 1803

    My situation is this. I have an 11 year old laptop. This is now ONLY used as a display for a weather station, using a proprietary Windows XP application, so I am not interested in any new Windows features that 1803 might bring. Nevertheless up until now I have let all upgrades proceed. Now...
  2. Windows 10 Windows Operating System

    I have used Windows as long as it has been available. Windows up to XP was very useful. So far as I am concerned, XP was the best and most useful. I have now used Win 10 for about 2 years. Most of the time, when I turn the computer on to do some meaningful work, I am interrupted by upgrades...
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    Windows XP Win xp connecting to internet

    Hi I'm having trouble connecting to internet using Windows xp. I have Ethernet cable plugged in. The only page that'll load is Bing but when I click on links from there or type any web pages it says page cannot be displayed. I've checked auto detect settings on LAN too Sent from my SM-G925F...
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    Windows XP Connect to wifi with adaptor

    Hi. Ive tried setting up a wifi adapter on win xp. It says im connected but im not getting any web pages at all. Can Anyone pls help. Many thanks Sent from my SM-G925F using Windows Forums mobile app
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    How big do you think the reaction to the Win7 EOL in 2020 be?

    If I remember correctly, XP's EOL had a HUGE reaction because of all the people's fond memories of it. So Win7's will be that, but bigger in my personal opinion.
  6. Uxstyle wont work! (1703 and above/bugs!]

    There are too many bugs on uxstyle if you use it to patch windows 10 1703 and above I have Windows 10 Ltsb 2016, so it works fine for me for applyingcustom themes! If you want to patch your system w/o issues use UltraUXThemePatcher Dosen't work for RS5 releases yet! But the good thing is it...
  7. Who is sad about Stephen Hawkings death?

    Who is sad about Stephen Hawkings death? Please answer the poll (this is my first time trying it out!)
  8. Windows XP Windows XP PRO SP3 sees lan but cannot connect to Internet

    Hello to everyone, I have an old installation of Windows XP Professional SP3 from November of 2008 and for about 5 years I couldn't boot to Windows because the system was always rebooting due to hardware error and BSOD. Last week I've managed to fix it by using the five files DEFAULT, SAM...
  9. Windows XP Windows XP "XP setup is being restarted" loop

    I am in a loop where my computer keeps restarting at the mentioned loop how do I fix this? I do not have access to the recovery console because I do not have the password.
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    Windows XP Windows XP - How to restart it from the begging

    Hi. It's my first time in here, i have a Windows XP and i want a tutorial how to restart it from the begging, how to delete everything and start fresh like i bought a new pc. Thanks.
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    Windows 10 Windows XP theme

    Is it possible to get a windows xp theme on windows 10?
  12. Is This Real?

    I was just seeing a video about all the windows that exist, and I saw this. Is This Real?
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    Windows 10 virtual machine (almost) complete newbie requests assistance to identify what's needed

    Hello OK, bad news first. I'm a near 74 year old engineer, and have very little experience with modern operating systems, though I have quite a bit with older systems. For many years I've used a machine running Win XP Pro with SP3. Mainly this machine is used for technical work - engineering...
  14. Windows 10 SSMYPICS.SCR: XP screen-saver slide show. Good improvements, but one serious mistake.

    (Admin: If this really belongs in the XP forum, please move it; but there have been other changes made to this feature in Win10, and it’s something we’d like to see fixed in Win10) I know it’s a bit late for this, but we didn’t know that the one thing we’ve been looking for has been there since...
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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...
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    Windows 10 Share files EASILY via Thumb Drive

    USB 3.0 HUB 3 Port with RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter 1000Mbps Link Removed Will above (or similar) allow me to plug a USB3 Thumb drive into one of the sockets, and readily/easily allow connected PCs to share files via the Thumb drive ? The descriptions (on eBay) don't clarify to me - -...
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    Video Player 2nd window floating feature.

    I have searched for two days and downloaded 15 windows video players in search for what I want. The thing is that I remember this feature was available in 2005 during the Windows XP Era. I don't remember the name of the player that could do it. I found the backup software CD I had since that...
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    Windows XP No TCPIP properties after recovery

    After restoring an old XP Home machine to initial state, I can't seem to connect to the internet. The machine is working fine with my workgroup (Win 7, 8.1 & 10 systems on that group), but TCP/IP doesn't show up in the LAN Properties. I am using an ARRIS gateway (cable modem, router & switch)...
  19. 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! :)
  20. Upgrading Windows & Office to earlier versions

    Hi all I'm in the need of some out of the box thinking with an upgrade dilemma -- I'm really struggling to find a solution. So, the background: We have Windows XP on a Windows Server 2003 setup... stop laughing and rolling your eyes. I know, it's shocking. We're trying to upgrade to the...