xp compatibility

This should be simple. I have a samsung syncmaster T260HD monitor that I really love. It was a joy to use on my old 32 bit XP PC with integrated graphics card. Its native resolution is 1920 x 1200 but on old PC was able to EASILY change resolution down a bit to 1200 x 800 or any other...

I have Windows 7 64 bit and a D-link dir 300 router connected to internet through an pppoe. When booting the PC there are 2 connection: "RDS" (my real connection), "unidentified network". I have to manually disable the LAN connection and enable it to connect to internet. When I do this it...

Hi, i work in the IT Department and I have just installed Windows 7 on a laptop, this has laptop has then been put on the domain and been setup accordingly I have a Group Policy where a VBS Script is run to map network drive depending on group Memberships this was working when i had XP...

Hello! I can't share files between my laptop and my desktop PC, but I can open and share files with an old computer with XP on the same network. I tried all that I can think off, troubleshooting network, trying homegroups, re installing Windows, router, share settings, I did a couple of fixes...

Using WMDM I have created a small application to read portable device information, my application works fine on vista and XP but has one problem on Win7. Problem: I am not able to get drive letter of USB device. I am calling GetName of IWMDMDevice interface, on XP & VISTA this API returns...

I'm currently trying to dual boot Win XP 32bit, and Win7 64bit. I have separate partitions on one HDD for each of the OS and I currently have XP pro installed without any problems. i've burned the Win7 ISO at x4 speed to ensure I get a good clean copy and I've booted from the DVD and stared...

hello guys, i have a problem here with my mic its working fine in a xp os but here in windows 7 build 7231, the sound dont work, the speakers are fine but theres no sound from the mic, idk what to do i've already installed lots of drivers and stuff and nothing works :S

hey all, im using 7201. I've tried uploading some files to my dropbox account , the small ones (under 1 mb) went ok but when i tried to upload a 5 mb file the upload process went really fast and i got an error saying "Upload failed". Then i thought something is wrong with dropbox.. went to my...

I've installed my Windows 7 RC(32 bit) today, and occoured a horrible problem... After I had downloaded a driver for my 8800GT and installed it, (Windows 7 driver of course) I restarted my computer (I am still wondering why the installation didn't ask from me to restart by itself). When I tried...

I always charge my cell phone from my computer and something i just realized is that my Motorola W450 is plug and play within Windows 7 it even recognized my Memory card without a hick-up which I think is pretty cool if this was XP I'd have to hunt the drivers down download them install them and...

okay windows lovers, this is how i got windows 7 to accept incoming connections from XP so you can view files on the W7 computer from the windows XP computer: THIS IS AFTER YOU HAVE SHARED THE FOLDERS AND FILES OF YOUR CHOICE! 1. unjoin any "homegroups." 2. make sure your connection is...

Hello, I did a fresh install just now... my MS Intellimouse Explorer 2.0 mouse is not working. I tried re-syncing it with the dongle to no avail. It gives me a warning saying that some functions may not work until a USB or bluetooth mouse is installed. I downloaded the Win7 beta drivers...

at the end of the install i get error 1628 failed to complete installation i know the machine can run it i dual boot with xp and windows 7 build 7000 and it works on xp 2.3ghz amd phenom x3 2 gb ram geforce 9600 gso 1.5gb ram ive tried deleting the installation and enabling the...

Hi all, Wondered if you could help me out here, I have a HP1315 printer which is shared on an XP box on our home network. I've added the printer but nothing prints - it spools and disappears. Printer works fine from the XP machines on the network therefore assume it's something related to my...

Using an older Dell Latitude D600. 1.6ghz / 1.25 gb ram / Radeon Mobilty 9000 - Installation was a breeze (including the formating of the HD to install over XP) - Driver support SEEMED spot on (more on that in a bit) - It is at least as responsive & robust as XP (takes some getting used to tho)...

When I try to use Vista to get to servers on our LAN it tries to go to the internet. XP boxes work just fine. We append dns suffixes for all XP boxes, but the same settings do not work for Vista. Also, when I try to get to our CiscoSecure ACS it wont get there using Vista, but with XP it...

i purchased a used dell laptop with vista home installed on it. i then bought a router for my home. i can connect to the internet on my pc which is running xp with no problem. when i try to connect my laptop i can only connect with limited connectivity. i have tried numerous things and then...

Ok well I have this Microsoft Licensing disk that I got from my dads work, and it says on it: MultiLanguage Microsoft Windows Vista Business Service Pack 1 (used for all editions of Vista) June 2008 Systems Windows Client: Business And I've been trying to boot off it, but it just wont do it...

After I did the updates for the windows vista.... everytime i connect to someone on an xp computer using skype of live messenger my camera drivers stop working... therefore not a hardware issue but more of a driver and windows issue..... i've tried everything and the windows updates are te...

I'm trying to get my Alltel air card to work in Win Vista Ultimate RC1. My PCI to PCMCIA adapter has a RICOH chip set R5C485. Device manager recognizes the adapter and reports that the driver is installed. When I right click it in Device Manager it tells me that there isn't enough resources to...