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  1. K

    Windows 10 Can a PC be downgraded OS from10 to 8.1

    I have a Dell Vostro 200 it was preinstalled with XP Pro and family member updated to Windows 10 when she was done she took all my Software that came with the Computer now we're not talking ,well I had to travel for work, and had to put things in a storage, well after 8yrs I finnally took it...
  2. A

    Windows XP Very Intriguing Booting Problem-Looking for simple solution

    Hello, I have a peculiar problem which I would like to solve with the help of software geniuses like u'll on such forums. HP dc7700 Small form factor desktop PC (about 6 yrs old) OS: Win XP Pro SP2 Bios version 02.10 C2D, 2Gigs RAM, Q045 963/965 board, E6600 processor, eSATA 80 GB Hitachi HDD...
  3. I

    Windows 7 Win 7 connect 20 devices - fact or fraud ?

    Hi, I've just tried to replace an XP Pro computer used as a P2P server for a 10 workstation network with a Win7 64bit computer. XP's connection device limit is 10 and in Win7 EULA it states 20 devices. But that doesn't seem to be true !! I have one program on each workstations which accesses 3...
  4. J

    Windows 7 windows 7 wants to format perfectly good external hard drives

    I have a new Dell with windows 7 and I have three external hard drives which I use on three other machines with xp pro one them. This machine will not open these drives and demands a format. They work perfect on my other machines
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    Windows 8 Running XP Pro apps on older system disk with Windows 8 on new system

    Good morning, folks! Running XP Pro apps on older system disk with Windows 8 on new system On my previous desktop computer, one of my IDE hard disks was partitoned into Drive C and Drive D. Each of the partitions had an installation of XP Pro so it was a dual-boot system. My desktop...
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    Windows 7 Win 7 Machines not syncing with domain

    We have server 2003 - 32 bit, and have added some Win 7/64 bit machines to the domain. For a while, everything was great. Recently though, the Win 7 machines do not keep the same time as the domain, they all go 10-15 minutes fast. When we run the w32 commands, it shows that it is getting the...
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    Windows 7 Virtualisation - No External Sound

    [Win-7 Pro 64-bit with free XP-Pro virtual machine] I have set up a VM. It was working fine yesterday apart from the networking which I now have operative. However: Yesterday the attached USB soundcard was working fine when activated for both playback and record. Today it isn't. It is...
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    Windows 7 Age of Empires-Age Of Kings 2 hassles

    this b old hat after reading some of the posts on other forums-seems to b shitload of fixes which work for some & not for others. I'm running windows 32 bit (7600) & getting the 'could not initilise graphics system etc'..The stupid thing is the game runs on my other laptop loaded with Windows 7...
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    Windows XP XP Pro computer not showing on Windows 7 network map.

    I have mostly windows 7 computers that all show on the network map. One of my computers is running XP Pro sp3 and is not displayed with the rest of the network on the main part of the map, but all alone below the main section. How can I get this computer to display on the main section of the map?
  10. Bebbspoke

    Windows 7 Auto resize frustration!

    Is it possible to prevent the ridiculous auto "full screen" when one tries to move a window partially off screen - this feature is one of several "new to Win 7" :skull: that make me yearn to return to XP Pro... (My new laptop cannot be configured with Win XP...) For heavens sake Gates - I moved...
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    Windows 7 w7 laptop-multiple problems with W2K network

    Hello: trying but unable to do: -w7pro to connect (cat 5e not wireless) to my home C/S w2K network, so that I can access files at a wXPproSp3 pc. I can connect to that same XPproSP3 PC from another XPproSP3 PC, and from my OS X.5 mac (using smb). I can connect from the w7 laptop to a shared...
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    Windows 7 To virtualize or not- What would you do?

    My intent over the next couple of months is to build a new computer. It will be relatively fast, have plenty of memory and storage space. My original plan was to migrate my existing XP Pro 32 Bit installation (what I intend to continue using in general) to the new hardware and then eventually...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7, Ghost and Sysprep.

    I could use some advice on using preparing a Windows 7 Pro image using Ghost GSS 2.5. I have downloaded a demo of GSS 2.5 to test. I have used BartPE and Ghost 8.3 to image hundreds of machines running XP Pro for years without fail, but this Windows 7 process has my head spinning. Am I forced...
  14. J

    Windows 7 Network Map Annoyance

    My main PC is HP d5000t Windows 7 Ultimate. I've noticed that the network map doesn't work properly. I have 2 real PCs with XP home SP3 and Virtual machines with Windows 7, Vista and, XP Pro. The only way the network map works is if my old Dell is running Then everything shows on network except...
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    Windows 7 Network+Printer Do not work at all.

    Well I'm about to either uninstall windows7. Getting very annoyed with this whole network, file sharing, and print sharing. Wish I could click 2 buttons, Then poof I can print and share files. Guess not seeing that home group is Win7 Only. Here's what I got. Computer A(MX2): Is running xp...
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    Windows 7 Outlook Express for Winows 7

    So we just reviewed Windows 7 Pro and like the look and feel of it and the new applications are nice bonuses. However Windows Live Mail is a No No for us! (You like it, then enjoy it. But we don’t want it!) So we tried to download version 6 of OE but when we tried to install it we got a; Not...
  17. DrWattsOn

    Windows 7 Going to UPgrade from W7x64 bit to W7x32 bit - that IS what I am saying.

    I don't want 64bit, and I don't want Home Prem. That is what is on the computer I purchased. It is the extremely tiny Acer 3610, I need help from those who know what that is (please, take just a second to eyeball it). It runs Atom 330 +Nvidia ION, and comes with 2GB ram. I think it is ridiculous...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Emails how to and Outlook DBX files

    Hello, I was wondering if I make the move from XP Pro 32 bit to Windows 7 Pro 64 how I handle my emails please. Inasmuch as Outlook works just fine for me as I use my email folds and DBX files as a sort of database for all my contacts and thing to do etc. So what is the software in/for Windows...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 offline file synchronisation

    As an experienced XP Pro user, I am somewhat surprised at what appears to be limitations associated with Win 7 offline file synchronisation process In XP pro files would sync on log on, log off and as frequently in between as you establised. However in Win 7 it appears to only sync on log on...
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    Windows 7 Still will not boot up from a cold start - for some reason

    Just fitted a new hard drive for my systems "C" files and installed Windows7 Home edition (64bit). It was a clean install. The reason I fitted a new hard drive and Windows7 was because my previous set-up using XP Pro was getting difficult to start up each morning. Some times it booted first...
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