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Re-installing Windows XP Professional trouble
Ok, here is my problem. We had this virus and I kept getting rid of it but it kept coming back so I was reading somewhere how to permanently get rid of it. The article told me to download ccleaner , updated version of java and something else. ...
Message posted on the September 21st, 2009 - 09:15 am ET
Are there any tablet PC's that can run Windows XP?
Are there any tablet PC's that can run Windows XP? And I mean can they *run* XP. I'm not asking if or which ones come with XP installed (obviously none do any more). I would guess that the list would include any tablets that are being sold today ...
Message posted on the April 12th, 2012 - 08:21 pm ET
[Samba] Access denied from Windows XP and Mac
Hi All, I have the following setup. Samba Server: Scientific Linux 6.2 with the following samba config. I am able to ping the samba server from both a Mac and Windows XP machines. I can even connect to the samba share. However when I try to access ...
Message posted on the June 07th, 2012 - 09:10 am ET
Windows XP Home Edition CD Key
My nephew bought a used PC. It came with Windows XP home edition. He has the disk but the CD key was hand written on a piece of paper with one digit missing from the first set. Any way of finding out what that digit might be?
Message posted on the February 01st, 2012 - 03:14 pm ET
Downloading the elusive Service Pack 2 for Windows XP
Fortunately I have the currently-difficult-to-obtain Service Pack 2 installation file on my hard drive. Here is some important information for those who need it: Name: WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe Size: 266 MB (278,927,592 bytes) File Version: ...
Message posted on the August 15th, 2012 - 08:39 pm ET
How do I delete Ubuntu from Windows XP?
I installed Ubuntu 11.10 to WinXP and due to my carelessness am experiencing various problems and wish to clean uninstall/re-install Ubuntu. I have both Winxp and Ubuntu cd's on hand. I came across a relative old post "How do I delete Ubuntu ...
Message posted on the January 09th, 2012 - 11:33 pm ET
Is it possible to install Windows XP Pro. SP3, with its bootable slipstreamed CD, into an external USB2 HDD?
Hello! Is it possible? I know it is slow due to USB2 speed, but it is only for quick testings and don't want to mess with my internal hardwares (HDD has an old Windows XP Pro. SP3 installation that has hard lock ups with videos -- need to figure ...
Message posted on the June 07th, 2012 - 09:32 am ET
Windows XP Service Pack 3 - ISO-9660 CD Image File
Hi, I've recently downloaded the Windows XP SP3 ISO -9660 CD image file @ http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=2fcde6ce-b5fb-4488-8c50-fe22559d164e. Is it possible to burn this ISO image file to a blank CD-RW ...
Message posted on the May 05th, 2010 - 11:59 am ET
Bug#630503: installation-reports: grub bootloader does not display option for windows xp
Package: installation-reports Severity: important the debian 6.0.1a has sucessfully installed in my computer but the grub boot loader doesnot give me option to choose windowds xp, which was existing prior to debian installation. kindly suggest ...
Message posted on the June 14th, 2011 - 11:40 am ET
How to fix corrupt esent database in Windows XP
My computer abruptly shut down and wouldn't get past loading hte mouse before going black - for days. It crashed less catstrophically last week doing something similar. What happened seems to depend on where one looks. It is now booting - ...
Message posted on the March 26th, 2011 - 01:46 pm ET
CDR101 problem installing Windows XP Pro with Matshita DVD-RAM UJ890AS optical drive - please help
My ASUS N61JQ laptop is running Ubuntu 10.04. As far as I can tell from VirtualBox, this system has a Matshita DVD-RAM UJ890AS optical drive, which keeps giving the following message ... "CDR101: Not ready reading drive R Abort, Retry, ...
Message posted on the February 27th, 2011 - 09:04 pm ET
Linux Mint: great splash screen...but won't work. Sticking with Windows XP.
Tried Linux Mint today on the Live CD. I had just downloaded this Live CD and burned it today, so it's the latest version. First, and foremost it turns out, it had a great, beautiful splash screen. Nice graphics. I also develop apps for Windows ...
Message posted on the November 24th, 2010 - 08:50 am ET
[gentoo-user] [OT]: Powering off Windows XP, crashing NTFS with a Live CD.
Hi, Gentoo. There's been a cock and bull story on comp.os.linux.setup and I'm wondering about some of the details. Mainly, I'd like some education, please! The story, in essence: (i) Windows XP is running, with a normal NTFS filesystem(s). (ii) ...
Message posted on the July 03rd, 2011 - 07:10 am ET
Burning my Windows XP installation CD to USB Flash drive
So I tried WinToFlash but it failed after the second step due to "missing HAL.DLL" and if I tried to boot from the hard disk and let installation continue as I would when using my CD it would give me a disk readability error. The main ...
Message posted on the September 14th, 2011 - 09:18 am ET