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Help with activating Plus! Digital Media Edition
by Guest TimothyBatarseh- 0 replies
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Hi, I recently installed Plus! Digital Media Edition, and I am now trying to activate it on my Windows XP device. Can you please help me out??My installation ID is:278736-873810-624631-739071-090416-199124-234053-871991-44 Continue reading...
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Windows XP Pro won't boot in virtual machine
by Guest BoristheWolf123- 0 replies
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I try to start up Windows XP Pro in VirtualBox for the first time, and it never boots correctly. Any mode i pick in that screen, just displays a BSOD and restarts. What am I doing wrong? Continue reading...
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Trying to play games on Windows XP but games keep crashing
by Guest PhilipGrimley- 0 replies
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HiI am currently trying to do a nostalgia PC at home so I can play them on there, I currently have Windows XP 32-bit SP3 installed and I have all the correct drivers and Direct X 9 installed as well.Some games will load but then become unresponsive, and some install but won't start up, some give me an error message to send to Microsoft and some just give me a black screen but I can still get into the start menu.I need to know what I have done wrong here. Continue reading...
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Installation tutorial for installing Windows XP (or any other light OS) on a PC with Lubuntu
by Guest Anuj SK- 0 replies
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So around 3 months from now, i had installed Lubuntu, now i want to install Win XP on it, but now i dont know how can I execute .exe (setup.exe) in the Lubuntu GUI itself.Is it necessary to use a Bootable USB?Or i can only install Ubuntu distros? Continue reading...
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Can I activate Windows XP Online in 2024?
by Guest Syed Nakib Al-Rashid- 0 replies
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I was never a windows XP user before, until i used it in 2023, although I know, that it ended support on 2014, but I still want to know a way to use it legally activated in 2024? Any help here? (I got this idea when I got to internet stage in O.O.B.E) Continue reading...
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ks.sys shut down
by Guest Yasmeen Baiji- 0 replies
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I am receiving the blue screen when trying to open a Canon DV camera. I have tested other devices in the FireWire port, as well as a USB conference camera. These devices work fine. I am sure it is only related to a video/audio driver or a DV driver. Any suggestions please? Windows XP Dellks.sys - Address B4C56CF4 base at B4C52000, Datestamp 48025c12 Continue reading...
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Game not installing on Windows XP?
by Guest Faith Canter- 0 replies
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I tried installing Barbie Diaries: High School Mystery on Windows XP because I saw on another forum that it doesn't run on newer versions of windows, every time I try to install the game it says "The wizard was interrupted before Barbie Diaries High School Mystery could be completely installed" any help would be greatly appreciated. Continue reading...
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Is it possible to downgrade Windows XP to 98 without a previous installation of 98?
by Guest Nerby SE- 0 replies
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Or at least how to manually uninstall Windows XP & its components. Continue reading...
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Windows XP Home Edition - repair blue screen 'Unmountable_Boot_Volume'
by Guest John1537IE- 0 replies
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I have an old Toshiba Satellite A30 laptop running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition.I recently tried to start the machine but was unable to boot - I got a blue screen with the message 'Unmountable _Boot_Volume'.I have the original Product Recovery CD_ROMs that came with the laptop. I thought that one of these would be able to assist but I am not sure what to do. I inserted Disk 1 and the system booted up but, rather than showing Windows XP the initial screen of 'Power Quest Easy Restore' was displayed. When I pressed continue the second screen informed me that if went further I would be able Continue reading...
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Connecting Windows XP to Windows Server 2022 or any other Windows OS. [Solution]
by Guest Default_20243112- 0 replies
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Saw some older posts where some people are trying to share files between new os and old os. Setup IIS on older system and use ftp client to access form new os. Continue reading...
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Can I use space cadet pinball?
by Guest cool man3- 0 replies
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Can I use space cadet pinball?I saw that the company who made space cadet pinball Cinematronics was absorbed into Maxis and Maxis was absorbed into EA. since microsoft has used it in the past you own the right I think?Now since it hasnºt been distributed or sold it is freeware or abandonware right? Continue reading...
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Email download photos.
by Guest Ezekiel Carter- 0 replies
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Email for photos download was sent and when opened the files went to archive. Continue reading...
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I have bought a Microsoft tablet but can't identify which one it is. The serial number is WS1470
by Guest patrick bennett3- 0 replies
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I have bought a Microsoft tablet but can't identify which one it is. The serial number is WS1470 . There are no defining marks on it and it has no power. I have attached 2 images. Regards Patrick Continue reading...
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Windows 8 defender updates
by Guest Judith Rhodes Brown- 0 replies
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I have windows 8 and with windows defender. When I try to update windows defender for malware, viruses, spyware etc. My defender will go into update but never updates. What could be stopping it? I already went into my system and tried to fix the problem but it didnt work. Continue reading...
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Windows 8 Laptop, can't get in!
by Guest Chance White1- 0 replies
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I have an old laptop that I just opened to use, and it has Windows 8; my password doesn't work, the authenticator app doesn't work, and the passkey doesn't work. How can I get into it or change the Microsoft account that is on it in order to use it?? Continue reading...
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Can't login into device
by Guest Hayden Strait- 0 replies
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I am able to login into microsoft on my desktop, but I cant set up my laptop with my account. When I enter the email I used to login here, it says account not found (and yes I've quadruple checked that it's the same email and I'm not typing it in wrong) so I'm not sure what to do. I know my password for this account as I logged in here, but my laptop wont let me enter my password as it cant find my account***moved from Microsoft Edge / Profile, sync and sign-in / Windows 11*** Continue reading...
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Why my pc can't read from the source file or disk?
by Guest Oscar Cassian- 0 replies
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Why my pc can't read from the source file or disk? Continue reading...
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Problem upgrading from windows 8 to windows 8.1
by Guest d2dav- 0 replies
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Hello,This issue has been going on for a while nowOne day, I factory reset my computer and made a new profile, everything (not sure if this is a cause)Then, ever since, the computer has been trying to update to windows 8.1 from windows 8 almost every day, but failsIt goes into update mode, configures update until 99%, then said "fails to configure update, undoing update" After that the computer goes black for a little and starts beeping (heard this is a sign of overheating???), then eventually the computer is normal againThis happens every day almost, and takes hours on end for the process to Continue reading...
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How can i upgrade from windows 8 to windows 10.
by Guest Irene_817- 0 replies
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HelloMy Laptop (LT) was purchased in 2012 with preloaded with windows 8. It was upgraded to windows 8,1, Because I could not upgrade I did a reset the LT and now I have windows 8 existing. This LT was not used much, its is as good as new. I do not have a Product Key, but I have one which I copied it from Regedit "ProductKey" not sure if it will be usable.LT model NP350V5C - A05AEWhen I use MediaCreationTool_22H2. I get a Error code 0x80072F8F - 0x20000. Note; my laptop has no support to boot from USB.Any help would be appreciated. Continue reading...
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laptop wifi and speakers are not working
by Guest Reece Bull- 0 replies
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hi, i disabled apps from running on startup and suddenly the wifi and sound wasnt working anymore, i didnt know what to do, i searched it up but never got a straight answer, i dont need a wifi adapter cuz i tried that and nothing, i even connected speakers and the sound still wont work.thank you for reading this. Continue reading...
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How do I find my product key
by Guest Mathew Mckenzie- 0 replies
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Hello, I’ve recently been doing an upgrade on my old Lenovo laptop. It’s still on windows 8 and I can’t physically find the product key and don’t know how to find it digitally in order to upgrade to windows 8.1? Please could you help. Continue reading...
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7 hours black screen win8 idearpad u140 stuck after factory reset
by Guest Kennikenz- 0 replies
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Been 7 hours black screen still after factory reset win8 can anyone help nearly 8 hours now help appreciated thank you. Continue reading...
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Upgrading Windows 8
by Guest Mck Ever Dumaguing- 0 replies
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Hello, im trying to install windows 10 from "windows 10 media creation tool" from this link Download Windows 10 but i also saw the requirements from this link https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-system-requirements-6d4e9a79-66bf-7950-4 and i notice that you need windows 8.1 KB 2919355 but the support already ended for windows 8.1 so i tried downloading it manually in this link Install the Windows 8.1 Update (KB 2919355) - Microsoft Support but my laptop can't see Continue reading...
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left click on my mouse causes on deleting of shortcuts, texts, files, apps ect Windows 8
by Guest Adrienne Lauver- 0 replies
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when i click left click on my mouse to a shortcut, it automatically deletes and a popup says that its an interaction, ive tried fixing this but it wont go, i tried resetting it— updating the driver but it wont show, please help me. Continue reading...
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Stamps.com Unable to download
by Guest RCecil- 0 replies
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I spent 90 minutes on the phone with stamps tech support to no avail. When I run the installer I am met with a fatal error message saying that it was unable to uninstall an old version of stamps, but I only have the newest version downloaded. I have run multiple cleaning applications and tech support is at a loss as well. If you have encountered this how did you fix it? Continue reading...