Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
August 21st 09, 03:48 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware,microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
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Replies: 26
Views: 437
Terminology question
"Curious" wrote in message
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When you purchase a new system from an OEM it comes with a version of the
OS installed and then...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
August 21st 09, 03:48 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware,microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
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Replies: 26
Views: 437
Terminology question
"Curious" wrote in message
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When you purchase a new system from an OEM it comes with a version of the
OS installed and then...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
July 10th 08, 07:08 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 8
Views: 311
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
July 10th 08, 02:47 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 8
Views: 311
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
July 9th 08, 10:01 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 8
Views: 311
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
July 1st 08, 06:30 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup,microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
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Replies: 62
Views: 1,243
Del XP Option / Dell with Ubuntu 7.10
Or run it in a virtual machine. With Ubuntu it is a little easier to set up
using VMWare but there is info on the web on how to do it in VPC too.
"Hobbes" wrote in message...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 27th 08, 09:12 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 41
Views: 600
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 27th 08, 04:32 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 41
Views: 600
Windows XP Support Extended until 2014
Sorry to disappoint you again, but the lifecycle tables have long stated
that XP is in extended support from April 2009 to April 2014. If you spent
half the time reading the sources (Microsoft) as...
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Forum: The Basics
June 23rd 08, 10:06 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup,microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 7
Views: 188
Problem installing Vista upgrade
Since the laptop is only 5 months old, be sure to give the mfg's support
folks a shot at diagnosing it. Just because memory works with XP does not
mean it will always work with Vista. Vista is...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 6th 08, 08:56 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
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Replies: 35
Views: 780
Vista Wins Again !
Comment? On a lark I googled on "cheley_bonstell88 sucks" and I got a hit!
http://bigfishstories.blogspot.com/2008_04_05_archive.html
I have no idea where in the mess that comes up the string got a...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 21st 08, 01:09 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 10
Views: 500
Windows XP Pro Service Pack 3
SP3 does rollup SP1. SP1 is NOT needed if the user is already at SP2.
The only time SP1 is needed is if the user is upgrading an original XP
system (called "XP Gold") and that is because WU blocks...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 20th 08, 11:27 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 20
Views: 348
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 20th 08, 08:14 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 20
Views: 348
It's been fun but time to move on
Thanks. I've been hanging out in the vista.hardware_devices ng for a couple
of years and that is enough for me. Good luck to you too.
"Bill in Co." wrote in...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 20th 08, 04:53 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 20
Views: 348
It's been fun but time to move on
I've been using Vista since the beginning of beta 1 in 2005. I know very
well what I am doing.
"John" wrote in message
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Colin Barnhorst...
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Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
May 20th 08, 02:26 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,019
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 20th 08, 02:26 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general,microsoft.public.windows.vista.security,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,074
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 20th 08, 02:21 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 20
Views: 348
It's been fun but time to move on
I wish all you XP folks the best!
With the arrival of my wife's new HP laptop we are retiring the last
XP-based computer that we use on any kind of regular basis so it is time for
me to finishing...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 20th 08, 02:15 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 12
Views: 195
Removing Dual Boot?...
Win 2008 does not use Boot.ini. It uses a BCD store. The boot menu item
can be removed with VistaBoot Pro.
"Jerry" wrote in message...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 20th 08, 02:26 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 21
Views: 488
Can't Install Windows XP on a IBM Thinkpad Laptop
I agree. I started having problems with formatting and installing and it
would seem to get fixed, but only for a day or two. In the end a new hard
drive was the solution. So, I agree with Daave....
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 20th 08, 02:21 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 4
Views: 212
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 20th 08, 02:18 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsupdate
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Replies: 31
Views: 496
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 19th 08, 09:56 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 44
Views: 435
Problem Defragging Large File
I stand by contiguous.
"Gerry" wrote in message
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Colin
That is not the same as what you originally said which was "Save As
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 19th 08, 09:52 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 9
Views: 273
XP taskbar problem?
This has been a Windows bug since God was a freshman. It finally been fixed
in Vista but it took the beta testers insisting on it to get MS to look at
it. There are some third party solutions but...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 19th 08, 09:49 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 2
Views: 164
sp3
HP support or the free MS support at:
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131
"Steven" wrote in message...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 19th 08, 07:02 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 4
Views: 204
apoint
Use System Restore to recover to a point before you tried to intall the
viewer.
"Patrick" wrote in message...
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