Windows 10 Error after XP MBR fix
Today I repaired a Windows XP drive, but couldn’t boot into it. So I thought that fixing the MBR from an XP USB would help. Once I fixed the MBR, the problem still continued. I tried booting into my …
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Windows Virtual Machine from .VHD
I have virtualised a windows machine using “Disk2VHD” from microsoft sysinternals. I then used Windows virtual machine to create a VM from the .VHD file. I ensured the “Prepare for use in VM” box was …
Install a virtual Windows 7 on Windows XP machine – is it possible?
Is it possible to achieve? I have a Pentium Dual-Core CPU E5200 2.50GHz, 2.00 Gb RAM computer with Windows XP installed. Most of the information on virtual machines I found deals with Windows XP being …
How to change file permissions – Windows XP Home Edition
I have an executable file that I want to run on my PC. I am running Windows XP Home Edition SP3. When I try to run it, I get a popup saying that access is denied and that I might not have the …
Unkown Disk (disk does not contain a Windows XP-compatible partition) during Windows XP Setup
I have ATA Toshiba (500 GB) Hard Disk and I am trying to install Windows XP Home Edition. I created several partitions as shown in one of the screenshots. 3 of them are Primary. However, after Many …
Application icons corrupted in Explorer
I recently installed Debut Video Capture (from NCH software) and now some of the application icons in explorer are corrupted, just showing a generic “folder” icon. So far I’ve found this has affected: …
Google drive error “Please select a folder on an ntfs drive that is not mounted over a network.” Windows XP sp3
I have downloaded google drive from the Internet and installed it on my windows XP service pack 3. Everything was fine until it asked me to select a folder for the Google drive folder. No matter what …
Windows XP hangs just before displaying login screen
I messed up my registry using SubInAcl. When I tried switching user, Windows froze just before displaying login screen. Then I rebooted the PC, but Windows froze again just before displaying login …
How to backspace the characters in the cmd buffer?
If we use command prompt to run short scripts as such: C:php> php.exe , the output would be displayed directly in the command prompt: test ^C C:php> So let’s …
What’s the best way to get access to the Windows Installation process?
The question sounds a bit weird and I’ll try to clarify it. I need to document installing Windows onto a PC and get photos of it for an assignment I’m doing. It can be any edition of Windows but I’d …