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    WINDOWS XP (industrial PC) - Rebooting loop problem - NEED HELP!

    Hello All, I am Dennis and I need help on regarding my industrial PC problem. Below are the details. Thank you in advance! PC Model: Contec SPC-CLW-T2M03E 1. Malfunction / Abnormal behavior The PC suddenly got rebooting loop and cannot successfully boot after doing a PC restart. Got...
  2. Zcoobis

    Can you apply Windows XP to a bootable USB Flash Drive?

    Can you apply Windows XP or previous version to a bootable USB Flash Drive? I was given a Dell Optiplex GX 270 and cannot get it to show a picture at all on either monitor I have or a small 15" TV with VGA. All lights come on, VGA connected, all disc drives open and close but no picture, no...
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    Solved Multiboot issue

    Hello, I have two HDDs in my computer, old Seagate with bad sectors and new Toshiba. Each disk contains Windows XP operating system. When I remove the Seagate hardware, my computer cannot boot into Windows on the Toshiba HDD. I tried the fixboot c: and fixmbr commands from the Windows CD, but...
  4. BenchFox

    Graphics driver doesn't install properly

    I have recently installed Windows XP Professional SP3 32-bit on a laptop with an AMD Radeon R3 GPU. I've spent two weeks at this point trying to sort everything out. I have pretty much every other driver installed aside from the graphics adapter. When I try installing this, I get a blank...
  5. BenchFox

    Help to install Windows XP on Toshiba laptop from 2015

    Hello, I just got my hands on a somewhat old Toshiba Satellite C55D-C from 2015. It has a 128GB SSD that was fully wiped. I wanted a laptop to run, well ideally a 9x OS, but I only found drivers for XP at the oldest. That's still alright to play some games from the late '90s/early 2000s, so I...
  6. marvin11

    Program not running after changing graphic card

    Hi. I got a PC which is solely used to run an instrument software, i got 3 of these units in my workplace and recently i got a graphic card problem with one of them, the screen would stay black when the case is turned on, so i tried to swap the graphic card with the other identical PC's that i...
  7. Spiritfox

    Gateway pc

    I need help fixing my PC, when I turn it on, its on for one second then off the next second. Idk what's going on I'm just trying to fix it and put it to use, please help me figure this out! (Brand name is gateway)
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    Solved Floppy drive to USB 2.0

    Hello everyone. I have an OLD Dell Inspiron 2650 laptop, which only has USB 1.1 ports. It has a floppy drive which I would like to remove and replace with USB 2.0 ports. Is this possible? And if so how do I do it and can you provide me with the links to the hardware i will need to buy...
  9. Evan Omo

    How to optimize Windows XP

    In this tutorial, I will show you a variety of ways to optimize the performance of your Windows XP computer by removing old programs, keeping Windows up-to-date, removing temporary files, and performing other various tweaks to improve your Windows experience. Before we get started, it is...