Windows XP

Hi, i have a old hp dc7600 small form factor with a: Pentium 4 630 , 3GB DDR2 ram , Nvidia Geforce GT710 MSI Low Profile 1GB DDR3 , 80 GB Hard Drive 7200 RPM. Windows Xp Pro.. I mainly use this pc for windows xp games and the one's i play work perfectly : Far Cry : 40-80 Fps Very High...

Tried to boot up an old machine, gets stuck in a chkdsk boot loop. When I try to boot windows xp with a CD with an ISO it says "Press any key to boot from CD" and when I press a key it justice freezes and nothing happens. Can't boot from a USB because its an old BIOS that doesn't allow that...

Pc spec: Pentium 4 630, gt 710 lp 1gb, 3gb ddr2 ram. Sure not the best pc but on windows 8.1 web browsing, youtube and reading mail was smooth fast and very responsive. Why is this not the case on windows xp? everything is laggy slow unresponsive, sometimes pages take like a minute to load! its...

First: Pc spec; Msi Gt 710 lp, 3gb ram, intel pentium 4 630(Soon to be pentium d 945) Now my main question. How do i downgrade from windows 8.1 to windows xp 64 bit pro? i created a bootable usb drive with rufus (coudn't use win7usb download thing because it said that its not a iso file despite...

Hi, I have WinXP already installed on a disk and want to add Win 10 in a dual boot configuration. Most of what I have been reading suggests that Win10 is alrady installed and then go on to describe setting up XP as 2nd system. So I am doing the opposite. My motherboard is an Asus P5K, non...

There's an old game I used to play a lot a couple of years ago that last worked with Windows XP, so I bought an old used Windows XP laptop. First thing I did was trying to install a fresh copy of XP that the seller sent me, but the installation gets stuck over and over again. First time...

Back again with another driver related issue I'm sure for Windows XP. We have to connect to the internet, but it just says "Media Disconnected" on both ipconfig and the network properties. I have tried 3 different drivers, and double checked that it is the correct driver for the network card...

Hello, I work at an arcade where the games all run off of a computer of some sort. One of our games runs a standard tower and an application, but it requires Windows XP to run. We had a bit of a HDD issue Happens all the time for some reason and are trying to reinstall windows XP on a new...

Hello there. Like the title mentioned, last night I was digging through my family's home and came across an old hard drive we used back on an old PC that ran Windows XP. Since then, I've played the hard drive in my computer alongside my typical HDD running windows 10. I've had no issues...

I have an old Windows XP x86 machine that I use for retro gaming and a few other such things. I need more USB ports, so I've been trying to install a USB expansion card, but haven't had any luck. I'm on my second attempt now, using a Sabrent CP-4PTU PCIe card. I know it's got power running...

I'm having a problem with reinstalling Windows XP Professional 32-Bit, I need to make a bootable usb but my only viable attempt ended on a black screen with some kind of a corrupt image. I'd be very grateful if someone can provide information on where to download a Windows XP 32-Bit iso and link...

So I've recently found an old computer in my granddad's shed and he told me I can take it because it's a school computer which he got after our local school swapped them out for newer PCs. It's a Gigabyte GA-8S650GMX/Intel Celeron 2.4GHz/256Mb DDR system. The problem is that it also has the...

I downloaded a few ISOs from archive.org to install on my XP VMWare virtual machine because I really wanted to listen to the MIDIs on VGMusic that were made for XG actually in XG. You have heard about the elephant in the room, didn't you? (Sorry if the images are messed up, but they...

I have a Windows XP Virtual Machine, and the only website it can connect to is Bing. I can search things fine, but if I try to connect to anything other than Bing, it doesn't connect. How can I solve this?

Hi guys! I'm looking for image stocked on windows XP, i don't really know what it's called. Back then when i'm still using win XP i'd like to use the search dog thing (sorry i just don't know what it's called lol) and type image or jpg to search on entire folder and get the stock art image...

I'm on a quest to make windows 10 look as close to windows xp as I possibly can, I'm having trouble locating the minimize, maximize and close button icons, anyone know where they're stored?

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forums so nice to be here. :) I've been wanting a retro build for the longest time, so I can re-play some games that I grew up on in the late 90's/early 2000's such as theme hospital and theme park world etc. I have just bought a pre-built system online, a Compaq...

Ok I've been all over the internet trying to find the absolute best gpu option for My retro Windows XP 32 bit build. My specs "OG" Asus Maximus Formula board QX6850 processor 4GB Corsair Dominator PC2 8500 ram 750 Watt Seasonic PSU The board Is crossfire compatible, so I'd like to go the AMD...

Dear Tom's Hardware community! This is my first post here. I recently found my old computer from about 2004. I was very excited to turn it on and see all the files that are on the computer. I am an musician and I was hoping to find my very first songs on this PC, but unfortunately the Windows...

So, woke up early, thought of playing something, but my hdd said no. First it crashed on windows startup from sleep mode and now nothing is helping. Tried to use the installation program, but with no results. The hdd was not visible in the startup repair in install disk. My hdd is only 3 days...

The hard disk randomly shuts down while using the laptop and then fan goes super fast. There is a black screen but the power button's light is still on. I have to hard reset the laptop by holding down the power button and it starts working normally again. There are 2 lights on the right side of...

Hello everyone, I am new to this community and was referred by a friend. So, please forgive me for any mistakes that I make. Coming to the actual question, I want to build an editing pc for softwares like Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, Audition and maybe some gaming. The primary objective...

Hi all! I need your advice. I have an FSP Hydro G 750W PSU that behaves kind of strange. If I don't flip the switch fast enough it gives a zapping noise - like an eletrical short. In turn if I don't flip the switch at all, just push it 1-2mm -s it sparks at the back under a toroid. The...

Hi I recently built a new PC. Specs as follows: CPU: i9 9900k Mobo: MSI Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon Cooler: Corsair H115i Pro RAM: Corsair Veng RBG 16GB (XMP Enabled 3200mhz) I'm having massive issues with temps. I was playing Apex Legends and noticed spikes of 91c for 1-2 seconds whilst mostly...

Hey, so I built a PC about 6 years ago, and I could really use some advice on what the best upgrade for my GPU would be. I would like to start playing games on high and potentially stream a little as well. I plan on getting a 144hz monitor along with this upgrade. Price range from 200-300 would...

i have a laptop with the flowing specs: i3-4005u 6gb ram intel hd 4400 windows 8.1 x64 500 gb hdd after 2 minutes or less of playing game the fps drops from 50-60 to 25- 20 randomly in any game i tried many of solutions like: -updating bios -updating gpu drivers -clean laptop fan and apply...

Hey! Ever since I moved into my apartment, I've been having internet problems. I currently have Cox at the moment, I would use a different ISP if they offered more in my area. Anyway, I'm a streamer and a gamer, I used to get these problems when I had 300down and about 10 upload. I decided I'm...

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Hello :) I have a SSHD and it seems its acting a bit wierd of resuld of smart one, also tests Current pending sector count 100 worst 98 And reallocated sectors count 99/99 I did all check ups and it did fail last one i did it was (long generic fail) What can this be?

Hey, all. You know how they always say RAID isn't backup? Well, I can say with absolute certainty that it is not. For the past 5 years, I've run my computer in a RAID 10 with four 4 TB HDDs using my motherboard's RAID controller. The goal was to have fast performance, redundancy, and easy...

Used a gtx 670 before, and it was fine. Uninstalled all Nvidia drivers, plugged in rx 570 (msi armour 8gb oc edition), no post beep, black screen. Plug monitor in integrated graphics connector, went in and enabled safe mode plus disable Intel HD 4000 graphics. Shut down comp. Plug in rx 570...

All of a sudden my computer stopped booting up. When I press power button, it turns on, the power supply is working, motherboard light is green, USB ports receive power. However power supply LED is not working, monitor receives no signal and USB mouse and keyboard don't indicate any signatures...

Hello everyone! I'm looking to upgrade from my 1080p 60Hz monitor that I started off with to a monitor that is a lot more gaming oriented. I'm torn between too very nice monitors, and would love some community input. For reference, my build is an i-7 6700k 4.0 Ghz (I haven't overclocked it...

Prebuilt in question: https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-envy-750-600-desktop-pc-series/17142191/model/18161129/document/c05645956 I would like to upgrade the motherboard, PSU, ram, and cpu. My parents bought me this for Christmas because they didn't trust me putting the parts together but...

Hi, I have a Dell Latitude E6430 laptop. Actually a month ago the hinges got broked and yesterday the display wire which passes through the hinges got broked and a small amount of smoke came from the wire causing the display getting off. I then tried to connect my laptop to a external display...

Hey guys, I have an ASUS Vivobook Max X541UV with the i7-6500u CPU. My motherboard (60NB0CG0-MB3011) has an issue due to water damage and so I'm planning on getting a new/used one. I'm thinking of the i7-7500u. I'm just not sure if it is compatible. How do I check that BEFORE investing. Any...

So I have a system that's showing it's age, power supply fan is making noise, hard drive seems to be failing, and I need to upgrade the OS- not to mention it's about 7 years old. So I was thinking about building a system myself this time. However, I can't seem to find a viable replacement for...

Designing a desk PC at the moment and just trying to make sure I have enough air flow through the desk, and also if the intake fans will work how I want to position them, I’ll attach a drawing I’ve done to show how I want to position them, if you guys could let me know if it will work. This...

Firstly, thanks :) SO. I've had this issue for quite a bit of time now. For some odd reason, my games tend to get choppy after around 45 minutes of use (this is a variable, it could be much sooner). Restarts tend to fix the issue on some occasions, however, it's a pretty large inconvenience. I...

Monitor: Dell S2716DG GPU: GTX 1070 Connected via Display-Port The monitor is new and I'm hoping this is something simple because I hate returning stuff... So I'm not sure what to call this (making it difficult to search for) but it's like a vertical tear. The picture is cut in half, part of...