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Installing Windows XP from USB pen drive
I want to install Windows XP on my desktop computer (only XP), but my CD drive is not working.
I've only found installation tutorials on how to install it on the pen drive rather than from the pen ...
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Windows does not mount USB NTFS superfloppy
I have a Transcend Storejet external USB hard disk. This is not an SSD, but a mechanical disk with rotating plates. I have formatted the whole disk, without partitioning, as NTFS. I have used mkntfs ...
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How do I recover files from an USB flash drive? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
flash drive ejected improperly- lost files
I have a USB flash drive that claims it needs to be formatted every time I put it into my computer (Windows). Yesterday the drive ...
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How do I get Windows to re-attach a USB device without having to plug it in again?
After I use the 'Safely Remove Hardware' notification area widget, how do I get Windows to re-attach a USB device (i.e. a USB drive) without having to unplug and plug it in again?
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How to download and run the Windows version of USBView (the USB device viewer)
I installed the Windows version of USBView (the USB device viewer) as part of a much-bigger set of tools. The installer installed a deep tree of many directories onto my PC, but it didn't seem to add ...
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How do you partition a USB Thumb / Flash Drive?
Out of the box, Windows will not allow you to partition a USB Thumb / Flash Drive. How can you do this?
In case anyone is wondering Why you would do this?
It's interesting in the case of a BitLocker ...
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Will unplugging a USB key without safely removing it cause problems? [duplicate]
I often pull out the USB stick without having to first eject USB, but so far I have not had any problems.
Would this lead to problems in the future?
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Why does my computer go "New USB device" every time I plug one into a different port?
Let's say I have a mouse. I plug this mouse into slot 1 out of 4 on a computer. It goes through the new device detected and all of that, which is fine. But if I come back later with the same mouse and ...
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Logging when someone connects or removes a USB device to/from a Windows machine
I am currently trying to find a way to log all of the connections and disconnections of USB devices from all of the Windows machines on our network. This information needs to automatically be logged ...
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Troubleshooting a Windows 7 PC that wouldn't sleep
I have a new Windows 7 PC that wouldn't sleep (not just automatically, but also when specifically told to). The screen goes black momentarily, but within two seconds the machine comes back as if ...
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Serve up PC hard drive as USB mass storage
Is there a software package available that can serve up a hard-drive internal to a PC and make it available over USB to other USB Master nodes as mass storage?
Ex: take your C: or /dev/hda drive on a ...
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How to install Windows 8 from USB flash drive?
I downloaded Windows 8 as an ISO image, and I'd like to install it on a computer that doesn't have an optical drive.
Is it possible to install Windows 8 from a USB drive? How would I do this?
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Windows tablet otg simultaneously charge?
I have a Windows tablet and otg adapter that can simultanously charge the device but there isn't enough current flowing to fight the discharge!? I have 4 usb devices attached to my otg usb hub. Can it ...
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How do you check how much power a USB port can deliver?
Some laptops have a special USB port that can deliver more power than the other ones. However it is not always easy to identify which one is the good one, nor how much power it can deliver.
So is ...
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How to safely remove a USB drive when "Windows can't stop your 'Generic volume' device because a program is still using it."?
Sometimes when I try to remove an external USB hard drive I get the message:
Windows can't stop your 'Generic volume' device because a program is still using it.
I tried closing all programs on ...
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