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Tagged with windows-vista usb
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Delete CDFS volume from USB drive in windows?
I recently attempted to install ubuntu onto a removable USB drive. Eventually, I wanted to replace the ubuntu version with another, but the problem is that, besides for the 3.7gb of "free space" I can ...
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USB key with trash and invisible files into it : how?
I have an USB key, FAT formatted, used on a Windows configuration, and as far as I know, a Windows Vista one (this is not my own key).
On this key, I have 9 photos.
I discovered that the trash ...
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How do I copy the Recovery Partition to a USB and make that a bootable drive, in order to reinstall the OS?
I have copied all the data in a hidden OS recovery partition from a hard drive. This partition was provided by the laptop manufacturer to restore the laptop to its original factory Vista installation.
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USB hub advertised as 2.0 actually works as 1.1 [closed]
I bought this USB hub http://www.ebay.com/itm/281298880612 which is supposed to be a USB 2.0 hub.
When I plug a pendrive in to the hub, Windows gives the message "This device can perform faster if you ...
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Trouble installing printer on Windows Vista Home Premium
I installed a USB printer driver on a laptop running Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit. The installation completed successfully, but the printer doesn't execute any print jobs and instead just gives ...
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USB safe removal notification keeps popping up
I have a Dell inspiron laptop with windows vista. It has been working perfectly until lately, a problem has been bugging the hell out of me. Ever minute, a USB safe removal notification in the battery/...
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How to migrate user files from hard drive of dead vista system to w7?
I have the good hard drive from an otherwise dead Vista laptop ( I'm looking at you, HP Pavilion DV6700!) connected to the USB port of a good windows 7 system.
To clarify, the drive from the old ...
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Unable to Create Bootable USB from Windows Vista ISO
I have this old laptop hanging around and I have Dreamsparks from my university account. I decided to try Windows Vista on this old laptop which currently has XP installed.
Currently I am unable to ...
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Why does wmplayer.exe start when I plug in a USB drive?
I'm using Vista. Sometimes (but not always) when I plug in a USB drive, wmplayer.exe starts executing and apparently searching the drive for something. I then have to kill it with Task Manager or ...
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avoid System Repair
A coworker had an electrical hit and lost usage of usb and ps2 on her computer. I added in a pci to usb card to get it back to "usable"...The usb ports seem to be inactive until windows boots, have no ...
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How to recover write priviledges for USB devices?
I work on a corporate laptop (Windows Vista), and have been granted admin rights on that machine. An IT policy has been rolled out recently which lets me copy files from my USB devices but I cannot ...
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Windows vista/7/8 "automatically" installed drivers questions
Where do the automatically installed drivers get installed in windows? Where do they get installed from (I can install them without the internet). Why do they need to be installed if they already ...
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Does Windows Vista support USB keyboard and mouse during initial setup?
Does Windows Vista in the initial setup support USB keyboard and mouse?
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PC won't boot / USB and PS2 keyboards don't work
My brother's PC has stopped working. He now cannot boot into windows, and he can't access BIOS by pressing the DEL key as no keyboards work. He has tried 4 different keyboards, one of which is PS/2. ...
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Why no "da-doomp" (disconnect notification sound) sometimes when unplugging wireless mouse receiver?
Sometimes (maybe one case in 3), when I unplug the wireless mouse receiver on my Sony VGN-CS215J laptop, there is no "da-doomp" sound, even after a minute or two. And if I plug the receiver back in ...
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