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Windows XP: USB boot drive for Windows XP

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 08:00:51 -0700

How to Create a USB boot drive for Windows XP?

⟐ Answer edited October 16, 2023 at 8:00 MST

Windows XP: How to take laptop back to factory settings

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 23:16:20 -0700

i have a Toshiba Equium L20 - 197 Laptop serial number X5036405W with Windows XP and want to takeout back to factory settings BUT can only find a restore point not a factory settings

⟐ Commented April 12, 2023 at 23:16 MST

Windows XP: Prevent XP from defragementing an SSD?

Sat, 07 Jan 2023 02:54:38 -0700

I installed an SSD in an old XP laptop which did not come with a hard drive, and got it going (GRRR audio drivers, but I won). However, the OS and drive type do not align, as SSDs do not need to defragment; they need TRIM.

Is it possible to completely block XP from defragmenting the SSD?

⟐ Answer accepted January 07, 2023 at 2:54 MST

Windows XP: older multiuser dos question

Sun, 04 Oct 2020 15:18:44 -0700

I have an older medical system that uses multiuser dos 7 gold. The HDD is going bad so I’m cloning it to another HDD but upon booting it comes up with ibmbio.ldr missing or bad. From the reading I’ve done you can’t clone this system because the ibmbio.ldr and other system files are location specific on the drive. Is there not some program I can run like rebuildbcd within that multiuser dos environment so that it updates the mbr to its location and therefore fixes the boot stup?

⟐ Answer accepted October 04, 2020 at 15:18 MST