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Is there a way to use the old remnants of Windows XP and 7's UI in Windows 11 with Python?
I've been on Windows for my entire life now. Whenever I install a program I have no idea where the source is, it sometimes uses old UIs of Windows (ex. a Chipsbank chip flashing program that uses old ...
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Not valid Win32 application on XP
I'm using Embarcadero C++Builder 12 Version 29.0.53982.0329 to build a 32-bit app. It runs fine on Windows 7 32-bit, and on Windows 10 and 11. But, when I try to run it on XP, I get the message:
<...
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REXEC from Windows XP
I've used REXEC a lot in the past but always from Linux - I now need to use it from Windows XP, the command is there but won't accept the -p qualifier to input the password - it prompts the user for ...
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Back porting ffmpeg.dll from electron for windows xp by disassembling
I've recently gotten into a really interesting project of having a fully functional (and as futuristic as possible) physical retro gaming machine with windows xp. I had found One Core Api that ...
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Is it possible to remote debug a Windows XP application from VS2022?
I have managed zu compile a C++ Project in VS2022 Pro for running on WindowsXP 32bit.
The VS2022 runs on Windows 11.
I used platformtoolset v141_xp and Windows SDK 7.0, since its the last version ...
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How to remove padding in details view in Windows 10 [closed]
How do you remove the padding in Windows 10? On Windows 7 you could do it by editing ExplorerFrame.dll but the one in Windows 10 is a binary with no editable XML.
This is what I'm talking about:
http:/...
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Considering Proxmox to replace individual legacy PCs and LAN servers
I have been developing software since the early 1980s and have maintained a number of old PCs for product support of legacy systems. Some have not been turned on in years, but apart from the Z-80 8-...
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playback of sound written in Assembly by external speakers
I currently have a code in Assembly that allows me to write a sound and play it. I need to test it on a Windows DualCore 2007 with XP-32 and wired speakers connected to the tower, but the sound comes ...
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Why is my Application not running on Windows XP
i've got a question about my application,
its a .net framework 4.0 one and I created it in Visual Studio 2022.
My Application should run on windows XP but it doesnt work.
application.exe is not a ...
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Connecting a SQL Server Express 2008 R2 database to Visual Studio 2017 without upgrading it
I am looking for a way to get a form application that I currently have designed in Visual Studio 2017 to run on Windows XP.
To do this (and as far as my limited knowledge allows me to understand), the ...
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Old Windows XP EXE program can´t run on Windows server 2019 standard
I´m moving an old exe program from Windows XP(Service Pack 2) to a Windows server 2019 standard. The program runs fine on my Windows 10 developer machine, but when I try to run the program on the ...
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Run-time error '6': Overflow after installing Visual Basic 5.0 application on Windows XP
I have installed an application using its installer in Windows 98/ME and everything is fine.
However when I tried to install the application in Windows XP or Windows 11, there is a message : Run-time ...
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how to build Golang for windows xp in Ubuntu?
how to build Golang for windows xp in Ubuntu?
Golang Version: Go 1.13
Ubuntu Version: Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS (Focal Fossa)
Mingw-w64 Version: 9.3 / 7.0.0-2
command:
GOOS=windows GOARCH=386 CC=i686-w64-...
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Does or DID Win32 CopyFile(W) ever raise a (SEH) exception?
The Windows API CopyFile function is rather straightforward:
BOOL CopyFileW(
[in] LPCWSTR lpExistingFileName,
[in] LPCWSTR lpNewFileName,
[in] BOOL bFailIfExists
);
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If the function ...
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C++ 'default argument': cannot convert from 'const wchar_t' to 'BSTR'
I start a C++ Project that uses the "Visual Studio 2017 - Windows XP (v141_xp)" Platform Toolset
Set Runtime Library to "Multi-Threaded (/MT)"
Change "Debug" to "...