Hello everybody!

Trying to install & configure fully updated Windows Me system.

Does any cumulative pack exist that installs all Me updates by Microsoft, including, for example, DirectX 9.0c November 2006 and all hotfixes to it? I've included some screenshots of such sort of pack for the russian version of Windows Me, but I haven't found retail boxed russian version of the system, so I need the english one.

Existing Unofficial SP for Me is buggy: for example, system information tool stops working after applying it (and includes only hotfixes without updating WMP, IE, etc).

If such sort of package doesn't exist, please help me to create the complete list of all the components, that needed to be installed / updated, and all hotfixes to them.

What russian package includes:

1. Programs & Components:

 

• Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1

• Windows Media Player 9

• .NET Framework 1.0 + Service Pack 3

• .NET Framework 1.1 + Russian Langpack + Service Pack 1

• .NET Framework 2.0 + Russian Langpack

• Direct X 9.0c с обновлениями по декабрь 2006 года

• Microsoft Jet 4.0 SP8 + Replication File Update

• Microsoft XML 4.0 SP2 (KB973688)

• Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 SP1

• Euro Conversion Tool

• Microsoft GDI+ Library

• Microsoft Layer for Unicode

• Visual Basic 1-6 Runtimes

• Visual C++ 6,7,2005 redistributables

• Windows Media 7.1 Runtimes

• Windows Media 9 Runtimes

• WMP6 Codecs

• WMP9 Codecs

• Remote Desktop Client 5.1 для Windows ME

 

2. Windows Me & Components updates:

 

• Обновление Q290700

• Обновление Q311311

• Обновление Q274113

• Обновление Q273017

• Обновление Q273727

• Обновление Q287564

• Root certificates (12/02/2014)

• Обновление Q273991

• Обновление Q274548 - Microsoft Windows ME HyperTerminal Buffer Overflow HTICONS.DLL, HYPERTRM.DLL + HYPERTRM.EXE Security Vulnerability Fix

• Обновление Windows Media Q308567 - Windows Media Player .ASF Processor Contains Unchecked Buffer

• Обновление Q311561 - MS-DOS Does Not Properly Process Hard Disk Hardware Errors

• Обновление Q310695 - Microsoft Windows ME DVD Player UDF.VXD 4.90.3001 Fix

• Обновление Q314757 - Unchecked Buffer in Universal Plug and Play can Lead to System Compromise for Windows Me

• Internet Explorer Audio Update

• Обновление Q317244

• Обновление Q323172 - MS02-048: Flaw in Certificate Enrollment Control May Cause Digital Certificates to Be Deleted

• Обновление Windows Media 6.4 Q320920

• Обновление Q329048

• Обновление Q323255

• Обновление Q329115

• Обновление Q811630

• Обновление Q812709

• Обновление Microsoft Java Virtual Machine Update 3810

• Обновление Q330994

• Обновление Windows Media 9 Q816044

• Обновление Q823559

• Обновление Q825119

• Обновление Q828750

• Обновление Windows Media KB828026

• Обновление Internet Explorer 6 SP1 KB833989

• Обновление Internet Explorer 6 SP1 KB837009

• Обновление Internet Explorer 6 SP1 KB823353

• Обновление Internet Explorer 6 SP1 KB867801

• Обновление Internet Explorer 6 SP1 KB834707

• Обновление Internet Explorer 6 SP1 KB873377

• Обновление Internet Explorer 6 SP1 KB887797

• Обновление Internet Explorer 6 SP1 KB889669

• Обновление Internet Explorer KB891781

• Обновление Q888113

• Обновление KB891711-v2

• Обновление KB896358

• Обновление KB908519

• Обновление Windows Media 9 KB911565

• Обновление Windows Script 5.6 KB917344

• Обновление Internet Explorer 6 SP1 KB916281

• Обновление Internet Explorer 6 SP1 KB918439

• Обновление (неофициальное) KB918547

• Обновление DirectX 9.0c KB904706

• Unofficial time zones update 2012 by IFkO

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B70CwzY39DZ-RkgzUUlydUNXQ2M/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks!

Hi all.

Wondering if anybody's had any luck getting around OS checks using XP or Vista. I know PS CS6 was the last to support Windows XP, and even though it mentioned nothing of Vista worked under it as well. However I decided to put it to the test and see if the newest release of CC would install on my Vista install. Installer launched and made it past a few stages, but as soon as it got to the part where it identifies OS it just refused to go any further. Not that much a disappointment to me as I rarely use Adobe products anyways, and if anything prefer to use Fireworks for most of my work. So moving onto Vegas Pro. Starting with 12x it demands 64-bit architectures, and presumably Vista+. However their latest release completely refuses to work on Windows Vista despite being more than capable. I doubt enough was changed to truly make it not work on that OS, just a pure OS cap supposedly. I'm sure with some precision even XP x64 could run some of this stuff.

Lastly Windows XP software wise seems to be alright still. Same with Vista. Just slowly starting to diminish, mostly in the area of commercial software. Despite being a semi-modern OS these co's just don't want their software to work on it. Not sure why XP x64 is so abandoned either....

Just wondering what all that choose to remain with XP do for these sort of things. Could perhaps provide some insight as I use Vista.

Any info would be appreciated.

-Thanks

So probably a long time debatable subject, but in the end which would most agree is the better runner for video playback. Advantages/disadvantages to either side? I know HTML doesn't have to be used with plugins, and it's better cross platform. But are there any significant advantages to the end user on a desktop setup performance and stability wise? I will point out YouTube playback for me has been running better using the optional HTNL5 video player (forced in Chrome).

Just curious to see some view points on the matter

Hello,

My computer has an Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz processor, an Nvidia Geforce GT 520 graphics card and 4 GB RAM. Which OS can I install the best on this computer? Windows XP Professional SP3 (x86, I know I can't use all my RAM) or Windows Vista Business (x64)? I like Windows XP very much, so if I want to install Windows XP, can I use it safe on the internet with the POSReady updates?

I hope someone can help me, thanks.

We recently installed a new laptop (Getac V110) in one of our fleet vehicles. I have gotten reports that users are getting a blue screen anywhere between 2 and 4 times in a 12-hour shift. I got a memory dump from the machine, but I don't have the resources to personally troubleshoot it. I wondered if I could get some assistance from the experts on this forum, as y'all have been very helpful for me in the past.

The memory dump can be found here: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=AF7B9F3BAAA41FB7%21160

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide,

Justin

Hello,

I have an old computer (Pentium 4) where I am going to install Windows 98SE on. What can I do the best after the installation? What unofficial Service Packs do I need to install? And what browser can I use the best?

And is this the topic to download all Windows 98SE updates officially released by Microsoft? http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/84886-the-complete-list-of-hotfixes-updates-for-windows-98se/

I hope someone can help me. Thanks.

I need those of you that have been having the errors on startup to try this wpi.hta and tell me the results please.

 WPI.7z   4.04KB   0 downloads

Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0):
-----------------------------------------
Windows Validation Data-->

Validation Code: 50
Cached Online Validation Code: N/A, hr = 0xc004f012
Windows Product Key: *****-*****-GJY49-VJBQ7-HYRR2
Windows Product Key Hash: W5/6nm6F2UPXrCkY5xUhXb/+21g=
Windows Product ID: 00426-OEM-8992662-00006
Windows Product ID Type: 2
Windows License Type: OEM SLP
Windows OS version: 6.1.7601.2.00010100.1.0.001
ID: {0A7971A7-4510-4E2A-BC0C-6E2BC93FED0B}(3)
Is Admin: Yes
TestCab: 0x0
LegitcheckControl ActiveX: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Product Name: Windows 7 Ultimate
Architecture: 0x00000009
Build lab: 7601.win7sp1_gdr.130828-1532
TTS Error:
Validation Diagnostic:
Resolution Status: N/A

Vista WgaER Data-->
ThreatID(s): N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002

Windows XP Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
File Exists: No
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002

OGA Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGAExec.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGAAddin.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002

OGA Data-->
Office Status: 109 N/A
OGA Version: N/A, 0x80070002
Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Office Diagnostics: 025D1FF3-364-80041010_025D1FF3-229-80041010_025D1FF3-230-1_025D1FF3-517-80040154_025D1FF3-237-80040154_025D1FF3-238-2_025D1FF3-244-80070002_025D1FF3-258-3

Browser Data-->
Proxy settings: N/A
User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Win32)
Default Browser: C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt
Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled
Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed
Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled
Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled
Active scripting: Allowed
Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: Allowed

File Scan Data-->

Other data-->
Office Details: <GenuineResults><MachineData><UGUID>{0A7971A7-4510-4E2A-BC0C-6E2BC93FED0B}</UGUID><Version>1.9.0027.0</Version><OS>6.1.7601.2.00010100.1.0.001</OS><Architecture>x64</Architecture><PKey>*****-*****-*****-*****-HYRR2</PKey><PID>00426-OEM-8992662-00006</PID><PIDType>2</PIDType><SID>S-1-5-21-626956504-4011058829-3230949958</SID><SYSTEM><Manufacturer>ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.</Manufacturer><Model>K55VM</Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer>American Megatrends Inc.</Manufacturer><Version>K55VM.206</Version><SMBIOSVersion major="2" minor="7"/><Date>20120523000000.000000+000</Date></BIOS><HWID>B4583707018400FE</HWID><UserLCID>0409</UserLCID><SystemLCID>0409</SystemLCID><TimeZone>Arab Standard Time(GMT+03:00)</TimeZone><iJoin>0</iJoin><SBID><stat>3</stat><msppid></msppid><name></name><model></model></SBID><OEM><OEMID>_ASUS_</OEMID><OEMTableID>Notebook</OEMTableID></OEM><GANotification/></MachineData><Software><Office><Result>109</Result><Products/><Applications/></Office></Software></GenuineResults>  

Spsys.log Content: 0x80070002

Licensing Data-->
Software licensing service version: 6.1.7601.17514

Name: Windows® 7, Ultimate edition
Description: Windows Operating System - Windows® 7, OEM_SLP channel
Activation ID: 7cfd4696-69a9-4af7-af36-ff3d12b6b6c8
Application ID: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
Extended PID: 00426-00178-926-600006-02-1025-7601.0000-0372014
Installation ID: 021961694792038722463166018922503286174090026361114781
Processor Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88338
Machine Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88339
Use License URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88341
Product Key Certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=88340
Partial Product Key: HYRR2
License Status: Notification
Notification Reason: 0xC004F032.
Remaining Windows rearm count: 2
Trusted time: 10/08/2014 2:20:21 AM

Windows Activation Technologies-->
HrOffline: 0x00000000
HrOnline: 0xC004C533
HealthStatus: 0x0000000000000000
Event Time Stamp: 8:1:2014 03:07
ActiveX: Registered, Version: 7.1.7600.16395
Admin Service: Registered, Version: 7.1.7600.16395
HealthStatus Bitmask Output:


HWID Data-->
HWID Hash Current: NAAAAAIAAQABAAIAAAABAAAABAABAAEA6GHE+CJBdxY8kbglQINy5GxPjKSMOTZbvgqWYw==

OEM Activation 1.0 Data-->
N/A

OEM Activation 2.0 Data-->
BIOS valid for OA 2.0: yes
Windows marker version: 0x20001
OEMID and OEMTableID Consistent: yes
BIOS Information:
  ACPI Table Name    OEMID Value    OEMTableID Value
  APIC            _ASUS_        Notebook
  FACP            _ASUS_        Notebook
  HPET            _ASUS_        Notebook
  MCFG            _ASUS_        Notebook
  FPDT            _ASUS_        Notebook
  ECDT            _ASUS_        Notebook
  SLIC            _ASUS_        Notebook
  SSDT            PmRef        Cpu0Ist
  SSDT            PmRef        Cpu0Ist

 

Why Windows Vista isn't bad 

Windows Vista: it's the OS everyone loves to hate. Still today, several years later, I see it being criticized for having high system requirements and being a memory hog. But is it really that bad? I think not. In this article I am going to explain why I believe Windows Vista deserves more respect and really isn't bad, and hopefully convince some of you XP and Windows 7 fans that Vista is a very viable OS, especially by today's standards. So let's begin. 

Windows Vista, when released, introduced a completely different and totally new kernel and driver model than that of its predecessor, Windows XP. Introducing a new kernel caused compatibility issues with legacy applications, and an entire new driver model caused a number of driver compatibility problems. I'll admit, Windows Vista truly wasn't ready when it was released in its RTM version, as it still caused heavy disk I/O which drastically decreased the life of hard drives and degraded performance. There were also issues with OEMs, that hadn't yet released drivers for Vista or released drivers that didn't work well with the new driver model, and OEMs forced Vista onto hardware that barely met the system requirements for Windows Vista. They also stuffed it full of OEM bloatware which caused it to be even slower for users. However, in this article I'm going to explain how those problems were fixed and are now non-existent in Windows Vista.

The Rise of Vista: Service Pack 1 released

In 2008 with the release of Vista SP1, tons of issues were resolved, and speed was greatly improved. Some improvements made in Service Pack 1 were: Faster copy times, heavy disk activity was toned down dramatically, and tons of apps and drivers had finally caught up with Vista, but there were still some issues. Vista, even with SP1, was still lackluster and needed some work, to hopefully get people off Windows XP for good. There was still the slow boot up and shut down time, as well as a few instability issues. But soon, Microsoft was going to fix that in its next Service Pack for Windows Vista.

Vista at its peak: Service Pack 2 released

With the release of Service Pack 2 in April 2009, Vista was finally what I would call ready, and Microsoft had managed to finally advance the OS far ahead of Windows XP. Improvements in Service Pack 2 were: even faster file copy times, boot up time improved dramatically, stability greatly improved, memory (RAM) usage was toned down, UAC was refined to be less annoying (while keeping the OS secure), and support for newer types of hardware was added, including support for blue-ray discs. At this stage, Windows Vista was, in my opinion, a worthy successor to Windows XP, and was almost perfect. However, the hate still raged on in most people's minds.

Why people still hate Windows Vista

Vista is still hated by the majority today, and I believe I know why. Early adopters that tried Vista didn't give it a second chance. They tried it once, either hated it or loved it, and never looked back at it again. So they just hopped back to the trusty old Windows XP and waited for the next version of Windows to arrive, that being Windows 7. Despite service packs improving the OS, people still didn't give Vista another chance, and forever concluded in their minds that it was a failure. I've also had people tell me that they hate Vista because they "heard bad things about it". And a lot of people just jumped on the Vista hating bandwagon without even trying it, which in my opinion, isn't a smart thing to do.

Why Windows Vista deserves more respect

Windows Vista introduced many new technologies that are critical to Windows 7's existence. Some people may not realize this, but Windows Vista was critical to Windows 7's success. Had Windows 7 in its form today been released instead of Vista, Windows 7 would've received criticism for the same reasons as Windows Vista. It also had high system requirements (identical to Windows Vista's in fact) compared with XP, and it retained a similar kernel (only slightly refined from Vista) and an almost identical driver model introduced by Windows Vista, which makes it a complete departure from Windows XP as well. Compatibility issues would've existed, and Windows 7 would've been installed on underpowered hardware, just as Vista was, and users would've complained about slowness, and jumped back to XP, just as they did with Vista; which is why I believe Vista deserves more respect.

Why Windows Vista is much better than Windows XP

Some people might have trouble swallowing this, but Windows Vista truly is a large step up from Windows XP, in many ways. One large criticism of Windows XP was security, and despite Microsoft improving the security by releasing Service Pack 2 for XP in 2004,  Vista really abolished that problem at a much higher level. With a stronger Windows Firewall and User Account Control that was refined over time to be less annoying with updates, Windows Vista is much more secure than Windows XP. 

Windows Vista is also better optimized for modern hardware, and takes better advantage of multi-core processors than Windows XP, and has a full-fledged 64 bit version. XP had a 64 bit version, but it was based on its server counterpart, Windows Server 2003, which caused compatibility issues and was not widely adopted. Windows Vista also has more secure networking, and with Service Pack 1, tests showed Windows Vista outperformed Windows XP in the file copying area, just as Microsoft had claimed to improve with the update. Windows Vista also introduced DirectX 10, which delivered much richer gaming graphics and better performance than DirectX 9.0c which was the last version available for Windows XP. 

Windows Vista also introduced support for USB 3.0, which was much faster and more efficient than USB 2.0 that was available on Windows XP. Although, most USB 3.0 devices will still work—in a technical sense—with Windows XP because they’re backward-compatible. However, they will fall back to USB 2.0 compatibility and transfer data at about one-tenth of the potential speed of USB 3.0.  Also, Windows Vista introduced a much faster, more efficient, and more convenient search. Open any explorer window or open the start menu in Vista, and there's most likely search present there. In Windows XP, all you have out of the box is the classic search from previous versions of Windows. And although it works, it's still not as convenient or as efficient as it is in Windows Vista, because you only have it all in one place, rather than throughout the system like in Windows Vista.

Although it really wasn't necessary, Windows Vista introduced a very elegant desktop composition engine known as Windows Aero, which looked, to me anyways, much more appealing than the Luna interface that was in Windows XP. And it was refined to be less resource intensive with Service Pack 2. 

Windows Vista: a viable choice for many, even today

Windows Vista was truly ahead of its time, and by today's standards, it still pretty much meets everything most people would want from an operating system. It's very similar to Windows 7. It works well on modern hardware, as it's optimized for multi-core processors, and works with most of the latest third party software. And it also supports 64 bit computing very well, just as well as Windows 7 in fact. And much better than Windows XP did. I'm not saying we should all just switch to Windows Vista, but if you're still using Windows XP, upgrading to Vista with Service Pack 2 wouldn't at all be a bad idea if your hardware can handle it.

Conclusion

Well I'll leave you with this, and I hope I helped some of you realize why Windows Vista was really a misunderstood operating system. Today, Windows Vista is much better than it was in its infancy, and is no longer "crap" like people have claimed that it is. As long as you run it on compatible hardware and keep it up to date, it will run just fine. In fact, I use Vista (or server 2008 as a workstation rather, the same as vista pretty much) as my main OS, and it runs just fine. And I don't understand that if someone that likes Windows 7 tried Vista today with Service Pack 2 installed on modern hardware, how they could still hate it- but that's just my take on this. If you know why please explain.

Thanks very much for reading!

Can add the "workingDirectory" variable to the function ? on jscritp.js:

now is:

function CreateShortcut(Description, IconLocation, Hotkey, TargetPath, Arguments, SpecialFolder, SubFolder)
.......
oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = "";

will be nice be:

function CreateShortcut(Description, IconLocation, Hotkey, TargetPath, Arguments, SpecialFolder, SubFolder, WorkingDir)
.......
oShellLink.WorkingDirectory = WorkingDir;

thz

Is it possible to change kernel after installation in order to support I/O APIC in Windows 2000?

The Windows 7 Updates arrived here early this afternoon, and as usual I clicked on the "More information" link for each of them to see what they were about.

The first Update I clicked on gave normal information, but every other one I tried led me to a page that looked like this:

Doesnt' exactly inspire a lot of confidence in their process. 

I ain't installing nothin' until they tell me what the Updates are and what they do.

--JorgeA

http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs#d-visual-studio-2013-update

By the way, the ISO file is a 4 gigabyte download.

-Noel

Hi all,  I'm trying to install a driver for this SD host controller in windows 98se on a dell 9200 laptop.  I haven't found any 9x drivers.   The 2000/xp driver is supposed to be in R86531.exe but it doesn't open all the way in 98 and says 'unsupported operating system in xp'  Another possible driver in R105921.exe.   The device id is PCI\VEN_1180&DEV_0822.   I've found some Ricoh sys files (rimmptsk.sys, risdptsk.sys) that don't have missing imports dated 2006 -the 2004 versions have 2 missing imports.  I've moded an inf from lexmark as a starting point. It loads driver but when SD disk is inserted no detection.  Maybe someone has a solution- correct driver or edit a 9x friendly inf file.

[Version]
Signature="$Windows 95$"
Class=hdc
Provider=%MFG%
CatalogFile=Risdptsk.cat
DriverVer= 12/20/2004, 1.00.00.05

[Manufacturer]
%MFG%=Lexmark

[Lexmark]
%PCI\VEN_1180&Dev_0822.DeviceDesc%=LXBRWDM,PCI\VEN_1180&Dev_0822&SUBSYS_01A21028
%USB\VID_55AA&PID_B00C.DeviceDesc%=LXBRWDM,USB\VID_55AA&PID_B00C
%USB\VID_55AA&PID_B00B.DeviceDesc%=LXBRWDM,USB\VID_55AA&PID_B00B
%USB\VID_55AA&PID_B004.DeviceDesc%=LXBRWDM,USB\VID_55AA&PID_B004
%USB\VID_043D&PID_008C.DeviceDesc%=LXBRWDM,USB\VID_043D&PID_008C

[LXBRWDM]
AddReg = LXBRWDM.AddReg
CopyFiles = LXBRWDM.CopyFiles

[LXBRWDM.CopyFiles]
RISDPTSK.SYS

[SourceDiskFiles]
RISDPTSK.SYS=1

[DestinationDirs]
DefaultDestDir        = 11;            
LXBRWDM.CopyFiles    = 11;

[SourceDisksNames]
1=%DISK1%,,


[LXBRWDM.AddReg]
;HKR,,DevLoader,0,*ntkern
HKR,,NTMPDriver,0,RISDPTSK.SYS

[Strings]
MFG="Ricoh"

PCI\VEN_1180&Dev_0822.DeviceDesc ="Ricoh SD Bus Host Adapter"
USB\VID_55AA&PID_B00C.DeviceDesc ="USB to SmartMedia Card Reader Class Driver"
USB\VID_55AA&PID_B00B.DeviceDesc ="USB to Memory Stick Card Reader Class Driver"
USB\VID_55AA&PID_B004.DeviceDesc ="USB to MMC/SD Card Reader Class Driver"
USB\VID_043D&PID_008C.DeviceDesc ="USB to CF/SM/SD/MS Card Reader Class Driver"

DISK1="USB Card Reader to Diskette"
UNINSTALL="USB Card Reader to Port Driver"

I am trying to get some funds together because I have a amazing opportunity arise.

Basically I am going to be able to get a small house of my own to own if I can get the back taxes and license fees paid for.

Any donations would be super helpful. Anyone who donates $50 USD or more will be given A WPI corp license in their name to carry and use for whatever place they work for.

This may be one of the best things to happen to me in a while.

Target goal to cover all costs:

$1,000

Microsoft created  MS14-051 update for Windows 2000.

The file names are

IE6.0sp1-KB2976627-Windows2000-x86-ENU_100ECA9B3FAA7F61465494C7FD1DF89BF155291A.exe

and

IE5.01sp4-KB2976627-Windows2000sp4-x86-ENU_E09271EBE68E9BE57A5910984EFCBD84802D4790.exe

Can we get them from microsoft download ?

IE6 for XP can be gotten from the following link.

WindowsXP-KB2976627-x86-Embedded-ENU_28BDB1E097CF7F3258ACCB44CE673949A339EBBE.exe

Help me

the HDD in question is Transcend StoreJet 500 GB (USB 2.0/3.0)

on win 7 (sp1) when plugged in to USB 2 slot, works at once, OS detects it via generic driver and all is fine

but same HDD on again USB slot 2, but on win XP SP3, **** thing won't even get detected

the device starts to do "beep, beep, beep, beep", nothing gets loaded/detected by OS, no response

any idea why ?

I tried to find some drivers for XP online but no success 

When my brother tries to install IE11 via Windows Update, it apparently reboots a couple of time and then says it's rolling back the changes as it's failed, so WU is stuck on that and doesn't show any recent updates.

I told him to try downloading IE11 manually and installing it that way but he reports that it did exactly the same thing.

He also has a problem with Foxit PDF reader not working in IE. It works fine in Iron Portable but in IE it just shows  a black cross top-left and the Addons don't even show anything for Foxit. Maybe this is related to his inability to update to IE11. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Foxit but it didn't help.

I did a SFC /scannow and that reported 100% OK.

So does anyone know how I can fix this for him so that he can update to IE11?