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Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. For questions specific to one version, use the particular version’s tag. For windowing systems generally, use [gui].

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I always wondered why XP is called XP. They could have called it Windows 2003 or Windows NT6 or even Windows 6. I can't find any explanation for why it is called XP. Does anyone know why XP is ...
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Is there was any microprocessor older than Intel 8086 (e.g., Z80, Intel 8080) which can run The Microsoft Windows 1.0 and at least display the GUI without glitches? Also, using software mods, binary ...
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How can image files be extracted from a compiled executable which contains certain resource files? Precis on Resource Compilers Visual C++ 1.5 did have a 16 bit console based resource compiler rc.exe ...
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I don't remember the name of it I think it was an animal name. But I think it worked in win 95. It was free, too. What was it, and does it still work?
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BIOS no longer supports BASIC-specific functions? Graphics driver no longer handles CGA video calls? Old deprecated instructions have been removed from the x86 set? Timing issue with a 1,000X clock? ...
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I'm poking around an old Windows NT PowerPC executable and trying to understand how the r2 register is initialized on startup. Looking at the entry point of the program, I see the following code: mflr ...
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I stumbled upon the /LD compiler option in the Microsoft compiler and I wondered why my Visual Studio 2022 doesn't have that option. So I asked this question on StackOverflow, where famous Hans ...
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Even better, is there a way to make the driver work in the windows 11 command line window?
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What is the last version of LibreOffice compatible with Windows7 32bits? I don't mind about the official release or an unofficial fork. Other software alternatives are welcome too
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Does the /P:<count> parameter of the Windows format command securely erase (wipe) all data of a 3.5" floppy disk? Meaning, the data is unrecoverable? If so, is 3 passes sufficient for the ...
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I have a Windows 2k ISO on a DVD(I burned the ISO to disc) and I tried to download it using my external CD/DVD drive, but it gets stuck on the message saying something like "setup is starting ...
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I was checking online MSDN documentation, and was surprised to find that the TextOut and DrawText functions are supported since Windows 2000: TextOutA function (wingdi.h) DrawText function (winuser.h)...
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I remember when I was younger playing a WWII (possibly WWI) strategy game, that I'm pretty sure was for Windows 3.1 but it may have been an early Win'95 game, and a big chunk of the main screen was a ...
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What were the programming interfaces used to access "raw" devices on Windows 95~ME? Specifically GPUs, but I'm also curious about other device types in general. For example, on modern Linux (...
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Historically, Windows used CR/LF and backslash, first for new lines, second for path separator. But it turns out that it supports forward slashes as well: Note that Windows supports either the ...
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