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OK sorry I took a while to get back to you, as for the first part of your reply I'm a bit concerned by those hardware errors. Try reseating the RAM modules (several times, for good measure) as it looks like you have 2 banks occupied & the error messages seem to refer to both of these (I may be mista...

I should have mentioned that these were VM screenshots; I posted these in case they were helpful in your efforts to replicate the look and feel of the default Windows UI whilst you were waiting for the Postie, but it will obviously be better when you get your disk to experiment with. I assumed (mayb...

Finally for now, the pointers shown as small icons (default) as a comparison.
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If there's anything else you'd like to see, I'm happy to post it.

A couple more (can only seem to post 3 at a time):

Here's some screenshots for you:

This thread is going WAY of topic My apologies for that. N.B. Beer (or any drink) and computers are not a good combination! I mentioned "Tab Groups" as being essential but also "Tab Utilities" is very useful, along with "Session Manager" and "Simple Night Mode for Quantum", the latter being quite e...

Here's one thing I've noticed: app development is quite active. I see apps being updated or added to the Open Store every week. That is very useful to know, thanks! Lack of ongoing support with these "smart" devices is the biggest barrier to me becoming in any way keen, especially reliant, on one f...

Not any: a custom built AT tower. I assume you thought I was referring to a laptop; this was a Packard-Bell desktop machine (PB640 motherboard) I had years back, which I maxed out with a 233MHz MMX processor and all the RAM the motherboard could take. I also added a PCI multi-port USB card :D I do ...

I tried the inxi command before I saw your last post. A continuing problem: I can log on to my router and connect according to the network window, but I can't ping the router or access the internet. Oh, that is certainly a complication. Resetting the router with the Live session running might fix t...

a Pentium 1 233-MMX Not a PB640 by any chance? :razz: So that Windows 8 Product Code must be associated with my wife's PC hence it booting up under her name . . . . but it is on a VM on my machine so . . . . With this, I'm surprised it didn't complain about the changed hardware & ask for reactivati...

Sorry I wasn't very clear in my reply. I meant to say, enter the inxi command in a Terminal launched in the Live session (doesn't really matter which version of Mint but may be better with the newer one), hit enter, then right-click, select all and right-click, copy the Terminal text so you can past...

Only the original Windows 95 ever came as a retail copy, with the subsequent OSR2 (and 2.5) only released as "OEM Service Releases". These were distributed to e.g. computer-stores to pre-install and supply with a PC they built and sold. That is interesting, had no idea that was the case, especially...

This is an awkward one. If the licence is an OEM one it's technically tied to that hardware whereas a retail licence can be moved between machines (my Win7 copy is retail). But as you already technically have licences you are not using at all, I don't think there should be an issue using one of thos...

Surely just replacing the fan will be sufficient? Unless of course it is bonded to the GPU in some way. I've had to replace fans before due to worn bearings making them sound like a helicopter. They stall eventually.

Which desktop version are you trying to install as I couldn't see that in this thread? Could you (from the Live session) post the output of inxi -Fdxxz (preferably between [code] & [/code] tags; easiest to use the </> button & then paste with CTRL+V). This will provide the answer to the above questi...

Welcome to the Forum! I have encountered this issue myself. These Acer Aspire ES1-series machines do (sometimes, at least) have an obstructive UEFI setup esp. re. Linux. You need to set a supervisor password (don't lose this as these are a pain to reset if you do. Been there, done that) and then fin...

I am wondering is if there is to send the VB image (the .vdi, .vbox etc.) on a CD ? That's certainly an option (but it might take weeks in the post at present, unfortunately. I've been having significant delays here); I'm sure a few legacy Windows .vdi files will fit on a CD for your experimentatio...

I'm wondering if pressing "c" at the GRUB screen and adding nomodeset to the commandline, then starting from there will get you a working display for diagnostics? There are other options to try but I am unfamiliar with anything other than Intel graphics these days & am afraid also unfamiliar with ma...

This thread has to be saved somewhere. What are the chances? Perhaps the system rebooted & he somehow hit the right keys to get into the BIOS settings but even so, that's a LOT of correct keypresses .. was anything else messed up in the BIOS? You should get him a typewriter, maybe they should have s...

Is there some way I can send you the VHD for this one once I've found my licence key & set it up, if you have trouble with it? scp? You'll stil need your key from the CD you ordered, assuming it's the same version I have (there are three to my knowledge). .. I also have VMs for 3.1, 98SE, xp etc. as...