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When I print a document, I got the popup saying that my document has been sent to the printer but there is no sound. I checked the sound properties, sounds tab, selected the correct sound for "Print Complete" and everything looks correctly enabled but it still doesn't work.
So how do I get this sound working?
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Hi, I don't know if that will be helpful, but I recently discovered that on "WinWorld", there was copy of Windows 98 (so called "VMware Edition"). I installed it and there aren't anything particulary interesting, the mains differences are that VMware tools are pre-installed as well as some programs but also updates.
In the Windows folder, there's also a "Windows Update Setup Files" directory with some files inside.
If you want to see if there are interesting things, here's the download link:https://winworldpc.com/download/3dc3943c-c386-18c3-9a11-c3a4e284a2ef
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On 5/25/2023 at 8:16 PM, jaclaz said:
such an offset can only be on a large disk 500 GB or more, so, it could be pointing to some area of your disk 0
My disk 0 is 500 gb (but appears as 475 gb) so, I don't think it's this one. However, my external SSD that caused this issue is 2 tb so, this value is probably linked to this external SSD by a way or another.
On 5/25/2023 at 8:16 PM, jaclaz said:I don't believe that it could be related to any kind of driver if not a virtual disk one or similar and definitely not graphic or audio
What I meant here was that I nearly only use default microsoft drivers on this PC (except for a few thing like the graphic card or wifi) and since on the OEM installation that would come with my computer back in 2012 there was custom hard disk drivers made by Acer, I thought that maybe this computer's hard drive system wasn't 100% compatible with Windows 7 by default. (without a driver)
Also, my external SSD that caused this issue was a Samsung T7 SSD of 2tb (maybe there are knowns problems with this SSD and Windows 7).
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7 minutes ago, WULover said:
Windows 95 had updates available at http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/corporate.asp, and you had to download them manually.
So that is kinda "Windows Update V0" isn't it ?
7 minutes ago, WULover said:13 minutes ago, NormanCyprien said:Did windows 1.x, 2.x and 3.x had updates? (I don't think so for 1.x and 2.x but I'm not entirely sure for 3.x)
They had updates but only on floppies, or on small patches online with a crappy Internet connection.
And on which "website" (because 1985) thoses updates were stored ?
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Thanks for the indication
8 minutes ago, WULover said:Also, please do not make this mistake:
Windows Update v3.0 supported only Windows 98; Windows Update v3.1 supported Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, ME and 2000.
Also, I have a few questions :
- Did windows 1.x, 2.x and 3.x had updates? (I don't think so for 1.x and 2.x but I'm not entirely sure for 3.x)
- Since Windows Update V1 was a preview/test version and V2 was designed for Windows 98, does that means that Windows 95 didn't had online updates before V3.1 and that V2 was only for Windows 98?
Oh, and also, i just come across this (sorry, I didn't saw it)
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Also, just to recap:
- Windows Update V1 didn't existed (or for a very short time)
- Windows Update V2 was designed for Windows 98
- Windows Update V3 is designed for Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, ME and 2000
- Windows Update V4 is designed for Windows 98, ME, 2000 ans XP
- Windows Update V5 is designed for Windows 2000 and XP
- Windows Update V6 (which is still accessible today) is designed for Windows 2000 SP3 and Windows XP
- Windows Update V7 is still used today and to access it, you have to go to Control Panel -> Windows Update
Am I right ?
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On 1/30/2023 at 7:31 AM, WULover said:
V1, I don't know, but v2 yes.
V2 was designed for w98, and was shut down a long time ago.
Yeah, since this tape is from 1998, it could be Windows Update V2 !
(hope we find more of this mysterious version)
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Hello, unfortunately I don't think I will be able to solve this issue. As you already suggested to me this is probably a driver issue. I installed Windows 7 on this PC with an official "Retail" edition from Microsoft wich means I only have universal and very basic drivers. I had to install some (like the graphic driver or the wifi driver) and I thouht that everything was OK. But when I looked at the restore cd that I made a few years ago (that contains the factory system that was installed when I bought my PC), I've seen that there are included drivers for the hard drive. I'm not going to install thoses drivers since I don't want to accidently brick my installation of Winows 7. I will live with this invalid entry in the defrag program (since this is not a very big issue).
Obviously if I'm wrong or if you find anything, please let me know.
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Hello, I've got a copy of Plus! Digital Media Edition with a working product key. When I install this program, at the end of the setup, it asks me for a product key and mine is reconised and valid, but after that there is an activation process that always fails. The program first try to connect to microsoft servers and fails so, the only remainig option is the activation over the telephone but when i call at microsoft activation center and aks for "others products", it's impossible to activate Plus! Digital Media Edition even if asks for the activation of "something else". I called the French number, as well as the American number, but none of the two allowed me to activate Plus! DME. I did everything like in this video but nothing worked.
I also tried to install "legacy update" (since installing it allowed me to activate a Windows XP x64 edition over the internet) but it didn't worked and if I try to call microsft activation center and ask for a windows xp activation, after some time, the voice says that the installation ID isn't correct.
So, are there any solutions to activate Microsoft Plus! Digital Media Edition in 2023?
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Well, if it's impossible to do this I think i will just make an image of my system using the included tool.
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I founded a solution to repair (nearly) all the metro apps. First, install Windows 8.1, then your drivers and connect to the internet. Update your system (maybe there are some updates that aren't necessery, but I installed all of them) and restart. Re-check for updates (maybe some weren't installed) multiple time until you dont have any update avaible (don't forget to restart every time you install some).
Now some apps (like MSN Weather) will work again. To make the last metro apps that aren't working working (like MSN News), you will have to uninstall them and re-download them from the Windows Store. After that, nearly all the aps sould work. Unfortunately, you need a Microsoft account to download thoses apps from the Windows Store and some apps like MSN Travel have been discontinued so, I don't think there is a way to make them work again.
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16 hours ago, jaclaz said:
But what are the contents of that key in the Registry under MountedDevices?
Well, 18 d7 4f 9f 00 00 d0 a7 6f 00 00 is displayed but when I click on it, a window appears and I have this
16 hours ago, jaclaz said:According to the docs, it checks these Registry paths:
Well, no traces of the GUID in:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\UsbFlags
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\DeviceClasses
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\EMDMgmt (the "folder" is empty)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\CPC\LocalMOF (I don't even have this "folder")
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BitBucket\Volume
However, the GUID is present in:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices (as mentioned above)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\CPC\Volume
In, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\CPC\Volume, I have 3 keys:
I tried to copy the content of "DATA" and paste it in a notepad document but I wasn't able to do it. Also, I can't take a screenshot since the content of this key is very very long.
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On 3/20/2023 at 4:26 PM, jaclaz said:
What are the contents of the key with that GUID in MountedDevices?
The GUID is \\?\Volume{72c19bc3-c024-11ed-ad1e-806e6f6e6963}\
On 3/20/2023 at 4:26 PM, jaclaz said:As said earlier, if it is not a hard disk volume it should contain some info on its storage path, usually leading to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\STORAGE
Some are "generic" RemovableMedia" or "Volume", others may lead to "USB", "USBSTOR", or to the name of a driver.
Unfortunately, nothing in this "folder" (no traces of this problematic GUID)
On 3/20/2023 at 4:26 PM, jaclaz said:I would try using DriveCleanup (by Uwe Sieber):
This looks complicated to use (I downloaded it and run it but I wasn't able to do anything sorry).
On 3/20/2023 at 4:26 PM, jaclaz said:Also running the (similar) DeviceCleanup tool may give some results, but cannot say, that one is more about Code 45 devices:
Even if it looked more interesting, it didn't resolved the issue. I launched the program and saw my Samsung external SSD, but it was listed as "disconnected" and when I deleted it and rebooted, the "ghost" GUID was still here. Since the SSD was listed as "disconnected", I don't think deleting the entry made a lot of changes unfortunately.
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On 3/12/2023 at 1:50 PM, jaclaz said:
By decoding the GUID/uuid, you should be able to confirm that this new GUID has been newly generated.
I don't need to do that. I listed all my GUIDs before and it wasn't here. Also, I didn't pluged any external media since so I'm sure that it has been generated when I deleted the old one and rebooted.
On 3/12/2023 at 1:50 PM, jaclaz said:But if it was, it should be foundable at least in MountedDevices in the Registry
Yes, the GUID is present in "MountedDevices", but when I delete it (as well others key with that GUID) a new one is generated.
On 3/12/2023 at 1:50 PM, jaclaz said:but if a new GUID has been generated *something* must have triggered it (and it should appear in mountvol, unless it is again disconnected).
That what I was saying, The defrag program must think that the drive is still pluged in but it can't find it. So, it creates a new GUID that is only displayed in that program and in some places of the registry.
On 3/12/2023 at 1:50 PM, jaclaz said:you could try a third-party registry tool
I don't want to do that since third-party registry tools are often badly programed and may crash an entire install of Windows. Also, I can find the GUID in the registry if I know the correct "folder" but they don't appears when I do a search. It's not an issue, it just complicates things a bit.
On 3/12/2023 at 1:50 PM, jaclaz said:Could it be connected to some Virtual Disk Driver? (besides "proper" virtual disk drivers that you may have intentionally installed, some CD/DVD burning tools sometimes install one).
Well, I've got 3 virtual hard drives created by VMware (two in IDE for a virtual Win98 and a virtual WinXP and one in NVMe for a virtual Win10). To open .ISOs, I use winrar and to burn/rip discs, I use CDBurnerXP-4.5.8.7128. I never installed virtual disk drivers except for VMware (but they installed by themselves) and I don't think that CDBurnerXP installs drivers. Also, I don't think the issue is caused by thoses programs since I use them on my two secondary computers (that are running XP and 7) and I've never got this issue. Also, this ghost partition appeared when I tried to defragment my SSD and in a previous install of Windows 7, I tried to defragment a USB key and the same problem happened (and since I reinstalled Windows later, I never really fixed this issue).
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Something really wierd happened today. In the registry, I searched for all the possible places where my "ghost" partition could be. Actually, it's GUID was in some of the "folders" that you gave me the path to. So, I deleted them and rebooted. And gess what ? My "ghost" partition is still here BUT IT'S GUID CHANGED! Also, when I try to search it's GUID, the registry loads for about a minute and then says "Search completed" and doesn't display anything else even if theses values exists.
So it looks like the system thinks that the disk is still pluged in.
On 3/6/2023 at 10:34 AM, jaclaz said:did it actually get flames/sparks (rare, dangerous) or did it only let out the magic smoke (common, usually harmless)?
Oh and also, no the charger didn't make any flames but it maded a short circuit sound and realeased smoke and a burned plastic smell.
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6 hours ago, jaclaz said:
The GUID's are uuid's Version 1, even if they appear "random" numbers they encode the date/time when they were generated and the MAC address of the machine on which they were generated.
In practice the hive contains a (partial) "history" of volumes connected to the machine, as the contents remain "sticky" in the hive until they are overwritten/updated by some other volume mounted.
It is possible to either delete all entries but the ones related to the volumes you actually have or delete completely the contents and let the system rebuild them, but in your case, if there are entries related to the "ghost" volume, I would try deleting just those, as it is possible that for *whatever* reasons the defrag tool reads the "ghost" volume from that hive.
The other place where some volume info is stored is the (in theory related to Explorer) Mountpoints2 in HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2, though it is less likely to be the source for that "ghost" drive.
I would make a search through all the Registry for the GUID of that ghost drive (without the curly brackets) as the data may be in some other places, depending on how it was originally connected.
That's very interesting, thanks a lot I think this will fix the problem. Unfortunately, my charger just caught fire so I won't be able to charge my PC for a few days. I will probable try this method friday or saturday.
PS: I will also try this in a VM so, I will see if this solution works.
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3 hours ago, jaclaz said:
You have a single disk (hard disk or SSD) with three primary partitions in it (that are also three volumes, of which only one has a drive letter assigned, C: ), which is a "fixed" device.
The D: drive letter is assigned to the CD (or DVD) drive. (removable, with no media inserted)
The F: drive letter is assigned to some other device (SD or CF card reader). (removable, with no media inserted)
In mountvol you have 5 entries (3+1+1=5), each with its own GUID (differing only on the 8th character, 5/6/7/f/a).
Yeah, that is what I was trying to say.
3 hours ago, jaclaz said:Everything seems "normal" (exception made for the "some other device" that would normally get drive letter E:, but the assignment to F: could have been made manually or - possibly - during setup at a certain stage the E: was taken and thus the following F: was used for it).
Once again, everything is normal here (I alway had is E:\ - F:\ drive "issue", I know how to change the drive letter but maybe there is a good reason for why this is like this so I don't want to change it)
3 hours ago, jaclaz said:The GUIDs are compatible with a system installed around 15:24 of the 25th of May 2022.
How do you know that ?
3 hours ago, jaclaz said:Then, you could check your registry in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices to see if the "ghost" drive GUID is listed in there.
Even before using that "uuid tool", there are 28 entries in this "folder" of the registry
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20 minutes ago, NormanCyprien said:
What I mean here is that using "diskpart" "mountvol" and the "drive manager", I managed to link and confirm that this chain of characters was this partition and this other one this other partition etc... for all my partitions and drives. And as I already saied, no traces of any "ghost" partition in any of thoses programs and it is neither in the folder of the registry that "MikhoulLhaboul" mentioned.
I tried to clarify everything with this little drawing. As you can see, there isn't any ghost partition.
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3 hours ago, jaclaz said:
I am not sure I understand what you mean by "UNC names"?
Mountvol shows GUIDs, diskpart (AFAICR) shows neither UNC nor GUID.
Well, I must be wrong. When I type "mountvol", I've 5 partitions showing under names like \\?\Volume{XXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX}\ and under this, I've got their names with letter (C:\ - D:\ - F:\ ...). I thought that this long chain of characters was the UNC name of a drive.
3 hours ago, NormanCyprien said:(according to the UNC names that I was able to find in "diskpart" and "mountvol"
What I mean here is that using "diskpart" "mountvol" and the "drive manager", I managed to link and confirm that this chain of characters was this partition and this other one this other partition etc... for all my partitions and drives. And as I already saied, no traces of any "ghost" partition in any of thoses programs and it is neither in the folder of the registry that "MikhoulLhaboul" mentioned.
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Also, I tried to toggle disk defragmenter schedule on and off but that didn't do anyhting. Also, "MikhoulLhaboul" is running Windows 10 from what I can see and I'm running Windows 7 and when I go to "select disks" in of the "schedule" part of the disk defragmenter, I've two option: "Select all the drives" and "Automatically defragment new drives"(I can't select only one partition)
Then, when I look at the registry, I don't have the folder S-1-5-21-3633204063-1869434021-143583576-1001 but S-1-5-21-3956755495-4222808907-3415648961-1000 and finaly, when I found the folder that contains all the partitions, my "ghost" partition isn't here. I've got (according to the UNC names that I was able to find in "diskpart" and "mountvol"), on C drive my my main partiition, my boot partition and my restore partition and also my SD-Card reader and my DVD Drive.
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After a little investigation, the "sticky" partition is not my external HDD. The other day I bought a Samsung external SSD and try to defragment it to see if it was fragmented. My external HDD disapears when I unplug it so this "ghost" partition is my external SSD and since this bug happened at arround the time I bough this new SSD , I think this is partition is actually my external SSD. This is weird because if I try to re-do the bug in a Virtual Machine running Windows 7, the external SSD isn't listed as a disk that can be defragmented and if I try to defragment it with Windows 10, this time the external SSD is listed but grayed since you can't defragment an SSD (because it is useless and even bad for the disk). So it looks like the disk defragmenter didn't understood that the disk I pluged was an external SSD (it must have thought that I installed a second SSD into my PC and later refused to remove it from the list).
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Thanks for the reply. I checked disk manager but my external HDD doesn't appears (since it is not connected to my computer). When I check mountvol, I see 5 partitions: my system partition, my DVD drive, my SD card reader and 2 hidden partition (the first allows my computer to boot and the second is a re-install partition) so no traces onece again of my external HDD. However, something is off, ALL my volumes have got the same UNC name. I also checked diskpart but this time, everything looks OK. I've got 2 drives (my internal SSD and my SD card reader) and the first drive contains my system partition and the two other partitions I've already talked about.
This "ghost" partition only appears on the disk defrag utility. It is absent of every other place in the system. Any ideas about how to remove it ?
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Hello, the other day I tried to defragment my external HDD with the default disk defrag from Windows 7 and after closing the program, unpluging the drive and reopening the program, I've got a "ghost" partition in the program. It doesn't have proper drive letter (it is shown as \\?\Volume{a long chain of caracters}\) and this "ghost" partiton isn't shown in the drive manager (the utility that shows your drives and your parttions). I restarted the computer multiple times and checked my drive with my installation of Windows with CHKDSK.
So, is there any option to remove a partition from the disk defragmenter ?
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Restoring deleted photos
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Hello, since I don't know where to post this I do it here, but if there's a more appropriate website, I'll go post this here. I've got a Samsung Galaxy A13 running Android 12 that I've never updated ("factory update" is from October 1st 2022) and I've permanantly deleted some pictures.
In the gallery app, I selected some photos and (I think) choosed "restore" but they never came back (in the gallery app as well as in the files app) and I wanted know what software I could use (on my phone and/or PC) to get them back.
I also want to point out that I don't have and backups of thoses wether it is from Samsung account, Google Drive, an SD card or anything.