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Thread ID: 120613	2011-09-17 02:14:00	Reinstal XP Home	Winston001 (3612)	Press F1

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1231703	2011-09-18 04:54:00	please no if your computer boots never ever reinstall the os as the odds of your drivers being on the installation disk is zero.( Yes i am a qualified computer systems engineer ) That's where this thing called 'The Internet' comes in handy for finding the drivers you need. As a qualified computer engineer I'd have thought you'd know that.	Agent_24 (57)
1231704	2011-09-18 05:18:00	well if you had checked my original post you would have read that i use DOUBLE DRIVER to backup my drivers when i plan for a os reinstall because real IT professionals don't leave things to google chance ( because i just hate spending hour after hour hunting for drivers because of someone else bad advice, learnt my lessons the hard way ), double driver can even run from a usb drive easy to use you simply start the program click backup, scan current system, then click backup and it will give you the option of how you would like the drivers saved either as a self extracting executable or compressed folders, then after install simply restart double driver and hit the restore function if you have backed up drivers in folder form other wise just click on the executable if saved that way.. sure a reinstall is just being lazy lol, the most important thing is having a startup manager to prevent programs from starting at startup otherwise after a couple of program installs you will be right back to square one. a good fast system is all about balance not having to much junk software, or to many things running in the background taking up resources unnecessarily...	milkster1976 (16554)
1231705	2011-09-18 06:30:00	please no if your computer boots never ever reinstall the os as the odds of your drivers being on the installation disk is zero. ( Yes i am a qualified computer systems engineer ) p.s. PCWORLD i need a job you got any going lol thanks Hmmmmm to add to Agents comments --- REALLY -- sh1t the last few hundred installs of XP I have done have picked up drivers automatically, not all agreed, but some to most - and while I do upgrade to the manufactures ones, to say the drivers being available is zero is totally incorrect. BTW - going from a previous post "now that i am qualified" -- that doesn't mean a lot, all it means is that the person has passed a test. I know many service people with no quals at all, they are VERY good,and If I were hiring, I wouldn't hesitate to offer them jobs in a flash. Edited: Using backed up drivers is not always a good idea, what happens when the original problem was in fact damaged drivers in the first place -- Oh look, put the damaged ones back--- yeah real clever :rolleyes: real IT professionals don't leave things to google chance Thats true - Real IT professionals usually go to the manufactures site and get drivers.	wainuitech (129)
1231706	2011-09-18 06:48:00	thanks wainuitech nicely said and you are absolutely right its not what you know or what you can do , its all about who you know ( hmmm where can i get a commodore 64 from ) i was good before i was qualified now i am better and educated but apparently i don't know what i am talking about lol. so will be doomed to annoying you guys hehehe.... keep ya honest aye :) what works for you may not work as well for others ( installs and fixes are easy for people like us because we have the know how to fix problems on the fly, don't assume that just because we find it easy everyone else will find it east ) :)	milkster1976 (16554)
1231707	2011-09-18 06:49:00	east i meant easy	milkster1976 (16554)
1231708	2011-09-18 07:04:00	That PC will run beautifully with a clean install, I believe it was running an nforce chipset? Drivers will be easy to find and install, Was it supplied with a motherboard manual?, that will identify what it is, otherwise it will be written on the actual motherboard...did that case have a window in it? You would have sent the motherboard and graphics drivers discs down with the PC, surely? Reformatting and reinstalling Windows works wonders. I just done (to use Metla's language :p) a family member's PC recently and it made a HUGE difference to the PC's performance.	FoxyMX (5)
1231709	2011-09-18 07:13:00	Originally Posted by milkster1976 i was good before i was qualified now i am better and educated but apparently i don't know what i am talking about lol. so will be doomed to annoying you guys hehehe.... keep ya honest aye Just a bit of friendly advise (and thats all it is). :) There are a lot of experienced people helping in this forum, some are IT business owners, Some are in various IT roles, consultants, you name it, some even work for Microsoft, others have been working in the IT Trade for longer than others have been alive, while others have a load of experience and expertise , more than any one with qualifications has. Yourself,being new here, and because you have a few qualifications (so do many others here), making comments along the lines of, "i was good before i was qualified,I am now qualified, I am experienced, and Yes i am a qualified computer systems engineer, real IT professionals, p.s. PCWORLD i need a job you got any going lol thanks" (even if it were meant in a joke form) Can all basically can give the impression of being a smart arse who is trying to impress. Looking through some of the other posts, other members have already displayed what they think to some of your replies ---- for your own sanity, take it easy, no one likes a show off.	wainuitech (129)
1231710	2011-09-18 08:21:00	Any computer I make gets supplied with the CD of drivers and I often make a copy to keep if I think they might loose it and need me to do a fix for them. And I don't work with computers at all, no qualifications, don't consider myself to be overly knowledgeable (that's why I come here for answers) but I can and have built and repaired a few computers for my family and extended family. Wainui and co here have been most helpful over the few years I have been a member always prompt correct advice and it is very much appreciated	gary67 (56)
1231711	2011-09-18 08:50:00	You would have sent the motherboard and graphics drivers discs down with the PC, surely? I'm thinking that was about 4 years ago? I personally wouldn't use the drivers on the disc after the initial build. They are generally out of date by the time the gear lands in NZ. If it were me I'd identify the hardware and download the last released for them (I say last rather then most recent as I'm sure the drivers will no longer be getting updated), save to a flash drive along with an AV, firewall,cccleaner,firefox,service pack 3. Format, Install windows, It will assign generic drivers for mostly everything on install, then service pack and finally install selected drivers. Then selected apps. Then I'd plug her into the net and do some sweet sweet cruising.	Metla (12)
1231712	2011-09-18 09:07:00	i am very sorry that i have upset and come across as a smart ass with my inexperience and lack of industry knowledge so here is two ways i would approach your computer problem 1\ full reinstall step 1 backup your personal documents as you have already done. step 2 use double driver to backup my drivers ( safety first ) step 3 restart the computer and ensure that my computer will boot from cd or dvd drive by altering the boot sequence in bios (cmos) step 4 insert my xp disk and restart the computer step 5 follow the onscreen instructions until i got to the select partition screen i would then delete the partition and then create a new partition ensuring to format it in the ntfs file system. step 6 install windows normally step 7 using double driver reinstall drivers if necessary step 8 install glarys utilities ( giving me a startup manager and registry cleaner ) step 9 install service packs 1 to 3 ( available for free from the Microsoft web site ) step 10 install .net framework 1, 2, 3.5 and 4 ( as a lot of software relies on this framework ) step 11 up date internet explorer if i used it including all the flash and java add ons step 12 install the java runtime environment step 13 reinstall all software i normally use step 14 run glarys registry cleaner then startup manager and stop all programs from starting when the computer starts up ( except audio or video drivers or antivirus) step 15 open the system menu in control panel and set my paging file and visual effects to performance. step 16 restart the computer step 17 run regedit and enter my registry tweaks then restart computer and thats pretty much how its done ( without getting too detailed ) but you might want to check with a professional first because i am just a smart ass	milkster1976 (16554)
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