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| 697604 | 2008-08-16 08:28:00 | Thanks for reply Speedy Too late to remove avast i have fitted another hard drive So I made a mistake by fitting hard drive without formatting it? How do I format hardrive ? After formatting it is activation still there? This is a timeline of my disaster Installed avast as advised by wratt instal went bad ,errors wont uninstall Did changes to hijack this log as advised by wratt and it wont do system restore fitted hard drive from another computer( have cd for this hard drive) did repair with xp got it activated by phone No network connection I guess its because the motherboard has no drivers for LAN Request instructions for what to do next |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 697605 | 2008-08-16 08:35:00 | So I made a mistake by fitting hard drive without formatting it? Correct, if the hdd you put in the new system still had Windows on it, (It'll have ALL of the hardware that was in the old system, as you found out in Device manager). You cant do this. You will have probs, or the system you put the hdd in will probably crash, sooner or later As you said in a previous post I went to control panel, system, hardware but the drivers are shown for motherboard of old computer I think. How do I format hardrive ? You need an XP CD. But if the CD you've got CAME with the old computer (like a recovery cd, or OEM CD), you cant use it on another computer. What does the CD that you've got, say on it? After formatting it is activation still there? No you'll have to activate it again (if you can) |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 697606 | 2008-08-16 09:56:00 | Thanks for reply. CD is full xp professional How do I format hardrive i didnt see an option when I ran repair Should I put the xp cd in again and run a full install instead of repair would that format the hardrive and take out the old drivers. In the w98 se days I remebered typing format C: in dos Do I need drivers for floppy, dvd drive cd writers Thanks |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 697607 | 2008-08-16 10:12:00 | If the XP Pro CD is bootable, go into the BIOS, then change the bootdisk to the CD. Save the settings, then reboot, it'll boot to the XP setup screen. Follow what it says. Then you can format / partition etc and reinstall XP. Have the CD / XP key ready you'll need it. This will remove everything on the hdd No you dont need cd or floppy drivers. Once XP has been formatted / reinstalled they'll work You'll need the chipset / LAN / soundcard drivers, so you can install them after you reinstall XP |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 697608 | 2008-08-16 10:18:00 | Thanks Yes the cd is bootable because today I changed bios and run repair with xp cd Does the boot order have to be changed back in the bios ie does the xp instal change the order |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 697609 | 2008-08-16 19:19:00 | Once you've formatted / reinstalled XP (not a repair), yup you'll have to change the bootdisk to the hard drive. So, it'll boot from the hdd. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 697610 | 2008-08-16 21:46:00 | Not always I just leave mine set on boot from Hard drive second and DVD drive first saves me having to change it if it crashes and I need to run a bootable repair CD | gary67 (56) | ||
| 697611 | 2008-08-16 21:58:00 | Well u dont have to, just dont leave the cd or dvd in it | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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