Backing up + reformating
August 6th, 2016
I always wanted to reformat, and it’s been at least 3 years since it’s been done. I’m really nervous about how I’m suppose to get my drivers again when the computer isn’t even usable since it’s being formatted.
Can someone give me steps on how to do it properly and save some of my things.
PS. Is there a program that backs up everything so i can save it say onto a disk, and then put the disk in after formatting and it restores everything?
All you need are your network drivers. The rest you can just get online when you’re booted.
How can I figure out what drivers I need to download? Also, How can I save all my music/Pictures/Games ?
How can I backup things like drivers, music, pictures etc and then reformat my computer?
I always wanted to reformat, and it's been at least 3 years since it's been done. I'm really nervous about how I'm suppose to get my drivers again when the computer isn't even usable since it's being formatted.
Can someone give me steps on how to do it properly and save some of my things.
PS. Is there a program that backs up everything so i can save it say onto a disk, and then put the disk in after formatting and it restores everything?
1. You can save all that on other partition or external HDD. Drivers you can back up with DriverGenius or download original drivers from manufacturers website…
2. You have a plenty of apps that do backup.. I would recommend you Acronis Backup
How can I figure out what drivers I need to download? Also, How can I save all my music/Pictures/Games ?
Download CPU-Z, tell us what Motherboard you have ( model number too and I will find you drivers all you need to tell for what OS you want drivers ), and you can download GPU-Z and tell us what GPU you have… And you will get drivers in a few minutes!
Ok, I have my windows XP media center edition CD. I will backup my programs with the Acronis Backup software. Where can I find out what drivers I need to install? Can someone give me steps please I really don’t want to mess it up
Ok, I have my windows XP media center edition CD. I will backup my programs with the Acronis Backup software. Where can I find out what drivers I need to install? Can someone give me steps please I really don't want to mess it up
First you need to learn to read whole TXT!
1. Download CPU-Z and tell us what motherboard you have ( model number also )
2. For what OS you need drivers?
3. Download GPU-z and tell us what GPU you have!
I downloaded the programs you had listed.
GPU: http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/10/10/14/9ug.png
CPU: Processors Information
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Processor 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 1 (max 1)
Number of threads 1 (max 1)
Name AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Codename Orleans
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+
Package Socket AM2 (940)
CPUID F.F.2
Extended CPUID F.5F
Brand ID 4
Core Stepping DH-F2
Technology 90 nm
Core Speed 2009.3 MHz
Multiplier x FSB 10.0 x 200.9 MHz
HT Link speed 1004.7 MHz
Stock frequency 2000 MHz
Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64, AMD-V
L1 Data cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes
Max FID 10.0x
Max VID 1.400 V
P-State FID 0x2 – VID 0x12 (5.0x – 1.100 V)
P-State FID 0xA – VID 0x0A (9.0x – 1.300 V)
P-State FID 0xC – VID 0x08 (10.0x – 1.350 V)
K8 Thermal sensor yes
K8 Revision ID 5.2
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 0
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 1
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 2
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 3
It’s a Windows XP SP3
I downloaded the programs you had listed.
GPU: http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/10/10/14/9ug.png
CPU: Processors Information
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Processor 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 1 (max 1)
Number of threads 1 (max 1)
Name AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Codename Orleans
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+
Package Socket AM2 (940)
CPUID F.F.2
Extended CPUID F.5F
Brand ID 4
Core Stepping DH-F2
Technology 90 nm
Core Speed 2009.3 MHz
Multiplier x FSB 10.0 x 200.9 MHz
HT Link speed 1004.7 MHz
Stock frequency 2000 MHz
Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64, AMD-V
L1 Data cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes
Max FID 10.0x
Max VID 1.400 V
P-State FID 0x2 - VID 0x12 (5.0x - 1.100 V)
P-State FID 0xA - VID 0x0A (9.0x - 1.300 V)
P-State FID 0xC - VID 0x08 (10.0x - 1.350 V)
K8 Thermal sensor yes
K8 Revision ID 5.2
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 0
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 1
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 2
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 3
It's a Windows XP SP3
Mate please download CPU-Z, and go to section MOTHERBOARD and make screen shot
and thats all. Like I said all you need to tell me is what OS you will use ( to download drivers for that OS )!
It says MainBoard so i took a screen shot of that (hopefully it’s the right one) Sorry, I have never reformatted a computer before.
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/3338/67384277.png
That’s a screen of it. Any more info please tell me i’ll get it
It says MainBoard so i took a screen shot of that (hopefully it's the right one) Sorry, I have never reformatted a computer before.
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/3338/67384277.png
That's a screen of it. Any more info please tell me i'll get it
What OS you will install?!
Windows XP, Windows 7, Vista?!
EDIT:
OK, got all your drivers ready.. just tell me for what Operating System you need them and I will send you links to download!
I want to install windows XP media center edition back on here.
Here is some more information, if it’s needed.
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name OWNER-6F61B6F95
System Manufacturer ECS-USA
System Model GeForce6100PM-M2
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 95 Stepping 2 AuthenticAMD ~2009 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, 12/12/2007
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2111)"
User Name OWNER-6F61B6F95\Owner
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 2,048.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 1.07 GB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 3.72 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
I want to install windows XP media center edition back on here.
1. Video driver
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-258.96-whql-driver.html
2. NVIDIA Windows Chipset Drivers
Including: Ethernet Driver (v73.10) Network Management Tools (v73.13) SATAIDE Driver (v11.1.0.30) SATARAID Driver (v11.1.0.30) RAIDTOOL Application (v11.1.0.30) SMBUS Driver (v4.74) SMU Driver (v1.71) GPU Driver (v186.34) PhysX (v9.09.0428) Away Mode Driver (v6.0.6000.111) Installer (v7.53)
http://download.ecs.com.cn/dlfileecs/38nm_XP32.zip
3. RealTek High Definition Audio driver http://download.ecsusa.com/dlfileecs/driver/mb/sound/cd38nm/38nm_sound_Realtek.zip
4. AMD Processor Power Management Driver (Cool n Quiet) http://download.ecsusa.com/dlfileecs/driver/mb/beta/PN_1_3_2_0.zip
It says MainBoard so i took a screen shot of that (hopefully it's the right one) Sorry, I have never reformatted a computer before.
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/3338/67384277.png
That's a screen of it. Any more info please tell me i'll get it
What OS you will install?!
Windows XP, Windows 7, Vista?!
EDIT:
OK, got all your drivers ready.. just tell me for what Operating System you need them and I will send you links to download!
I need them for Windows XP media center edition. Thank you for helping me, i Know I’m very stupid when it comes to these things
Here you go…
1. Video driver
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-258.96-whql-driver.html
2. NVIDIA Windows Chipset Drivers
Including: Ethernet Driver (v73.10) Network Management Tools (v73.13) SATAIDE Driver (v11.1.0.30) SATARAID Driver (v11.1.0.30) RAIDTOOL Application (v11.1.0.30) SMBUS Driver (v4.74) SMU Driver (v1.71) GPU Driver (v186.34) PhysX (v9.09.0428) Away Mode Driver (v6.0.6000.111) Installer (v7.53)
http://download.ecsusa.com/dlfileecs/38nm_XP32.zip
3. RealTek High Definition Audio driver http://download.ecsusa.com/dlfileecs/driver/mb/sound/cd38nm/38nm_sound_Realtek.zip
4. AMD Processor Power Management Driver (Cool n Quiet) http://download.ecsusa.com/dlfileecs/driver/mb/beta/PN_1_3_2_0.zip
I want to install windows XP media center edition back on here.
1. Video driver
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-258.96-whql-driver.html
2. NVIDIA Windows Chipset Drivers
Including: Ethernet Driver (v73.10) Network Management Tools (v73.13) SATAIDE Driver (v11.1.0.30) SATARAID Driver (v11.1.0.30) RAIDTOOL Application (v11.1.0.30) SMBUS Driver (v4.74) SMU Driver (v1.71) GPU Driver (v186.34) PhysX (v9.09.0428) Away Mode Driver (v6.0.6000.111) Installer (v7.53)
http://download.ecsusa.com/dlfileecs/38nm_XP32.zip
3. RealTek High Definition Audio driver http://download.ecsusa.com/dlfileecs/driver/mb/sound/cd38nm/38nm_sound_Realtek.zip
4. AMD Processor Power Management Driver (Cool n Quiet) http://download.ecsusa.com/dlfileecs/driver/mb/beta/PN_1_3_2_0.zip
Thank you for those links. Can you tell me if these are the right steps:
1. I save my files with the backup software onto a USB.
2. I boot with my windows XP media center edition CD.
3. I reformat with the CD following the steps.
My question is, How do i install the network drivers, monitor drivers, etc, So i’m able to run things properly, and then go to those websites to download those things.
Thank you for those links. Can you tell me if these are the right steps:
1. I save my files with the backup software onto a USB.
2. I boot with my windows XP media center edition CD.
3. I reformat with the CD following the steps.
My question is, How do i install the network drivers, monitor drivers, etc, So i'm able to run things properly, and then go to those websites to download those things.
First you will download drivers (from those links) and save them to USB ( clean, without viruses ), and then you can make backup of files that you need ( on USB, or External HDD ), insert Windows XP Installation CD and restart. Go in BIOS change boot priority to 1st boot CD/DVD, 2nd HDD, press F10 and enter, wait for message Press any ky to continue boot from CD/DVD, press any button and installation will start.
Follow instruction, format partitions with NTFS, wait for files to be copied, and wait for another reboot. after reboot DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING, and wait for setup to continue. After that, you will see windows startup screen ( after 20 minutes or so… ) and then you need to transfer drivers ( files from links that you will download ) and then run 1 by 1. This is order ( well if you ask me )
1. Install Chipset drivers ( it will automatically install Etherent drivers etc… )
2. Audio drivers
3. Video drivers
Restart as many times you need ( but you can eject installation disk after setup is completed )
And thats it… You can return backup and thats it!
Thank you for those links. Can you tell me if these are the right steps:
1. I save my files with the backup software onto a USB.
2. I boot with my windows XP media center edition CD.
3. I reformat with the CD following the steps.
My question is, How do i install the network drivers, monitor drivers, etc, So i'm able to run things properly, and then go to those websites to download those things.
First you will download drivers (from those links) and save them to USB ( clean, without viruses ), and then you can make backup of files that you need ( on USB, or External HDD ), insert Windows XP Installation CD and restart. Go in BIOS change boot priority to 1st boot CD/DVD, 2nd HDD, press F10 and enter, wait for message Press any ky to continue boot from CD/DVD, press any button and installation will start.
Follow instruction, format partitions with NTFS, wait for files to be copied, and wait for another reboot. after reboot DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING, and wait for setup to continue. After that, you will see windows startup screen ( after 20 minutes or so... ) and then you need to transfer drivers ( files from links that you will download ) and then run 1 by 1. This is order ( well if you ask me )
1. Install Chipset drivers ( it will automatically install Etherent drivers etc... )
2. Audio drivers
3. Video drivers
Restart as many times as you need ( but you can eject installation disk after setup is completed )
And thats it... You can return backup and thats it!
So it will show the start up screen, I put my USB in, go to my computer, and install the files from my USB?
After installing those files, will I be able to connect to the internet?
Will I have all my Sound, Video, Monitor, speakers, etc working?
Thank you for those links. Can you tell me if these are the right steps:
1. I save my files with the backup software onto a USB.
2. I boot with my windows XP media center edition CD.
3. I reformat with the CD following the steps.
My question is, How do i install the network drivers, monitor drivers, etc, So i'm able to run things properly, and then go to those websites to download those things.
First you will download drivers (from those links) and save them to USB ( clean, without viruses ), and then you can make backup of files that you need ( on USB, or External HDD ), insert Windows XP Installation CD and restart. Go in BIOS change boot priority to 1st boot CD/DVD, 2nd HDD, press F10 and enter, wait for message Press any ky to continue boot from CD/DVD, press any button and installation will start.
Follow instruction, format partitions with NTFS, wait for files to be copied, and wait for another reboot. after reboot DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING, and wait for setup to continue. After that, you will see windows startup screen ( after 20 minutes or so... ) and then you need to transfer drivers ( files from links that you will download ) and then run 1 by 1. This is order ( well if you ask me )
1. Install Chipset drivers ( it will automatically install Etherent drivers etc... )
2. Audio drivers
3. Video drivers
Restart as many times as you need ( but you can eject installation disk after setup is completed )
And thats it... You can return backup and thats it!
So it will show the start up screen, I put my USB in, go to my computer, and install the files from my USB?
After installing those files, will I be able to connect to the internet?
Will I have all my Sound, Video, Monitor, speakers, etc working?
Well obviously doh…. That is why you INSTALLING DRIVERS! And NO, copy drivers to desktop and then run them, one by one!
And this is how your installation process will look ( installation of Windows XP )
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/winxp/install.mspx
( don’t pay attention when he register OS you can skip that! )
Also I will make you a few pictures just to see something, what you need to run after installation from desktop!
Ohhh I see, That’s how it looks when installing Windows XP back from the CD. So after that, I will be able to go onto my desktop, right?
Then, I install the things from my USB, After I install those, Will i be able to connect to the internet? And will everything else be fine as well?
Ok, thank you, i will wait for those pictures as well. God bless.
EDIT:
I have a “RESTORE” Folder on my C-Drive, it was made by the guy who usually fixes my computer. It has a Drive Snapshot in it, and this is what it looks like
http://img340.imageshack.us/i/snapshot1dx.png/ (actual program)
http://img707.imageshack.us/i/snapshot2w.png/ (what the program saved and will restore if i double click it)
Can i use this program to make a backup of what I want, and then use it after i reinstall windows xp again? Have you used this before?
Ohhh I see, That's how it looks when installing Windows XP back from the CD. So after that, I will be able to go onto my desktop, right?
Then, I install the things from my USB, After I install those, Will i be able to connect to the internet? And will everything else be fine as well?
Ok, thank you, i will wait for those pictures as well. God bless.
After you install OS, you will see desktop!
Downloaded drivers transfer from USB to desktop, and start installing…
After you install drivers ( and restart…. that will be required ) everything will work, and YES you will be able to go on internet because you have INSTALLED DRIVERS!
If you did everything good then yeah, everything will be just fine!
P.s. ( Why are you installing Windows XP Media Center?! Why not Windows XP SP3?! )
Ohhh I see, That's how it looks when installing Windows XP back from the CD. So after that, I will be able to go onto my desktop, right?
Then, I install the things from my USB, After I install those, Will i be able to connect to the internet? And will everything else be fine as well?
Ok, thank you, i will wait for those pictures as well. God bless.
After you install OS, you will see desktop!
Downloaded drivers transfer from USB to desktop, and start installing...
After you install drivers ( and restart.... that will be required ) everything will work, and YES you will be able to go on internet because you have INSTALLED DRIVERS!
If you did everything good then yeah, everything will be just fine!
P.s. ( Why are you installing Windows XP Media Center?! Why not Windows XP SP3?! )
I have a Windows XP media center edition CD, not Windows XP SP3 EDIT:
I have a “RESTORE” Folder on my C-Drive, it was made by the guy who usually fixes my computer. It has a Drive Snapshot in it, and this is what it looks like
http://img340.imageshack.us/i/snapshot1dx.png/ (actual program)
http://img707.imageshack.us/i/snapshot2w.png/ (what the program saved and will restore if i double click it)
Can i use this program to make a backup of what I want, and then use it after i reinstall windows xp again? Have you used this before?
I have a Windows XP media center edition CD, not Windows XP SP3 EDIT:
I have a "RESTORE" Folder on my C-Drive, it was made by the guy who usually fixes my computer. It has a Drive Snapshot in it, and this is what it looks like
http://img340.imageshack.us/i/snapshot1dx.png/ (actual program)
http://img707.imageshack.us/i/snapshot2w.png/ (what the program saved and will restore if i double click it)
Can i use this program to make a backup of what I want, and then use it after i reinstall windows xp again? Have you used this before?
Why don’t you download Windows XP SP3?
http://www.google.com?t=4239529&highlight=
And don’t bother with that dude…. just do like I said…. if you wnat clean install and everything working good!
Is not that hard!
I have a Windows XP media center edition CD, not Windows XP SP3 EDIT:
I have a "RESTORE" Folder on my C-Drive, it was made by the guy who usually fixes my computer. It has a Drive Snapshot in it, and this is what it looks like
http://img340.imageshack.us/i/snapshot1dx.png/ (actual program)
http://img707.imageshack.us/i/snapshot2w.png/ (what the program saved and will restore if i double click it)
Can i use this program to make a backup of what I want, and then use it after i reinstall windows xp again? Have you used this before?
Why don't you download Windows XP SP3?
http://www.google.com?t=4239529&highlight=
And don't bother with that dude.... just do like I said.... if you wnat clean install and everything working good!
Is not that hard!
Ok, I will use USB’s to do my backups!
I’m not sure how to work with the ISO’s etc and burn them. Also, Won’t the serial get black listed since many people use it after a while? I don’t wanna go through the trouble of getting new serials unless this one won’t get blacklisted lol.
Thanks bro
Ok, I will use USB's to do my backups!
I'm not sure how to work with the ISO's etc and burn them. Also, Won't the serial get black listed since many people use it after a while? I don't wanna go through the trouble of getting new serials unless this one won't get blacklisted lol.
Thanks bro
It won’t because thqat is OEM key… don’t bother with that!
– How to burn ISO. Download ISO, – download and install IMGburn
http://www.imgburn.com/
– Run IMGburn
– Go to Write image file to disk
– find ISO and add
– start burning
– thats it… Next is to download drivers and to save them on USB for installation after Windows XP installation finish
1. Video driver
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-258.96-whql-driver.html
2. NVIDIA Windows Chipset Drivers
Including: Ethernet Driver (v73.10) Network Management Tools (v73.13) SATAIDE Driver (v11.1.0.30) SATARAID Driver (v11.1.0.30) RAIDTOOL Application (v11.1.0.30) SMBUS Driver (v4.74) SMU Driver (v1.71) GPU Driver (v186.34) PhysX (v9.09.0428) Away Mode Driver (v6.0.6000.111) Installer (v7.53)
http://download.ecsusa.com/dlfileecs/38nm_XP32.zip
3. RealTek High Definition Audio driver http://download.ecsusa.com/dlfileecs/driver/mb/sound/cd38nm/38nm_sound_Realtek.zip
4. AMD Processor Power Management Driver (Cool n Quiet) http://download.ecsusa.com/dlfileecs/driver/mb/beta/PN_1_3_2_0.zip
And after you install windows XP ( format, then install ) transfer drivers to desktop and you will have folders like this ( I made this to be more easier… )
You can also see here how will go installation of windows XP (step by step)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/winxp/install.mspx
1. Drivers folder
2. Chipset
Run exe file and follow instructions
3. Audio
4. Video
5. AMD processor instalation
just double click on setup.exe and installation will start, follow instructions!
Ok, Thank you very much for all the help. I will install Windows XP SP3 with that link.
Thank you for taking your time to help me with this, i really appreciate your help, I’ve learned a lot, and Hope this works perfectly.
One last question, What’s a name of the thing that allows me to connect to the internet? Lol, I use to think it was just a cable.
Ok, Thank you very much for all the help. I will install Windows XP SP3 with that link.
Thank you for taking your time to help me with this, i really appreciate your help, I've learned a lot, and Hope this works perfectly.
One last question, What's a name of the thing that allows me to connect to the internet? Lol, I use to think it was just a cable.
Ethernet?!
If you are connected via cable to router than it’s Ethernet (LAN), if you are connected with Wireless than its WLAN!
Thank you very much. If i have any problems, I’ll be sure to ask you since you know everything
hey buddy, to make a whole DISK copy of your whole hard drive use : SNAPSHOT.
I use this to backup my servers.
Things like both my hard drives, keyboards, mouse, speakers, monitor are installed on there own correct?
Things like both my hard drives, keyboards, mouse, speakers, monitor are installed on there own correct?
OMFG dude, this is not rocket science….
Just format HDD, install windows and then install drivers.. thats it!
– save files on external drive
– if you install Windows 7, no need to backup your driver, he will find them for you
– if you install Windows XP, after the system installation, get a software like Driver Genius, and he will search them for you
engjoy your new pc.
dont forget to backup your emails & bookmarks/favorites if you want to! use moz backup if you use firefox to browse or under IE import export under the file tab
Ok thanks, I’m going to do it after school today.
My only question was, do monitors, mouse, keyboards, and HARDDRIVES install themselves? Thank you.
do monitors, mouse, keyboards, and HARDDRIVES install themselves?
Yes but there are some exceptions:
Monitor – If recognized as “Default Monitor” you would
have to install it’s driver to avoid having unsupported
resolutions/refresh rates listed on display properties.
Mouse/Keyboard – If your mouse have special buttons (Other the the
ordinary right,left clicks and scroller) you would likely have to install
it’s driver for those to work,Same goes for your keyboard if it’s
a multimedia one.
HDD – If your HDD is of the SATA type you would have to get
into the BIOS and define the SATA Controller to work in IDE
mode or turn off RAID,Otherwise windows setup will not detect it,Do note that if you have a laptop you may not
have this setting,In that case you will have to download
the SATA driver from the manufacturer site and integrate
it with N-Lite (if installing XP) or just put it on a flash drive (If
installing VISTA/Win7) then just add it during setup.
do monitors, mouse, keyboards, and HARDDRIVES install themselves?
Yes but there are some exceptions:
Monitor - If recognized as "Default Monitor" you would
have to install it's driver to avoid having unsupported
resolutions/refresh rates listed on display properties.
Mouse/Keyboard - If your mouse have special buttons (Other the the
ordinary right,left clicks and scroller) you would likely have to install
it's driver for those to work,Same goes for your keyboard if it's
a multimedia one.
HDD - If your HDD is of the SATA type you would have to get
into the BIOS and define the SATA Controller to work in IDE
mode or turn off RAID,Otherwise windows setup will not detect it,Do note that if you have a laptop you may not
have this setting,In that case you will have to download
the SATA driver from the manufacturer site and integrate
it with N-Lite (if installing XP) or just put it on a flash drive (If
installing VISTA/Win7) then just add it during setup.
Ok, thank you!
Ok thanks, I'm going to do it after school today. you will need sata drivers if your hard drives are sata if they are the older type ide drives xp will install those and the others for you! there are versions of xp with the sata drivers added
My only question was, do monitors, mouse, keyboards, and HARDDRIVES install themselves? Thank you.http://www.google.com?t=6978935&highlight= I found this one It should work ok! or consider upgrading to win 7 it will install sata drivers for you! if you have ide drives win xp sp3 will be fine but it does not hurt to download all your drivers first and put then on a usb or external drive! example chipset audio video as the others have mentioned! ps if your laptop is 3 years old the harddrive is probably ide
Try Acronis True Image or if you have WIN 7 than try Back up. Control Panel/Backup and Restore.You can choose what do you want to BackUp (music,programs,games,windows ect).
OMG I GET AN ERROR WHILE USING THE WINDOWS XP SP3 I DOWNLOADED FROM THE LINK AND BURNED TO CD. IT SAYS
Driver.Cab cannot be copied. Now what?
OMG I GET AN ERROR WHILE USING THE WINDOWS XP SP3 I DOWNLOADED FROM THE LINK AND BURNED TO CD. IT SAYS
Driver.Cab cannot be copied. Now what?
Burn it again this time on low speed ( max x4 )!
OMG I GET AN ERROR WHILE USING THE WINDOWS XP SP3 I DOWNLOADED FROM THE LINK AND BURNED TO CD. IT SAYS
Driver.Cab cannot be copied. Now what?
Burn it again this time on low speed ( max x4 )!
Im using the librarys computer right now, I can’t burn it anymore, because the setup formatted the hard drive, and then started installing windows xp on it. I have my old Windows media center CD though, I need a serial, I will media center edition onto my computer for now
I reinstalled Windows XP media center edition (2005) I finally know how to reformat Thank you for the help everyone.