Re-install XP Have To Remove Added Hardware 1ST?
Nov 18, 2005
My operating system is totally screwed. Tried everything to fix. I am going to re-install - wiping out all old data - fresh start. I've backed up all files and programs I don't want to lose to DVD. It's been so long since I've done this. On win 98, I used FORMAT C:, but I see XP gives you the option to install over existing(defective) system, while removing it. I'm pretty sure I need to remove all added hardware and replace with original before re-install (Video card, dvd burner, Ethernet card). Then after re-install is complete - re-install each new piece 1 by one - Is that correct ?
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Sep 8, 2006
I've had this Compaq since 2004. I've added a gig of RAM, a 250gb SATA HDD, and a 6600GT card.
Anyway, I want to do a clean install of XP, which I've never done. I've cleared a bunch of space on my 250gb HD and transfered all the files im going to keep from C: to the 250gb.
So my question is what will happen to my 250gb drive? Do I have to disconnect it? Will XP recognize it after the clean install? What about the extra RAM and 6600gt?
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Apr 8, 2005
I'm looking for Tapisrv (Telephony Service). I've looked under MMC services panel, and it seems to be missing. I've added an old internal 56K modem after the install. While everything seems to have installed okay, the computer seems to think that I have no modem (drivers are okay). A browse through the event log shows that the Tapisrv is n/a. Are all services not installed for the first time? If not, then how to add a service? I've just moved to XP, so I'm unfamiliar with it.
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Jun 2, 2006
- HDD #1 has just a single partition with win 2000 installed set as master
- HDD #2 has 3 partitions (used for data backup) with no OS on it set as slave
what i'd like to do is put win xp pro on HDD #2, make it the master, put 2 partitions on it, remove windows from HDD #1 (don't want a dual boot)...that being said, how do i go about doing this? do i first switch the IDE cables and jumpers on the drives, reboot (with CD in CD-ROM), install win xp pro on HDD #2 and partition it (i have partition magic to do the partitions, if that matters)? how do i go about removing win 2000 from HDD #1? do i need to adjust the BIOS during this process?
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Is it possible to remove & re-install Internet Explorer 7.0 from a XP computer running in safe mode?
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Jan 1, 2010
Every time I shut down windows xp pro I have the message "install updates and shutdown." I can shut down twenty times in a row, watch it install, and the same message is always there when I select shutdown. How can I remove this? I have no restore points to roll back to as far as I can tell, I already tried that.
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Dec 28, 2006
i downloaded a trial program that expired now i want it off my machine including and most importantly my registry. what can i use to remove? i used the unistal.exe but there are still files there. can i just delete the folders then delete the entries in my registry?
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Feb 20, 2009
I tried to install Windows XP Home on my new hard drive. When I tried to install it, it hangs at 39 minutes and gives me the error:An error has been encountered that prevents Setup from continuing.Setup failed to install the product catalogs. This is a fatal error. The setup log files should contain more information. I kind of left it alone for a while and since then want to install Windows XP Pro. I tried to insert the Pro cd, but it wouldn't continue installation since it prepared installation from the Home cd. I've created boot disks with fdisk and format in order to just wipe the drives. However, the computer will not open the disk. I hear that it reads it but then doesn't load anything. I've used this same kind of disk for another PC and it works fine. I know the floppy drive on this pc works because when I tried to install Raid drivers previously, it read it.
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Feb 4, 2006
I replaced my original HD with a new, bigger one, installed Windows XP - everything was ok until then. Then, when I verified that everything worked fine I installed the old HD again, this time as a slave.I needed to retrieve some files from it and then I was going to format it and use it as a storage.In the process of installing it,I had to remove the floppy drive,because there was not enough space inside.It wasn't working anyway and I haven't used it in months. Everythings seemed to go fine, the pc saw the second HD, I was able to copy files from it,but when I wanted to install some software on the new HD I realized that Windows Explorer couldn't see any of my 2 CD-ROMs.It's as if they are not hooked up to my computer.
The funniest thing is if I go to device manager, it doesn't show the CD drives, but shows floppy drive and says it is working properly! And it's not even there! Just realized that Explorer also shows floppy A in My Computer.How is it possible? And what happened to my CD drives?At first I thought I accidentaly disconnected the wires when I was hooking up the second HD, but they work mechanically, ie. the light blinks when I start the computer,
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May 7, 2007
Right, I've uninstalled Windows Installer and installed the latest version, but it didnt install properly and I have no add/remove programs and cannot install the Windows Installer.
I've tryed reinstalling in safe mode, rebooting about 9 times and I cannot install it
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Nov 22, 2007
Have run into a problem. I can't connect to the internet on my desktop computer. Everything was fine untill 3 days ago. Now when I click the 'safely remove hardware' button in the system tray and click on the USB ADSL WAN Adaptor, the computer immediately shuts down and restarts.Also when I went to uninstall the modem software it also shut down.
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Mar 12, 2010
(I have XP SP3)I have been advised to install a new driver (ACPI) to cure a problem, but to remove the old version first. How does one do that? (Windows Help & Support, as usual is no help, and the Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel likewise is obscure.)
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Aug 25, 2010
All new system Asus MB core i7 4 gig ram with sata drive. All hardware is up in the bios and recognized. I get the Stop:0X0000007B on install of XP pro service pack 2.
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Jan 18, 2005
There is this shield in the tray on the right hand end of my task bar that says that updates are ready for your computer, click here to install.Well, I don't want to install them and I would like to get rid of the shield so I won't hit it accidentally.There is also a security alert shield I would like to get rid of.
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Apr 15, 2005
am trying to get some extra MB for my son's computer for his hugh game he has installed. I looked in add/remove and found 3 things that are taking a lot of MB and wonder if they are needed or would hurt anything if I deleted them. Please give me your opinion on Python 2.2 and Python 2.2.1 I don't have a clue what they are for but they are taking up a whopping 22.71 MB a piece! I found yahoo install manager and compuserve also taking up a lot of MB and I don't have a clue what they are needed for either.
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May 4, 2005
I am trying to hook up an external monitor to my lap top I can get my background to show up but no icons
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Jan 22, 2005
i bought a mobo and cpu combo at frys. built my pc up. tried to install windows. but i got an error message saying "if this is your first time getting this error,, please restart the installlation.if the porblem persists, please uninstall any new drivers or remove any new hardware." so i tried a bunch of stuff. and finally i got a new mobo and cpu. windows installed fine; then i tried installing world of warcraft. it froze in the same exact place everytime on the 3rd disk. after the 3rd time of restarting my pc because of this lock up, my task bar was gone. i tried restarting my pc many times, but no task bar. i tried installing windows again and i got the original error message i got on the last time i tried to reinstall windows. (by the way, before my task bar was gone and everything, i cliked on my computer and looked at my ram. it said 256mb of ram. i have 512mb stick!).....
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Feb 3, 2006
I want to add a second email program and make it the default. How can i accomplish
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Sep 19, 2009
I received more memory after researching what my computer needed. I have an old MSI motherboard with 512mb and 2 empty slots so we bought 1 more 512 and installed it. In My Computer under properties it shows now as pentium 4 cpu 1.60ghz 1.60ghz, 1gb RAM.
When looking at used and free space it still shows used space as: 16.6gb free space:20.5 gb and capacity:37.2gb. Which was the same with just having the 512mb of RAM
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Jun 1, 2010
I had problems with my anti virus that the help desk said required a Windows repair. I did this but now all my setting etc have disappeared.
What I can see is that when I look at 'Documents and settings' there are extra users directories.
These are:
All Users
All Users.Windows
Defaults Users
Default Users.Windows
I now have 3 Network Services NT
I also have two directories of me.
I can delete them using explorer.
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Dec 13, 2004
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Oct 13, 2005
I was installing my scanner onto XP and when I plugged in the usb it didn't like that port .. .. so it created an "E" drive to my computer. I was told there was an error occured and when I switched usb ports all worked fine, but,
how do I get rid of the "incorrect E drive" that was created?
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Dec 23, 2007
I am attempting to remove my DVD/RW from my Win XP Media Center CPU & install it in my Win2K system. However, I am told that the drivers for the device are "written specifically for XP," & I have had no success in making the device work. Does anyone have any advice or tips?
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Sep 22, 2006
I am having a 'blank' desktop icon added when I exit cbsnews.com. At least that seems to be when it happens. When I right click on the icon it says
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Size: 196 bytes
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Mar 10, 2007
I added 1GB to an existing 1Gb of RAM but it is not being reconized by the computer.I have 3 slots and the 512MB chips are closest to the CPU.The Everest utility only shows 1GB of RAM,plug'n'play is enabled if that makes a difference. It feels and looks like the chip is well seated.The chips is by the same company (PNY) and it is a PC2700 DDR just like the existing 512s.
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Aug 24, 2005
added new hard drive my computer sees it but need to know how to partition it
or add them together to use the memory using xp
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Jun 4, 2005
I'm getting a new motherboard, Processor, Ram, and Graphics Card.
I want to add these to my existing setup, where i will keep the 2 hard drives, the 2 dvd drives, floppy, and sound card. ONe of the Hard Drives has WinXp on it. Will there be any problems by doing this? Will the OS be ok with recognizing the new hardware? Will Windows complain about authentication?
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Dec 3, 2007
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Nov 1, 2009
I recently reloaded windows xp from scratch in a 2004 dell inspiron laptop using Dell cd's. It was working fine with sp2, but later I added sp3 and now computer takes about 5 minutes to open an application (anything from MSOffice apps to web browsers to anything else. After it finally comes up, it works slow but doable.
I would like to know what are the things I should be looking at that could be slowing the process so much. Is sp3 related? I'd rater not remove sp3 since all the applications were loaded after sp3 was installed
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Sep 17, 2005
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Sep 29, 2006
I added a new 250 gig ATA Seagate drive to my son's EMachine 2882. I added it as a Slave drive (setting jumper to slave and placing on the end of the parallel cable) to use for backing up purposes.Everything is fine, I think. Went into Disk Management and attempted to partition the un allocated new disk. For some strange reason, everytime I try to partition the disk it appears to be (not sure) but it appears to be creating 8 megabyte partitions? Do I have some setting in the BIOS that needs tweaking? I am not a total idiot, but I am beginning to wonder! Can anyone please get me on the right track here? XP does recognize the Seagate drive but something is screwy with the formatting process.
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