i'm having an issue with a laptop i recently updated to windows xp pro sp2. before this, the laptop was connecting to the internet using cox cable and also using a router to connect an xbox360... after the install which went pretty smoothly i tried all i knew to get the internet up and running again. still nothing. i did everything by the book. i was just wondering if someone had time to give me a step by step... if not i guess ill go somewhere else. but id rather hear it from the real ros on the internet.
I was cleaning my laptop by reinstalling Windows XP Pro.I reformated first as it was FAT32 and I wanted NTSC next time.When I tried to reinstall Windows XP Pro from the CD it went into set up mode and was all OK until I got to the product key - for some reason it no longer works. So I can't reinstall XP Pro and it is stuck in the set up loop. No idea why the key won't work.I do also have a Vista Home CD and key but the system is stuck in the setup loop so I don't seem to be able to install that either. I've put the CD and tried to boot it but no joy.
Reinstalled XP and since that moment the audio disapeared. I have a clone from ECS, model M925, board V7.3 with XP SP2 but sound card is onboard. Recently bougth a new Inland sound card requiring me to disable the onboard sound device and I did it but still nothing. The device manager is still showing a not-working PCI simple communication controller. The new pci sound card still is dead. How can I fix this problem?
A couple of my programmes have stopped working recently (AVG and itunes are some of them). I removed them and tried to install them again only to find out that installation had failed. My friend said it is to do with my registry. Anyway this is the error report I get when I try to load itunes.error signature AppName: itunes.exe AppVer: 7.1.0.59 ModName: quicktime.qts ModVer: 7.1.5.120 Offset: 00104b0d
I want to reinstall Window XP on my computer. I have Microsoft office 2002 installed, but I don't have the installation CD.How can I reinstall Microsoft office after I reinstall Windows XP without the CD?
I just want to know how I can wipe everything out on a computer and install XP? I tried with the XP cd and it gave me all these options that I don't understand.So, I finally just put the cd in and installed. Then I had problems connecting with a cable modem (yellow exclamation marks). I don't think I did it right to begin with anyway because it was asking me where on the drive to install. I'd like to just wipe EVERYTHING out and then reinstall.
I had a problem with an XP SP2 installation so I ran the repair utility from the install Windows option second page where you have the choice to install over the existing version or do a repair R. I chose repair. Every thing goes through and then through again and then through again - it keeps reinstalling XP. I've tried taking the CD out but then I get the XP splash screen and a message that I need to complete the install.
I built a new PC a few months ago. It is running 32bit XP Pro, I have a RAID 0 which my OS and Programs are on, a RAID 1 that my files/data are kept on, and a backup HD that I just keep whacking backups over to. The problem started a few weeks ago, when Adobe Acrobat started having weird launch problems, to the point where I ended up deleting it, as the only part of Creative Suite CS4 that I don't really use as of now. I can't 100% remember the error, as figured I'd come back to it at a later date.
Next thing to happen, a week or so later, was that iTunes stops working after every turn off / turn on, or restart. i.e. iTunes is set up, all updated and working fine, until I turn my computer off. When I turn it back on again it hunts for some setup file, then says it can't find it, and refuses to open. I have to delete iTunes via Add/Remove, then install it again. At this point, on first opening it, all my music and settings are there fine, but once it's been turned off again same problem. This is a real pain in the *** even more so than usual as I have an iPhone now, so backing up is taking a while each week.Finally (I think), Office is doing a similar thing - it has been installed since first building the PC and working fine, but now each time I open any Office program after a restart it goes through some stage of installation again, and asks me to to activate it over the internet, yet again.
I don't think I've installed any new programs, bar program updates, and it just suddenly happened over a couple of weeks. It was working fine for a few months beforehand.I am relatively PC aware, but a long long way from expert, so have no idea where this problem is coming from - which has made Googling it impossible! It's like it forgets all its setup info at startup or shutdown, and has to start over again. NB, my AVG anti-virus is up to date and running Malware Bytes shows a clean system. Oh, that reminds me, I also had to turn off XP monitoring of my anti-virus, as around the same point as all this started XP started telling me it wasn't turned on or up to date, but it was running perfectly.
Whenever I start up IE7 "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage" pops up. The problem is my internet is working for SOME programs. Firefox is working fine, but IE7 is not. Also Steam, Ventrilo, and AIM work fine, but programs such as, UBI Internet, and Gas Powered Games Internet, and almost all games do not work. It says Winsock error problem, but I have fixed the registry keys and followed all instructions.
I have a Gateway CX2618, w/ windows XP tablet edition 2005 version 2002, sp2. And wanted to wipe it clean and reinstall just the things I use. Plus my Tablet side of things hasn't worked in a long time and I was hoping the clean install would fix that. But my recovery DVD isn't working (could be user error). I DO have apps that I need to keep and I think I've backed them up to my external HD correctly.
Except for functions I hosed by changing settings, my year old Dell PC works and even sends e-mail and surfs. However, I must rebuild. I got the UBCD4WIN set, but have no way to build a CD. I have another computer but it is Win XP Home and doesn't have a CD burner.SO, my intention is to use the Reinstallation disk Dell supplied with my computer, and I'm wondering what to do to prepare for that. Our computers are connected to the internet via satellite. The XP Pro Home computer is primary, connected with a wired router. My machine I'm going to repair is then using a WIRELESS router.My question is whether or not I need to remove the wireless router before using the Reinstallation disk.
I recently had a problem with my PC and ended up reinstalling the XP OS. The pc is now up and running however obviously the programs that were previously installed are not in the new install of XP.I installed the replacement OS in to a different directly so I would not over right anything. ( I installed on to C:NEWWIN ) My question (s) is the relationship between the PROGRAM files directory the working XP windows directory NEWWIN and original XP windows directory WINDOWS. In the PROGRAM files directory are the files/folders of the ?missing? applications. Is there any way I can get these application re-installed /"linked" to the working XP OS ? I have tried to inveisgate these folders however when I attempt to launch a missing appliacation I get various erros which basically mean it is not installed.
I built a system, installed an OEM copy of Win XP Home.The MB is defective no audio production, cheapy MB, anyway.Will I be able to replace the MB with a different - and better - brand and reinstall the OS?
The sellers I've been talking to tell me that the little sticker they include with the case is the product code necessary to use XP Pro. Is this the actual product key that I use when installing XP pro? I realize that Microsoft is now using an online product registration for XP, and I'm ok with that, since I'm buying the license with the machine.
I am trying to get rid of an installed XP Pro bootleg software and reinstalling a new copy of Windows XP Pro. I cannot seem to get my computer to boot from one of my CDs. The bios has ATPI CD as the primare boot witht he hard drive secondary and the 3.5 drive as third. My TDK RW drive is master and I have a Memorex as a slave. Is there another way to accomplish what I need to do?
Since installing XP on my old desktop (Cyrix 233MHz based and not much RAM) it has become slow and gradually got slower and slower until it is now almost unusable.I have never been a fan of defragging and when I rebuilt this PC I didn't partition my drives, so defragging would be time - consuming. Although I am careful to ensure temporary files, etc. get purged I suppose that the inevitable writing / rewriting of the swap file, etc. has probably caused a lot of fragmentation.Can I re-partition the drives (I have two physical drives) and create separate partitions for the swap file, temporary files, programs, the OS and my data without having to re-install WinXP?
I had to erase my hard drive and reinstall windows(with the help of Gateway tech support), and now I have no sound. Tried the troubleshooter, to no avail. Says devices are working properly, but volume control is disabled because there is no audio device installed. Also have no screensaver; no 3d device either. Need these things for the classes I'm taking online.
On an earlier post i had posted a problem that i had gotten. It had appeared that the computer installed a corrupted Service Pack 1 or something. I was wondering if there was anyway to return the system to its default settings w/o having to erase everythign in the harddrive as there is important files on the computer.
I've backed up everything I need (tell me if something's missing: personal notes, favorites, saved games, personal projects, software settings, software and games installations, music)Now it's time to format and install.I've read a guide about how to install XP.And I honestly don't know what comes after that.Drivers? Which drivers? Windows update? Internet connection? DX? Can you list the actions needed to be done after installing XP, sorted chronologically?
I was forced to reinstall windows today as my windows files were corrupted for the second time in two months. Now that I have windows on a fresh install i'm having some device problems. I can't connect to the internet or network b/c my computer is not recognizing my network card (among several other devices) in my device manager. How do i get it to recognize it? i can search for drivers on my other comp but I dont know what network card i have.
I just did a clean install of Win XP Pro. Prior to this, the sound was working fine. After the reinstall, no sound. The computer has a Creative SB Live sound card, device manager tells me that it is working correctly, and the speakers (Boston Acoustics with subwoofer) are set up exactly as before. I worked through troubleshooting and it still didnt help. I would appreciate any help. Not only does the system sounds not work, but I can no longer hear audio cds (Media player 10, shows the disk is playing but no sound from speakers).
I'm going to wipe my drive and re-install the operating system, the only problem is I have two OS's and need to reinstall them both again . I've been told to install ME first and then install XP. I have a few questions I need a bit of help with. 1. Seen as I'm installing two operating systems is there anything I need to do extra to if I was just installing one. For instance which directory I install them both in etc. 2. Could someone either link me to a very simple and detailed guide on installing Windows XP Professional or else write out there own guide for me. Remember it needs to be easy to understand, I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to computers.
I'm about ready to beat my head into a wall.I've got an onboard sound card that has not worked since I formatted my computer (Win XP Pro SP2). The device has the latest drivers from the manufacturer installed, it's enabled in Windows and the BIOS, the Audio Codecs are there, the Windows Sound service is running, thd driver reports no problems at all and yet, No Audio Devices are found when I go into Sounds and Audio Devices in the Control Panel. I've tried installing another sound card in there too, which installs fine, but still isn't selectable as an audio device. What the heck could I be missing here?
i reinstalled windows xp and now i have missing drivers and since i have no cd because i got pc from a friend and he went away i dont know what to do. in device manager under other devices Ethernet controller,multimedia audio controller, pc i simple communications controller, video controller and video controller (vga compatible) all show as yellow i'm using intel pentium 4 530. motherboard: Dell inc 0g5611 .can't get any info on drives because they show up as unknown. is there some way i can get the drives from somewhere?
I just reinstalled windows. After going thru a-lot of problems (tried to install windows on SATA drive without having a floppy) i succeed. I thought that was the end for my problems (for now at-least) and started installing my drivers. also formatted all the other partitions and restarted the computer. Before restarting everything worked properly. When the computer booted and the windows loading screen went on I thought it'll take it a few seconds, but it went for like 10 minutes and didn't stop loading. I decided to grab something to eat and went for about 10 more minutes. when I came back it was still loading so i decided to restart.
When windows got to the safe mode screen i decided to choose try the last best setting and it helped. windows loaded properly but didn't have the drivers i installed before, so I installed them. restart again and windows not working again. back to take the last best setting and back to windows working. I did it step by step (installing a driver and rebooting...) but didn't installed RAID controller and USB driver. Since i don't need them i decided to not installed them. but my problem occurs when i try to update windows. Internet Explorer stops working as soon as i go inside "windows update" or "microsoft update", but i know it worked before i did the first restart. Also going to the Automatic Update tab in System Settings gives me an error.
I have searched through this site and haven't found a situation that specifically addresses the issue that I am having. I am working on an older Gateway laptop that has all of the original installation discs that includes WinXP Pro. I am attempting to reinstall WinXP Pro onto this system to no avail. It continually stops w/ 2 minutes left during "Finalizing Installation" "Saving Settings".
I got the system disks with it BUT the little midget has NO! optical drive at all how ever I do have a 8Gig usb flash drive and can make a bit for bit copy of the DVDs on to the usb drive will it boot ? (the little rat will boot from a usb drive I have slackware running on it no network connection yet)will windows install from it ?
I have a custom made PC, with XP Home OEM. Since I lost the CD, I borrowed a friend's, but used my own product key. This seemed to be okay, untill it said something about having no hard disk/drive.I looked this up on the internet and people have mentioned SATA drivers. I think this is related to the motherboard? So will everything be okay if I get the SATA drivers for my motherboard? How do I find these? I looked on the Asus site, and it seemed too confusing.Incase you need to know, I have an Asus P5RD1-V
