Time for a new OS

Hmm what if i use an old xp cd to reintal... it wasn't made for this pc but wou;ld it work?

Ya that's how I fixed my old one

So if i did use it windows updates would be able to instal all the drivers i need?

So if i did use it windows updates would be able to instal all the drivers i need?

yarly, you would need your montiors drivers & your gfx card drivers seperately though

You'll be fine if its xp should have 2 cds i believe one is the installation of windows and the other is drivers. Or at least that's how my old xp was. do the installation disc first then the driver disk. that is if you're wanting to restore your pc and erase everything.

lol thats sp1...


my cd is sp 2


just go through all the updates and you'll be fine


dont install anything before sp3 is installed though




BACKUP YOUR FILES

The cd i have is sp1, its the really old one... it only can with one cd this is when xp first came out in stores.... i did get an xp cd for this computer but for some god reason when i try to use it, it only detects it as a audio cd....


And ya i'm I'm going to look for my external HD and load all my pictures on there and steam games and what not... before i reinstal....

For some reason its not in its box RAWR!!!!

LOLPWNT


Sp1 you got alot of updating to do xD

Lol i know i did find my HDD but got its taking forever to copy and paste my shit onto it Lol so after i run the instal cd i got to instal sp 3 first before doing any other updates? last time i did a repair instal it said i needed some certain updates to even try for sp3....

Yea you gotta do all the security updates that were released before sp3, then you gotta install sp3, then all the updates for sp3


Updates first, Old files second, Programs third



(Install new versions of your old programs not old ones, Registry will need to be added lol)

Yea you gotta do all the security updates that were released before sp3, then you gotta install sp3, then all the updates for sp3


Updates first, Old files second, Programs third



(Install new versions of your old programs not old ones, Registry will need to be added lol)

k only programs I'm bering with me is steam games and limewire pro everything els ei can download from the internet agian so i don't have to messa round with registry crap, oh and maybe word perfect and the like.... minus micrsooft office since i only had the cd when one of my ex was leaving with..... (unless theres a way to move that shit over without having to delete the instal files LOL)


So i should be done coping my files in about 8 hours

Just install Windows 7 lol much easier, better and faster, and looks better too =O

Hmm how about no? I like xp... if i could I'd go back to windows 98 never had a problem in my life with that OS (sadly it just runs slow)

W7 = vista mixed xp. I have 1 pc w7 one xp and 2 vista lol.