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Re: MIRO DV300 is a major $%@* in the #@$%
Is there any way to recover my hardisk after reinstalling? Prior to win98 I would not have recommended just re-installing windows over itself,however the install routine is Many windows problems are caused by an untidy device manager so use Safemode to clean it up and update ALL hardware drivers if need be,

Re: removing NT and switching to win98SE
Is it just a matter of re-installing my favorite programs once the installation of the OS is complete or is there a lot of programming details needed. For example I have a Dell system, do I need to install all of Dell's software back on my system, like specific hardware drivers or little insignificant programs.

Re: Re Installing XP pro sp2
Then the system told me to run the backup program again or I should re-install the backup utility. Of course it doesn't help by just re-installing the program. What finally worked for me was removing the Hardware Drivers via the Contral Panel -> System. The had win95 reinstall them via add hardware.

Re: CD Audio Trouble
... On re-installing windows you will only have basic vga video and most of your hardware will not work, you have to re-install all the hardware drivers for If you do not have the hardware drivers for the computer you will have to find the original cds, or download the correct drivers from the manufacturers web

Re: HP CD Writer
Of course, since a Enum delete results in windows installing all the hardware drivers again, [software] I also take the step of disabling all background apps till the re-adjustment is complete because background apps trying to load when windows is re-finding all the hardware can phark you up.

Re: 2 Comp's. Can I copy Comp1's HD to Comp2's HD; chg the ...
I recently upgraded to a bigger drive, and had to re-install the OS. Before doing the upgrade, I made sure I had the most recent drivers for all my hardware. I downloaded the drivers from http://www.3dfxgamers.com/view.asp?IOID=15 . After re-installing the OS and all other hardware drivers, I keep getting the

Re: disaster recovery
I have tryed removing them, but they just come right back without even being indentified when Windows reboots (you know, 'we have detected new hardware and are installing new software for it') I have tryed removing the CD-ROM controller, and re-installing, to no avail. Id/led a new driver, but I don't ever have a

Re: Format - re-install win 98
I experienced problems installing some hardware drivers and the motherboard support group suggested re-installing the os. I wanted to re-format the hard drive (start really clean) and re-install the os. But I can't seem to reboot the system off the cdrom now. Did I just imagine I was able to boot off the win2k

Re: selective restore-9860c
No, the separate driver won't of course be erased. Also, the question of hardware drivers. I have printed out the readme on my driver CD. Would I have to re-install all of the hardware on my computer using this CD? Yes, you should. Also, what if I don't have the correct drivers on the CD?

Re: Reinstall Windows
... Pro --where one can set up other user accounts with limited access Note: I have kept ME running for a couple of years on a computer without re-installing - but - I have heard of others re-installing frequently. I think it all depends on your hardware and your hardware drivers for ME "stability". Regards, Casey.

Re: RE-INSTALLING XP
So, remove VMware, then reboot, then make sure that you are logged on as an account with FULL administrator rights, then try re-installing VMware. Follow the instructions in the documentation regarding answering the questions about un-signed hardware drivers. If you have your system set up to block all unsigned

Re: About reinstall...
Also consider that Solaris is now freely downloadable, and I believe the included hardware drivers were developed by Sun (although Solaris isn't open-source, IIRC). If like re-installing software, install a copy of pcAnywhere version 9.0 on a Windows 2000 machine without updating pcAnywhere.

re-installing xp
Since you seem to have the free time to keep installing and re-installing new operating systems, let me suggest something... Fuck Windows XP. I use it because I have to, but unless you absolutely must (hardware drivers, for example, or hardcore 3d games/graphics) go find a copy of Windows 2000.

Re: Pissy Fritzy
Ben D. bennyd_del...@nospam.com microsoft public windowsme hardware I find it helpful to run a file search when receiving error messages while re-installing hardware drivers. You can either search your entire c: drive or just your windows folder. *Note: Do not click skip at any time during re-installation of

Re: Re-install Windows over itself?
Everything went smoothly including the video installation, until I had to reboot to install other hardware drivers (sound etc.), at which point Windows 98 reverted back to the standard 640x480 VGA driver. I have spent 2 days trying to get the video driver re-installed with no success. Actually, it shows that it is

Re: Need to get windows back...
Simply put, I have seen enough failures, and problems as a result of not wiping out the hardware settings in the registry, that I would never simply plug in a new motherboard and boot the computer, without either deleting the Enum key first, or alternatively, re-installing Windows afterward.

Re: GPF in ASPI Layer - help
As far as I know, reinstalling windows will erase all of your files. It will make your computer the way it was when you bought it. You will need to back up all of your files before re-installing windows. And then install each file - including all drivers - hardware and software individually.

Re: Saving sound files when re-installing
We tried uninstalling the applications and even removing the folders from "Program Files" and re-installing but every the problem was still there. There are son many factors that may be causing your problem from hardware drivers to the hardware itself. Why did you have to reformat and reinstall?

Re: Win 95 performance
This behaiour happens, if you do a MB swap, without re-installing the OS. If you re-install Win2k, and upgrade over your existing os, it will keep your settings, Win2K installs some hardware drivers that it considers "permanent" into the NT kernel. This kernal is the part that loads immediately on boot-up,

Re: KV7 or NF7
I have the Dell Reinstallation CD Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 disk and the Dell Inspiron Drivers and Utilities disk that includes Device drivers and Diagnostics and Utilities. After I install Windows XP with SP2 and the Drivers and Utilities disk is there any other drivers I need to install.