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12-05-2002, 04:45 PM
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Question about reinstall Windows XP in my laptop?
hello, i have some question regarding how to reinstall Windows XP.
i recently purchas a new laptop. later i find out they install bunch of software on my laptop to make it running so slow. so i wonder how can i reinstall windows XP again for my latop. the problem is my laptop don't have a floppy drive. if i want to do a clean install again on my laptop what should i do. The specification of my Laptop: HP Pavilion ZE4101 AMD Atholon XP 1500+ 128MB DDR Ram 20 GiG Hard Drive ATI Radeon 7500 Mobility Graphic Card so, if i have the Windows XP Cd. how can i reinstall window XP since i dont' have a floppy drive. How can i make a bootdisk then, can anyone show me the steps. also, in my laptop they also come with a stack of recovery CD.. Can anyone help please |
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12-05-2002, 05:20 PM
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go into you bios(usually F1, F2 in a HP) and set the boot order to look for the cd-rom first. that should let it boot straight from the cd.
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12-05-2002, 05:25 PM
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Your laptop should have come with some sort of recovery cd to reinstall everything. If this is the case, simply put the cd in the drive and follow the process of reinstalling (although this will pretty much reinstall all those unwanted programs). Is this the case or did HP include an actual Windows XP disk? If that's the case, simpy do what GSXdan has said and follow installation instructions on the cd
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12-05-2002, 08:10 PM
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Question about Re-inalling Windows XP on laptop?
hei GXDan, u mention that i have to change the boot sequence during boot up ok, u mean i need to burn all the start up file like th start up disk in the floopy into a cd or the Actuall Cd whic contain the actuall window XP
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12-05-2002, 09:55 PM
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What he means is that during system startup, you need to enter the BIOS by pressing some key (usually DEL). Once in the BIOS, change the boot order so that it is set to read from the CD-ROM first (an example would be Device 1 - CD-ROM, Device 2 - Floppy, Device 3 - IDE-0). Once that is done, insert your Windows XP CD and restart the computer. It should boot from the Windows XP disc and you can follow instructions from there on how to reinstall the OS.
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12-06-2002, 10:20 AM
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Question about reinstalling Window XP on Laptop
hei Surge1243
do i need to reformat my hard drive first before i put in the Window XP installation CD. also, i try to install window XP in my desktop. when i install it it give me a message that window XP installation must be running in windows enviroment no the dos enviroment. so in my desktop i have to install win98 first then i uprade the computer to window XP since i can't install window XP straight without installing win98 or winMe. Do i need to do the same for my laptop also. |
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12-06-2002, 10:24 AM
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First, is this disc a straight Windows XP cd or is it simply a recovery cd included with the laptop? If it's a Windows XP cd, it's bootable, so you should just be able to (providing your computer is set to read from the CD-ROM first) insert the cd in the drive, restart the computer and you can choose to go through the Windows XP setup. I think you do you have to reformat the hard drive if your doing a clean installation (the cd will give you this option during installation). If this cd is simply a recovery cd, insert the cd into the drive while in Windows and follow the instructions to restore the system.
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12-06-2002, 04:49 PM
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Question about reinstalling Window XP on Laptop
so what happen to all the driver then, if i installing from the Window XP straight. what happen to all the driver like the graphic card, modem, lan Driver. do i need to look for those from my recovery cd or somewhere. Thank you
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12-06-2002, 05:49 PM
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Re: Question about reinstalling Window XP on Laptop
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12-11-2002, 10:19 AM
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If You have an xp cd and want to reinstal xp:
Start WindowsXP Go to the location of your source files Run WINNT32 /unattend that will reinstall xp |
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12-11-2002, 12:55 PM
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Question about reinstalling Window XP in latop?
hei BRANDAN
i wonder u mean i put in the WinXP Cd in the computer and where do i locat the source files, what kind of files are you poinitng to and then i just run the winnt /unattend command. then |
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12-11-2002, 01:03 PM
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You may want to find out a little more about the drive structure of your notebook. I have never seen a HP with a seperate partition for bios info but Compaq does and since they have merged I would be careful. If you don't feel comfortable take your notebook and the CD's that came with it to a reputable shop and have them do it.
Oh and If you really want to speed it up you might double the memory XP will be slow with only 128mb of RAM. |
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