re: Re-installed XP lost programs.
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 11:14 pm
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Posted by Adam Bradley
(8785 messages posted)
The laptop would have some way to restore to factory condition, be it a restore disk
(or a set of them) or an option at the very start of the boot process that accesses
a hidden partition on the hard drive. Check with the laptop's maker to see how you
access it or get a replacement restore disk. If it uses a partition you may have
wiped out your recovery option during the reinstall. The drivers for the devices
would be available from the laptop maker's website, download them from another computer
and copy them to a flash drive or CD if you have to. Your best bet to get this thing
running is getting the proper restore to factory condition but getting the drivers
should at least get it close.
On Monday, October 26, 2009 at 10:28 pm, James t. Durkin wrote:
>Adam, I dont have a restore disk,how would I obtain these drivers from the net?
Also
>not sure about the following, " laptop would have had a restore disk or partition
>to load a copy with those drivers but a standard disk will not".
>
>, October 26, 2009 at 10:18 pm, Adam Bradley You wrote:
>>You need to load the drivers for the devices from the driver disk or the net. The
>>laptop would have had a restore disk or partition to load a copy with those drivers
>>but a standard disk will not. You may have a hardware problem that caused the issue
>>in the first place, is it under warranty?
>>
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