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dreamweaverSorry y'all. I decided to reformat my HD to get rid of all the crap I've built up over the years. No virus or anything, just the tons of oddball pieces of unnecessary junk that have bogged my system down, that even the registry cleaners and so forth missed. So I stick my handy dandy factory made recovery disc, that came with the computer, into the ROM drive, and WTF, uh oh, doesn't work.
Sigh.
So, after cussing and ranting a bit, and waving my fist at the inanimate object, I reloaded Windows XP from the XP OS install disc, and then had to limp onto the internet to hunt down five or ten drivers. Oh boy, I've been having some real fun let me tell you!
All my stuff is going to have install discs with the drivers from now on, I can promise you that! I bought this machine in 2005, and it's a real joy to have to find drivers for stuff on a proprietary system. Medion had the motherboard built to their specs and used some other stuff that has had me scratching my head. I think I'm gonna go with a new video card that has the drivers safely on a disc, and when I get everything the way I want it, I'm gonna burn all those drivers to a disc so I have it handy in case I need it again.
I finally got the all the drivers but a couple for my printer loaded up today, the printer ones I can get on the manufacturers website. And I've got an install disc around here somewhere.
It's a big PITA, but my machine is running again, and it zips along like a brand new machine:)
Now, I'm in the process of reloading software and such, So It may be a few more days yet before I'm posting regularly again. I have to fit all my merry making with the computer around the rest of the everyday stuff.
I also have to download all the Windows patches AGAIN!
I can do it, but I hate futzing around with machinery :(
Be damned if I'm gonna pay someone to do it.
So there's my long winded hello, I've been temporarily interrupted, but I'll be back post:)
Sigh.
So, after cussing and ranting a bit, and waving my fist at the inanimate object, I reloaded Windows XP from the XP OS install disc, and then had to limp onto the internet to hunt down five or ten drivers. Oh boy, I've been having some real fun let me tell you!
All my stuff is going to have install discs with the drivers from now on, I can promise you that! I bought this machine in 2005, and it's a real joy to have to find drivers for stuff on a proprietary system. Medion had the motherboard built to their specs and used some other stuff that has had me scratching my head. I think I'm gonna go with a new video card that has the drivers safely on a disc, and when I get everything the way I want it, I'm gonna burn all those drivers to a disc so I have it handy in case I need it again.
I finally got the all the drivers but a couple for my printer loaded up today, the printer ones I can get on the manufacturers website. And I've got an install disc around here somewhere.
It's a big PITA, but my machine is running again, and it zips along like a brand new machine:)
Now, I'm in the process of reloading software and such, So It may be a few more days yet before I'm posting regularly again. I have to fit all my merry making with the computer around the rest of the everyday stuff.
I also have to download all the Windows patches AGAIN!
I can do it, but I hate futzing around with machinery :(
Be damned if I'm gonna pay someone to do it.
So there's my long winded hello, I've been temporarily interrupted, but I'll be back post:)
