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da dog Master Cheater
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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:50 pm Post subject: reformat help |
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im going to format and give my computer vista, because my computer is being anal raped by a fucking virus that does no AV can get rid of. problem is, i cant find my drivers disks because of the age of my computer. would it matter? does it reinstall without removing drivers, or do i have to have drivers disk... or owuld i be able to get them online? _________________
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darkex I post too much
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da dog Master Cheater
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ok... now new help... how? _________________
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Waly Master Cheater
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Well, first use CPU-Z or a similar program to show what hardware you have on the computer, and Google every individual component for drivers. Also, you could go to the manufacturer's website and search for it there. What kind of computer is this? After using CPU-Z, post your specs here, please.
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NeverForgotten Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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just search them up, usuually the model of your computer if its dell,, etc
or find out which motherboard you got and google it _________________
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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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| If you can't find driver disks because of the age of your pc, I doubt you can run Vista... |
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da dog Master Cheater
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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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my computer being completly raped... but here is info
processor: AMD Anthlon 64 X2 3800+
Motherboard: *idk... what is mother board listed under...*
chipset: GeForce 6100
southbridge: Nforce 410/430 MCP
memory type: DDR
channels #: dual
is there any other information needed? _________________
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Karakawe I post too much
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| da dog wrote: | my computer being completly raped... but here is info
processor: AMD Anthlon 64 X2 3800+
Motherboard: *idk... what is mother board listed under...*
chipset: GeForce 6100
southbridge: Nforce 410/430 MCP
memory type: DDR
channels #: dual
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Vista would work, but not necessarily be your best bet..
(If it was built for XP, reinstall XP and go from there.) |
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da dog Master Cheater
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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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ok...i have no choice other then vista... i have enough ram for vista... but HOW would i update drivers i mean... steps to format anyone? _________________
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FullyAwesome I post too much
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not you again. read what karakawe posted and answer me one question - do you have xp or vista currently on your computer, and if you have xp, why the hell would you want vista? if your computer is as old and a piece of crap as you say, i doubt you're going to find vista drivers for your pieces of hardware.
if you have no idea what you're doing, go take your computer to someone who knows what they're doing. _________________
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da dog Master Cheater
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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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... not you again
fuck off
i have XP and no XP disk, but i have a vista disk. im asking.
HOW DO I FORMAT THEN INSTALL DRIVERS! _________________
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Karakawe I post too much
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| da dog wrote: | ... not you again
fuck off
i have XP and no XP disk, but i have a vista disk. im asking.
HOW DO I FORMAT THEN INSTALL DRIVERS! |
Hey, don't get angry, guys. D:
You should be able to find drivers for your hardware components on your manufacturer's website, although there may not be versions for Vista. Depending on the website, look in a Support section and find a link for drivers. Just have them on a disk or somewhere you can access them (without relying on having internet) and run each file one-by-one after Windows installs. |
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da dog Master Cheater
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so... back them up on a disk? well cant do that... would a flash drive work? my cd burner is broken... _________________
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Karakawe I post too much
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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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| da dog wrote: | | so... back them up on a disk? well cant do that... would a flash drive work? my cd burner is broken... |
Technically, a flash drive is a disk.
But yes, that's just fine. |
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da dog Master Cheater
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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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ok... there are SOME vista versions
i have a GT5028 Media Center Computer
do i need everything to have vista-32 compatible, because isnt vista xp compatible _________________
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