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post #21 of 31
8/9/04 at 5:57pm
i didnt install the agp drivers from AW when i installed my system and i dont have agp accl but when i installed the agp while i had the ati drivers in i lost my pcmcia wireless and all my ati 3d card accl. directdraw direct3d and agp. so i uninstalled them. now i have no wireless but i still have no agp accl but everything else works ok.
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post #22 of 31
11/25/04 at 5:49am

A51m behavior changed

Hi
After a virus messed-up my system and unable to straightenout after getting rid of the virus I made the plunge to repartition, reformat and install from scratch and pretty much did the steps described by poorboy.
After all the basic installation is done I notice right away that the lappy behavior changed.
1. When I access the CD-rom it also goes to the floppy.
2. USB device not recognized.
3. PS2 mouse not able to detect
4. On shut down it scan the floppy, cannot figure out what application told to do this.
5. When it goes to floppy the the sound is scratchy rather than normal
6. At night I left the lappy running but close the lid, and in the morning the lappy cannot get out of the sleepmode, even though I set to never to shut off.
Can any one tell me how to fix these problems.
Thanks very much
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post #23 of 31
11/28/04 at 3:28am
poorboy thanks for the detailed instructions,to make it complete will you write instructions on replacing or upgrading drivers on existing systems. Especially when there is problems with certain drivers what is the best way replacing(upgrading) or reinstalling the old one etc.
Thanks
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post #24 of 31
12/28/04 at 7:18am
Dynax
I like to add a primary operation with regard to formatting, since viruses are constantly on the prowl we do not know for sure if the AV report 'no viruses found' can be really trusted.
I start to use kill disk to really clean up my hdd before formatting. Since this was the first time I used killdisk I forgot to unlock by bootsector so that too can be cleaned.
The programmers that create these viruses are so smart they will find ways to slip their way thru locks and what not.
Hope this is worth mentioning.
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post #25 of 31
5/25/05 at 9:49pm
emil can you explain the kill disk a little
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post #26 of 31
5/25/05 at 10:02pm
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Originally Posted by Ouchemoma
emil can you explain the kill disk a little
You can use "delpart" for free to do the same thing. ( If Emil does not reply)

http://www.russelltexas.com/delpart.htm

This will clean a disc of any existing partitions, and prep it quite nicely for a clean install.
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post #27 of 31
9/24/05 at 5:08pm
hei, guys, just a short note, might help someone.
If you REALLY want to start from a scratch zap your hard drive first. Google for ZapDisk, amazing small program that erases everything on the hard drive, including the partitions. Be careful, because there’s no turning back, you get a blank hard disk.
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post #28 of 31
12/29/05 at 7:06pm
crazy good thread. thanks guys.
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post #29 of 31
1/8/06 at 5:33am
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Originally Posted by jamaster14
i find this to be the easiest procedure...

Step 1: isntall xp and all the drivers
Step 2: drink some lemonade kick back.
Amen
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post #30 of 31
8/18/06 at 10:00pm

Captain of Team Dumbass

Thought I would post this just to get it off my chest-

Do not leave your external hard drive plugged in while you do this, because you may accidentally format it.

Story-

In following these steps, the Windows OEM cd identified the external as C:. In blind assumption, I proceeded to format it. Of course when it was done, it told me that setup could not format the partition, and when I tried to start windows, BSOD. I tried FOUR MORE TIMES, because kicking a brick wall hard enough will surely work.

On try number five, I happened to notice the size of the unformatted partition. "190000 MB?" I thought to myself. "My hard drive is not that big... what is? Shit."

Luckily most of the backup data is still on the lappy's internal drive, untouched. Still, I must be the stupidest mofo alive right now. Let all beware.
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post #31 of 31
5/13/10 at 11:46pm
Such a great sharing!
Now i know how to do it through your post.Thanks for valuable sharing with us.
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