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post #41 of 44
4/6/04 at 2:58pm
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Originally Posted by dej166
Man I wouldn't do a complete reinstall just to satisfy some older games. I would find out why the games are not loading/working properly. There is no guarantee that a reinstall will 'fix' your problem and there is a good chance you could mess something else up. I would search the older games websites for patches and fixes first. My guess is its a OS or DX issue, and a reinstall isn't going to help with that.

Bottom line: If everything else is working properly you're older games are the problem, not your OS.


ugh... sorry for that late response, if you're already underway I hope it all works out.
Thing is he's running off a HP install (I think??) and I never trust the installs manufacturers give :\, at least do one reinstall to clear all the junk they put on.
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post #42 of 44
4/6/04 at 3:56pm
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^^^^ Sharp... the good thing is there WAS no junk pre-installed. The bad thing is that I did the clean install anyway and it still did not fix the problem. I would rather start from scratch with a whole new lappy instead of continue to worry about my $3000 investment.
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post #43 of 44
4/6/04 at 4:47pm
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Originally Posted by Teegunn
Well, I hope you mean to use the same partition and install XP over that. That is what I did. As far as I know I did everything as clean as possible. I then reinstalled all the drivers HP sent me with the drivers CD. And after all of that>>>>>>>> It didn't fix a damm thing!! When I ran the 3D Mark 2001 benchmark the whole unit froze about half way through just like before. I then tried it again and the same thing happened. Just for the heck of it I tried installing one of the games that freezes every time upon starting to play. Same thing happened - complete system freeze. I am not even going to waste my time loading all of my personal settings back on this rig. I am just gonna send it back. Very disappointing for almost $3000! I still feel there is a physical internal vid card problem, but I frankly do not want to chance sending this expensive rig in and never getting the problem fixed correctly. I would rather send it back within my 30 days and start from scratch. Very frustrating to say the least! However, I do want to thank all of you who walked me through doing the clean install and all other options I tried. The next time I have to do this I'll know what I am doing! Thanks!!
I meant to do a clean install you must format the HD. Not formatting the HD is a reinstall in-place, which does not have has good a chance to fix your system (assuming it is software, which it probably is not).

To do a clean install you can not use the same parition.
You must delete that partition. This option is available early during the NT install.

step by step:
insert WinXP Pro install CD.
boot system.
Select boot off of CD (note some systems auto boot from CD, most require it to be selected)
Once the CD is booting it will eventually present you with where do you wish to install XP. On that screen there is an option to delete the current partion. DO that.
Then there will be an option to create a new partion (do so)
format the new partion
XP install will then proceed.


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Good luck with your new system.
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post #44 of 44
4/7/04 at 2:41am
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I guess I didn't do a total "complete clean install" then. Oh well, I still went one step further and bought a good "fix it" program. This program can go through windows and hardware alike and find and repair most problems. Actually it can do a lot more than that, but that isn't what I bought it for. Anway, according to the software that I purchased and installed, the problem was NOT windows or any drivers. The problem is with the ATI9600 itself. Almost every test on the ATI 9600 failed. This is definitely a hardware problem. That's a shame for such a great overall laptop. I am tempted to have them send me another just like this one, but will probably just wait a month or 2 and see what else hits the market by then. Actually, I am going to be so busy the next 6 months or so (building a new home and doing a lot of the work myself in my free time) that I could maybe wait 6 months if need be for my next lappy. Maybe this was wrong, but I loaded the "Small business" software onto my old Pavilion as I do really need this stuff for my business. I guess that is a perk for having to waste countless hours trying to figure out just what is wrong with the new $3000 top of the line sytem I just bought, right? Anyway, I am planning on shipping this back to HP tommorrow.
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