reformatt on store bought system

InFlames_44 · 05-17-2007, 01:59 AM

Hey guys, my aunt wants me to clean her pc up a bit
thats no problem..i think its gona end up in a formatt by the sounds of it
But my question is, its store bought, so i mean..won't drivers be a problem?
Im quite sure it didn't come with cds with drivers on them
will installing xp do the trick?

PC eye · 05-17-2007, 02:03 AM

Without recovery disks provided by the manufacturer and still under any warranty you would first want to get those through the dealer/vendor. Once you tamper with things a warranty would then be void! If any extended sercive plan is already expired you would then have to know the make and model to download the updates for the board as well as the hardwares like video and sound cards it came with.

**Cromewell** · 05-17-2007, 02:49 AM

To get the drivers for a store bought computer do the same thing you would to get the drivers for a home build system: go to the manufacturer. HP/Compaq, Dell, Gateway, etc. All these companies have websites that will let you download all the drivers for a given model. If XP doesn't install drivers for the network card on it's own, download the NIC driver with another PC and use a flash drive to transfer it.

PC eye · 05-17-2007, 03:20 AM

The first thing besides insuring no warranty is stil in effect would be to backup anything important off of the drive before wiping it regardless. Plus you have to consider whether or not to remove an existing recovery partition on a preinstalled system. Once that is gone you won't ne able to use any recovery disks the manufacturer would provide. You will want a full install disk for the machine there. Removing and repartitioning the drive along with simply installing a fresh copy of Windows is the easy part after.

05-17-2007, 01:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
InFlames_44 Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 323	reformatt on store bought system Hey guys, my aunt wants me to clean her pc up a bit thats no problem..i think its gona end up in a formatt by the sounds of it But my question is, its store bought, so i mean..won't drivers be a problem? Im quite sure it didn't come with cds with drivers on them will installing xp do the trick? __________________ x2 5000 oced 3.1 2 250gb WD HD-2 Antec HD coolers 2 xfx 8800gt xt SLI 2gbs OCZ special opps pc2-7200 DFI Lanparty UT NF590 CNPS9700NT Heatsink 550watt SLI rdy PSU X-FI Xtreme Audio

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Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 26 Posts: 11,802	To get the drivers for a store bought computer do the same thing you would to get the drivers for a home build system: go to the manufacturer. HP/Compaq, Dell, Gateway, etc. All these companies have websites that will let you download all the drivers for a given model. If XP doesn't install drivers for the network card on it's own, download the NIC driver with another PC and use a flash drive to transfer it. __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

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05-17-2007, 02:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,091	Without recovery disks provided by the manufacturer and still under any warranty you would first want to get those through the dealer/vendor. Once you tamper with things a warranty would then be void! If any extended sercive plan is already expired you would then have to know the make and model to download the updates for the board as well as the hardwares like video and sound cards it came with.

05-17-2007, 03:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
PC eye banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,091	The first thing besides insuring no warranty is stil in effect would be to backup anything important off of the drive before wiping it regardless. Plus you have to consider whether or not to remove an existing recovery partition on a preinstalled system. Once that is gone you won't ne able to use any recovery disks the manufacturer would provide. You will want a full install disk for the machine there. Removing and repartitioning the drive along with simply installing a fresh copy of Windows is the easy part after.