Problems with my laptop

[Liam amd.64]

Hi, this is my first post in this forum and i really hope u can help me!
Ok, i'll strt off by telling u what computer i have and then the problem!

The make is Tiny, it has an amd 64 mobile athlon 3700+ processor
2.39 GHz, 1 gig RAM
microsoft windows XP home version 2002 sevice pack 2
ATI Radeon 9600/9700 graphics card



Now my problem is.... I had trouble connecting to a wireless network with my built in wifi, so i decided to use the reload disc that came with my computer to put it back to factory sttings so that i could start a fresh, but it didnt work and said the disc wouldnt work with my system, and something about an ata controller, so i put the comuter back on and then decided to upgrade to windows xp pro that my girlfriends dad had, it sarted initializing and so on and then said couldnt load file "blaa blaa" and then said it could not continue, said i gave up and turned off the computer.

i left it a while and started it again during start up it gave me the option to continue setup for xp pro or use home edition (what my computer started with) and when it came on the screen resolution wasnt right so i right clicked on my desktop and went to properties but this didnt have any of the stuff it used to have because the graphics card wont start on start up it says ati control panel couldnt start no driver is installed or is not working properly, when i turm my laptop on i have to go to device manager and enable it myself. (i then downloaded an ati control panelso i can change settings on my graphics card.) I cant change my sceensaver either, when i go to control panel, display, all i get is a small window showing themes!
when i restart my computer its like it forgets the changes i have made! What have i done! Any help would be really really appreciated! many thanks

 

[LaptopExtreme]

You have to install the video card drivers. If you dont have the drivers CD, you can download the latest drivers from the manufacturer's website. Also, did you install WinXP Pro? or kept the Home edition? Did you format?

 

[Liam amd.64]

ive tried re-installing the drivers from cd but it sayd there is no better match theb the ones i already have as for dowbloading them i dont know which to download! I havnt xp pro cos it said there is a corrupt file! so still have home edition! havnt formatted yet!

 

[Liam amd.64]

one other thing i noticed last night is that in the directx diagnostic there is a file missing under directx tab, and it wont run one of the tests!

 

[LaptopExtreme]

Well you probably interrupted the installation, but it probably already copied over some of the existing system files. I would do a restoration of the Home Edition if you want to keep it. If you want to the Pro Edition, I'd recommend formatting during install when prompted to.