help reinstalling windowx xp home

Hi

I've was advised to reinstall windows (as a last resort) by a my tech friend
using the recovery disc that came with the pc. I have done this but do I need
to install drivers spearately? I am asking because after installing windows
no audio device could be found.

I bought the pc from Watford Electronics 5 years ago but I can't ask them
for hemp because they have been bought out. The new company doesn't appear to
be up and running yet.

Does anyone know if I ought to find the drivers (if indeed I need to install
manually) on the recovery cd or on the floppy labelled 'Promise 376 Serial
ATA Driver'? I can't see a way to install from this floppy.

I reinstalled windows once before when I had an Evesham pc and the tech guys
there talked me through the whole process./

Help would appreciated
--
Millie

"Millie" <jackied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:33B464A3-E1E5-477D-90E9-995457CFEA38@microsoft.com...
> Hi
>
> I've was advised to reinstall windows (as a last resort) by a my tech
> friend
> using the recovery disc that came with the pc. I have done this but do I
> need
> to install drivers spearately? I am asking because after installing
> windows
> no audio device could be found.
>
> I bought the pc from Watford Electronics 5 years ago but I can't ask them
> for hemp because they have been bought out. The new company doesn't appear
> to
> be up and running yet.
>
> Does anyone know if I ought to find the drivers (if indeed I need to
> install
> manually) on the recovery cd or on the floppy labelled 'Promise 376 Serial
> ATA Driver'? I can't see a way to install from this floppy.
>
> I reinstalled windows once before when I had an Evesham pc and the tech
> guys
> there talked me through the whole process./
>
> Help would appreciated
> --
> Millie

If it's an actual recovery CD, the drivers should be installed
automatically. If it's an XP install CD, you would need to install
motherboard drivers and then device drivers.

The Promise disk would have drivers only for the SATA hardware. Drivers
for other hardware would either be on a CD or in the recovery image.

You can use Belarc Advisor to figure out what the board is (or open teh case
and look at the model number) and then go to the manufacturer's site adn
downlod them.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

HTH
-pk

Millie wrote:

> I bought the pc from Watford Electronics 5 years ago but I can't ask
> them for hemp because they have been bought out.

VBG

VBG?
--
Millie


"Daave" wrote:

> Millie wrote:
>
> > I bought the pc from Watford Electronics 5 years ago but I can't ask
> > them for hemp because they have been bought out.
>
> VBG
>
>
>

Thanks Patrick. The disc says recovery disc.I would have thought the drivers
were on there and would load automatically. Don't know why it didn'tdetect
audio device.
--
Millie


"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

> "Millie" <jackied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:33B464A3-E1E5-477D-90E9-995457CFEA38@microsoft.com...
> > Hi
> >
> > I've was advised to reinstall windows (as a last resort) by a my tech
> > friend
> > using the recovery disc that came with the pc. I have done this but do I
> > need
> > to install drivers spearately? I am asking because after installing
> > windows
> > no audio device could be found.
> >
> > I bought the pc from Watford Electronics 5 years ago but I can't ask them
> > for hemp because they have been bought out. The new company doesn't appear
> > to
> > be up and running yet.
> >
> > Does anyone know if I ought to find the drivers (if indeed I need to
> > install
> > manually) on the recovery cd or on the floppy labelled 'Promise 376 Serial
> > ATA Driver'? I can't see a way to install from this floppy.
> >
> > I reinstalled windows once before when I had an Evesham pc and the tech
> > guys
> > there talked me through the whole process./
> >
> > Help would appreciated
> > --
> > Millie
>
> If it's an actual recovery CD, the drivers should be installed
> automatically. If it's an XP install CD, you would need to install
> motherboard drivers and then device drivers.
>
> The Promise disk would have drivers only for the SATA hardware. Drivers
> for other hardware would either be on a CD or in the recovery image.
>
> You can use Belarc Advisor to figure out what the board is (or open teh case
> and look at the model number) and then go to the manufacturer's site adn
> downlod them.
> http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
>
> HTH
> -pk
>
>
>

Millie <jackied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>VBG?

Very Big Grin

Meaning I was dumb to buy from Watford? Sorry, I don't get it. But then I am
very tired.
--
Millie


"Uncle Grumpy" wrote:

> Millie <jackied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >VBG?
>
> Very Big Grin
>

Millie wrote:
> Meaning I was dumb to buy from Watford? Sorry, I don't get it. But
> then I am very tired.

Must have been the hemp. ;-)

Millie wrote:
> Thanks Patrick. The disc says recovery disc.I would have thought the
> drivers were on there and would load automatically. Don't know why it
> didn'tdetect audio device.

The drivers should be there.

Do you have onboard audio or a separate sound card?

Also, what motherboard do you have? And if there's a separate sound
card, what is it?

"Millie" <jackied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9F7EE7D8-F753-48DD-8A48-D9D5D52B11D2@microsoft.com...
> Meaning I was dumb to buy from Watford? Sorry, I don't get it. But then I
> am
> very tired.
> --
> Millie

It's a long way for a bad joke; you had a somewhat amusing typo, mentioning
that you couldn't go to the original vendor for "hemp".

In some jurisdictions, that's another term for cannabis products.

HTH
-pk


>
>
> "Uncle Grumpy" wrote:
>
>> Millie <jackied@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >VBG?
>>
>> Very Big Grin
>>