Dear Ed, Jeff, Clint, and Jorge, Thank you for very much for your assistance.
Ed, the MS link was very informative indeed. However, it only relates to drives that do not have XP system files. Jeff, I installed the Windows updates, but it did not bring my drivers back. Clint, I tried to install the drivers from the motherboard CD that came with the computer. When that failed, I downloaded drivers for the sound card and tried to install them. It refuses to accept the drivers. Clint, were you able to reformat C: while it had system files? XP won't allow me to do that. What do you mean by the HD's CD (as opposed to the XP CD)? Jorge, you recommended "do not mess with the upgrades unless you really need each and every one" - do you mean that the fact that I downloaded all those upgrades (45 MB worth!) from MS may have been the cause of the computer's not accepting the drivers? If that is the case, Jorge, then can I simply try to re-copy Windows from the original disk, over the existing system (supposedly to repair damaged files) and hope that the computer will then accept the drivers? Again, thank you all for your coaching. David Grossman ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
