Re: [slim] Clean reinstall of Windows XP

2009-03-15 Thread Kyle
Thanks for your replies. I found the right driver, and refresh rate is much better. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Clean reinstall of Windows XP

2009-03-14 Thread Kyle
I never could get it to work. I can't reformat the C-drive manually (it won't allow me to), and when I go to the install setup screen, it asks me to choose a partition and then says there's already an operating system on that partition and doesn't give me the option to reformat the HDD. Anyway,

Re: [slim] Clean reinstall of Windows XP

2009-03-14 Thread MeSue
System Properties, advanced tab, startup and recovery settings will let you remove that bootup prompt. If you want to try again, I think there is an option to do a clean install on the same partition where Windows is already installed. It will rename your old Windows folder to Windows.old and

Re: [slim] Clean reinstall of Windows XP

2009-03-14 Thread Kyle
I got to a screen that allowed me to choose to delete the current windows installation. I hope that is right. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Clean reinstall of Windows XP

2009-03-14 Thread Kyle
My install went fine, but now when I move my windows around the screen, the motion is very choppy. Is there a setting for this? -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this

Re: [slim] Clean reinstall of Windows XP

2009-03-14 Thread Mnyb
Kyle;406561 Wrote: My install went fine, but now when I move my windows around the screen, the motion is very choppy. Is there a setting for this? Ok the disc you used is it a pure XP disc from Microsoft or is from the laptop manufacturer ? check your hardware settings if you have a lot of

Re: [slim] Clean reinstall of Windows XP

2009-03-14 Thread JJZolx
Kyle;406561 Wrote: My install went fine, but now when I move my windows around the screen, the motion is very choppy. Is there a setting for this? Maybe this is a driver problem, as I did not use the disks that came with laptop but a Windows program disk. The installation probably didn't

[slim] Clean reinstall of Windows XP

2009-03-13 Thread Kyle
The old laptop that I use for SqueezeCenter is my old primary computer. Now it's used only for SC, websurfing and email. It has gotten really clunky and slow, however, so I was thinking of wiping it clean and reinstalling Windows XP from a disc. I thought I could just insert the disc and it

Re: [slim] Clean reinstall of Windows XP

2009-03-13 Thread spumanti
Hi Kyle. First, you need to be aware that when you format your harddrive, you loose EVERYTHING stored on that drive. Make sure you have backups of all the important things on the PC before you format the HDD. Then you simply instert the CD in the PC, and restart the PC. It should then boot up