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From: "Pete Holsberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: Backup for XP/Home
Is that softwareon the reinstall CD or on another the manufacturer
supplies
I have found that Dell and Gateway have been more generous in furnishing
Windows XP, hardware drivers and applications media on CD's. I think they
burn those CD to their specifications etc.
Do you run it before you reformat and reinstall?
I do not run anybody's recovery media before I format and reinstall Windows
XP. I said, "Recovery CD" when referring to Compaq, HP's and eMachines. I
forgot that many include their restoration media on the hard drive, not on a
CD. I think they allow you to burn Recovery CD's but many customers forget
to do this and end up with nothing when they have a physical hard drive
crash.
I find that most computers perform better with a clean install of Windows XP
than they did with their factory installs which includes some useful things
and lots of junk. Do not attempt a clean install unless you have the correct
motherboard chipset and other resources hardware drivers. You also need the
drivers for other hardware such as video, audio, modem, network card etc.
Often it is said I write as if I am speaking to newbies and sometimes as if
I am speaking to experienced computer technicians. I feel the whole spectrum
makes up this list, from newbie to experienced technician. Computer
technicians know what to do when doing a clean install to replace a
proprietary install. Others need to make sure they can do a factory recovery
in case their attempt at a clean install does not produce the desired
results.
Chuck
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