No argument about uninstalling all the Gateway trash. I checked the Gateway site, and all the drivers and such seem to be available. I think I'll delete the partition and let xp reformat before install. I can download the Ethernet driver if I need to on my machine and copy it over to CD. The rest of the stuff on the machine isn't really needed or wanted by the owner. She is reclaiming it from a college student (her daughter) who now has a laptop to crap up with spyware. This is the second machine I've had to retrieve for them. Spyware keeps me in business.
Sharol -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Medina Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 11:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Gateway 5005 plus I've redone so many Gateways, I could do it in my sleep. :) I completely *wipe* (write zeros to) the entire drive. Then using a Retail or a select license CD, install XP from scratch. Just write down or somehow save the Device Manager listing of devices in the machine. Even that is sorta unnecessary, since by using the serial number, you can obtain the stuff (right down to the originally shipped configuration) from the Gateway site. But I would first go to the Gateway web site to see what they have and what needs to be dug up someplace else. Time is usually wasted uninstalling all the crap that comes with the machine by using a *recovery* CD. :) Machines have become an advertising medium, with all the trial this-n-that being put on them now-days. On Sat, 17 Sep 2005, Sharol Cutrell wrote: > Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be a choice. IT won't > boot from a floppy, and I couldn't format it using ntfs > anyway from there, and delete partition is the only choice > that Windows gives me. Never seen that before, but oh, well. > It is a Gateway. Maybe they dinked with the boot options. > > Could I boot from a different Windows CD and then bail after > formatting the partition? That way I would get all the > options, right? -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
