I really need help in my problem please?
i have a laptop , the os was xp home edition, i tried to upgrade it with xp pro, but i couldn't make it, and i installed partition magic on it to format it, now the format hasn't finished and the system gives me an error Loading operating system..
how can i manage to install again the xp pro please inspite of my laptop does not have a floppy dist unit?
Regards
Karwan

I take it your laptop has a CD drive?
Insert the XP Pro CD and boot the laptop from the CD. Select format HDD and install new windows (it will tell you this is not recommended but ignore it).

The laptop will format and reboot using the CD and the XP Pro installer will run automatically. Let us know how you get on!

Thanks very much FireFox, i did it really it was successful, but i have another problem now..
The Audio driver and the video controller are not installed even by forwarding to win xp CD, my laptop label is N34AS6 v1.0 i couldn't find a driver for the motherbord, so could you help thankfully..
Regard
Karwan

You should be able to go the the laptop manufacturers website and using the model number search for the drivers required. Either that or connect to the internet and using the device manager in Control Panel>System>Hardware>Device Manager you can download the drivers needed.

In device manager, delete the hardware you are having problems with and reboot the computer. When it reboots it will say new hardware found and try and find the drivers. If it cannot find them in the database on the WinXP CD it will ask you if it can connect to the internet to locate the drivers. Just click yes Windows should do the rest.

Let us know how you get on

Hi Sami and all dear members
I was able to fix the laptop HDD problem, but now i have a nother problem relating to Sound driver, the laptop is

Patriot
model No: N34AS6
the sound driver is missing and i tried many of online but couldn't make it to make it heard, the Realtek AC'97 think so but still when a sound file plays with real player or any other media player it works but NO Sound from the speakers of the laptop...
Strange i can use the Mic But Nosound from it at all...so could anybody help me please..?
Thanks in advance...

Give these drivers Realtek AC97 audio driver package a3.93
a try.

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Thanks very much Sami and firefox, i fixed the problem with the laptop, really it was successful guys...
I got another one now!!
Its HP Compaq desk top, i wanted to partition the HDD but didn't know to use the System recovery function in windows itself, i formatted the HDD and partitioned into two partition, but the bit with the recovery data still there.
Now how could i use the partition that hold the recovery data meanwhile i installed another version of windows of xp(as far as i have my original windows so why shouldn't i reinstall it again??
could you please guide me with a good solution to my desk top thankfully..

Karwan

Here is another happy SysChat customer...

ok, why would u want to partion ur hdd??? if u do this there is no turning back!!.. unless u have 150.00 to get the software to get it off...

? partitioning and unpartitioning a drive is easy!!
there are many tools available, including the trial of partition magic. I partition and unpartition drives all the time

*what makes you think it's so difficult and costs $150?

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