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    reinstall

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by gja, Jan 19, 2009.

  1. gja

    gja Newbie

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    tried to reinstall XP on my 1705; XP had intall errors; now Windows Installer wont work, half the language in XP operating system appears to be Farsii, and all drivers are gone; Internet Explorer wont run (takes me to properties page); best way to fix?
     
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  2. Wishmaker

    Wishmaker BBQ Expert

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    It would help more information. Where did the setup go wrong?



    Best solution? Re-install.
     
    Wishmaker, Jan 19, 2009
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  3. Orlandotek

    Orlandotek Notebook Guru

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    Re-install? You mean over itself? Or what we refer in the biz as a
    dirty install?

    XP doesn't do well re-installing over itself. What was the reason for the
    re-install?

    I would recommend a clean install -- Format the hard drive and start over.

    If this is a clean install...did you have any errors on the install??

    If it was a clean install..you may want to FDISK and blow out all partitions
    and start over.

    Did you install XP over Vista?
     
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  4. Wishmaker

    Wishmaker BBQ Expert

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    Why would I offer a solution that trashes the computer more? It is common knowledge that reinstall of an OS is done on a clean HDD.
     
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  5. Orlandotek

    Orlandotek Notebook Guru

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    Oops..sorry Wishmaker...my post was directed to the original poster.

    I should have quoted him...
     
    Orlandotek, Jan 19, 2009
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