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In news:47321445-1856-46A6-8B74-BC2007E83FCF@microsoft.com,
Rose78 <Rose78@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> I have posted a message on here back in April concerning this
> problem
> "web cam and XP" It wasn't much use, i have discussed this
> problem
> with 3 other people who knows computers and how to fix them,
> but all
> 3 had no idea what happened, the last person is the one who
> told me
> reinstall xp and start again, he actually took a look at my
> computer
> and the same problems that were happening when i was on it, was
> happening to him, he was experiencing the same things.
>
> I know it is a drastic step, but i am at the end of my rope,
> and very
> frustrusted with this issue since i am not able to do things
> that i
> need to do, if there is anyway then i would gladly do it, but i
> don't
> think there is.
OK, if, as you say, you've asked here and you've asked other
knowledgeable people, then you've already done what I suggested,
and perhaps reinstalling is right for you.
To do so, just boot from the Windows XP CD (change the BIOS boot
order if necessary to accomplish this) and follow the prompts for
a clean installation (delete the existing partition by pressing
"D" when prompted, then create a new one).
You can find detailed instructions here:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
or here
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/XPClean.htm
or here
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm
--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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>> In news:8DD4D42D-6A55-4105-9CB6-69CF3BAEFB9A@microsoft.com,
>> Rose78 <Rose78@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>>
>>> I am having problems with my computer, and was told to format
>>> c
>>> drive
>>> and reinstall windows.
>>>
>>> I have never done this, what do i do. I have back uped my
>>> files/documents and am ready to wipe it clean and start over
>>> again.
>>>
>>> Please help, need step by step instructions.
>>
>>
>> The first and most important instruction is *not* to do what
>> you
>> were told. Formatting and reinstalling is a drastic step. It's
>> sometimes the right course, but not often, and should
>> generally
>> be done only as a last resort.
>>
>> Unfortunately, it's far too often recommended by many people.
>> It's my belief that this mistaken notion stems from the
>> technical
>> support people at many of the larger OEMs. Their solution to
>> almost any problem they don't quickly know the answer to is
>> "reformat and reinstall." That's the perfect solution for
>> them.
>> It gets you off the phone quickly, it almost always works, and
>> it
>> doesn't require them to do any real troubleshooting (a skill
>> that
>> most of them obviously don't possess in any great degree).
>>
>> But it leaves you with all the work and all the problems. You
>> have to restore all your data backups, you have to reinstall
>> all
>> your programs, you have to reinstall all the Windows and
>> application updates,you have to locate and install all the
>> needed
>> drivers for your system, you have to recustomize Windows and
>> all
>> your apps to work the way you're comfortable with.
>>
>> Besides all those things being time-consuming and troublesome,
>> you may have trouble with some of them: can you find all your
>> application CDs? Can you find all the needed installation
>> codes?
>> Do you have data backups to restore? Do you even remember all
>> the
>> customizations and tweaks you may have installed to make
>> everything work the way you like?
>>
>> Occasionally there are problems that are so difficult to solve
>> that Windows should be reinstalled cleanly. But they are few
>> and
>> far between; reinstallation should not be a substitute for
>> troubleshooting; it should be a last resort, to be done only
>> after all other attempts at troubleshooting by a qualified
>> person
>> have failed.
>>
>> If you have problems, post them here; it's likely that someone
>> can help you and a reinstallation won't be required.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup