ACPI

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Ian,

You would need to do a repair installation, and no, you cannot save the
Windows Update files, you will need to redownload and reinstall them. Follow
directions here:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[IanC]

Is it possible to change from normal hal.dll to ACPI hal without doing a
reinstall ?
At present my PC is 'Standard PC' and I do not have the option of changing
to ACPI in device manager!
I also do not have the APM tab in Power Options !

I'm running XP pro on a Nforce2 mobo which is ACPI compliant.

If I do need to reinstall over my existing, is there a way of saving my
Windows updates ?

Ian.C.

 

[IanC]

Thanks for the response Rick !

I think I'll leave it as is for now, or until I end up being forced into a
reinstall !
The only slight niggle I have at present is having to manually power off !!

 

[Gary Tait]

Is it possible to change from normal hal.dll to ACPI hal without doing a
reinstall ?
At present my PC is 'Standard PC' and I do not have the option of changing
to ACPI in device manager!
I also do not have the APM tab in Power Options !

I'm running XP pro on a Nforce2 mobo which is ACPI compliant.

If I do need to reinstall over my existing, is there a way of saving my
Windows updates ?

Ian.C.

Change the power options in your BIOS. The OS should recognisethe
changes,