Laughingstar~* said:
XP Pro SR2 et al, was re-installed (clean install) with MS Tech
help. I was left with several important components missing. Now the
video driver is missing, too. Why does this happen? And, how does
one find these things w/o getting other companies to help out?
Sheesh, this has been a nightmare. thank you.
It's "Windows XP Professional Edition with SP2 (Service Pack 2)"...
Your hardware drivers are *not* necessarily supplied by Microsoft. In
fact - as more and more time passes between the initial release of Windows
XP and the current date - less and less hardware you are likely to have will
have a 'working' driver included in the installation and more will have to
be obtained from the manufacturer of the product in question.
The correct hardware drivers for your system is something *you* will have to
figure out or someone you trust (and/or pay) will have to figure out for
you.
If you had come here to get help with a clean install of the OS on a working
PC - I would have given you this advice:
Download and install Belarc Advisor onto the current Windows XP machine.
Use it to get a list of hardware from the machine as well as the CD Key used
to install it. You will need this later to download/install the proper
hardware drivers.
At this point - you are going to have to rely on invoices and/or your eyes
and information gathering skills. If you have a detailed invoice - you are
in luck. It should list what type of video card you have - perhaps a
motherboard name, possibly a Network Card name, etc... If it is a
Dell/HP/IBM/etc - you could be in luck - as you can visit the OEM (Original
Equipment Manufacturer) web page - enter a bit of information and download
the correct drivers for your system. Otherwise - you will have to open it
up and see what's inside and identify it anyway you can.
Come back after that - let us know what you need more help with. The more
information you volunteer about the system - the more help you can get.