Rebuild PC

[Chip]

I am rebuilding another PC. I have reinstalled XP. I understand there is a
website in Microsoft for installing drivers. You put your service tag number
in and it rebuilds the drivers that were initially installed. Anyone know
where this is????

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Now pull the other one!

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I am rebuilding another PC. I have reinstalled XP. I understand
there is a website in Microsoft for installing drivers. You put
your service tag number in and it rebuilds the drivers that were
initially installed. Anyone know where this is????

The words "Service Tag" leads me to believe you left out the words, "I have
a Dell computer"...
Also - you did a clean installation of Windows XP is what I assume you mean
by "rebuilding another PC"?

If you have a Dell computer - visit the Sell Support site, download drivers
and enter the service tag when asked.

Otherwise - figure out each hardware component you have and need drivers for
and visit each of those manufacturer's support web pages and download the
drivers direct from each one of those sites.

 

[Ron Badour]

That's news to me.

If the PC is a brand name (i.e., Dell), I suggest that you check the maker's
web site for drivers.

--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP
Windows Desktop Experience

 

[Lem]

I am rebuilding another PC. I have reinstalled XP. I understand there is a
website in Microsoft for installing drivers. You put your service tag number
in and it rebuilds the drivers that were initially installed. Anyone know
where this is????

Not Microsoft (you should never get drivers from Windows Update).
Perhaps you're referring to Dell?
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen

In any event, you *download* the requisite drivers and then burn them to
a CD to use on your box with newly-installed Windows.

--
Lem -- MS-MVP

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm

 

[Tom [Pepper] Willett]

No, you understand wrong. Now, Dell can do that, but not Microsoft.

:I am rebuilding another PC. I have reinstalled XP. I understand there is
a
: website in Microsoft for installing drivers. You put your service tag
number
: in and it rebuilds the drivers that were initially installed. Anyone know
: where this is????