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|  Subject: New(to me) laptop  Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:17 pm | |
| ok soo im heres the story... so im getting an old laptop from my friend. she doesnt want it anymore and wants to know if i can fix it up, and maybe ill be able to keep it. one question i was wondering is, is it possible to reformat/reinstall windows XP on a computer without having an install disk? it gets the blue screen on start up she said. i dont think it'd be possible without it but you never know.. if that doesnt work.. i need help  cuz if i cant reinstall everything ill try to get past the blue screen then wipe everything but i dont know how to wipe everything so i came to you guys for help  | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:31 pm | |
| oh Ruuuune!!  | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:46 pm | |
| Disk is required to preform a proper formatting. | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:49 pm | |
| I don't think it is possible to reinstall windows without a cd...but I do know that it is possible to reinstall windows even with the blue screen popping up every time. Did you try going into safe mode during the boot? If you have, and it didnt work, then try going into debugging mode. That should work, and you should be able to reinstall windows from there. Otherwise, on the startup, you would have to go into a process called bios mode (I think, but I'm not sure), then access the cd from there.
BTW, to go into safe mode you need to press F8 simultaneously during the loading screen in the beginning of the boot up.
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Rune
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:12 pm | |
| Please don't post links to torrents for Windows, instead PM it to him. I'd much rather not have our humble clan face Microsoft's wraith. | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:26 pm | |
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- Please don't post links to torrents for Windows, instead PM it to him. I'd much rather not have our humble clan face Microsoft's wraith.
I'd actually prefer if u did not even do that.. Take it to Xfire.. | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:27 pm | |
| well there goes my first chance. thanks lol how for the second.. - Last Shot wrote:
- i need help cuz if i cant reinstall everything ill try to get past the blue screen then wipe everything but i dont know how to wipe everything so i came to you guys for help
i dont know if ive mentioned this yet or not but i haven't gotten it yet. She just told me problem and im trying to figure it out now so i can fix it then. | |
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Jackson
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:35 am | |
| Sorry Vix. I won't post anymore links... | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:54 am | |
| - Rune wrote:
- Please don't post links to torrents for Windows, instead PM it to him. I'd much rather not have our humble clan face Microsoft's wraith.
LOL Yes we would not want our beloved forums deleted >.< |
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Nic
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:34 am | |
| - SarahBeth wrote:
- Rune wrote:
- Please don't post links to torrents for Windows, instead PM it to him. I'd much rather not have our humble clan face Microsoft's wraith.
LOL Yes we would not want our beloved forums deleted >.< Torrents = Illegal If caught yes, all of our IPS can be blocked permentaly from forumotions, and have them call our ISP Companies, Happened to a friend he's banned from Cable Internet Anyways, It's Impossible formatting a computer without a windows disc, you need both a disc, and drivers. If I had a spare CD I would send it to you, but I don't. | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:30 am | |
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- Torrents = Illegal
This is not completely true. Torrenting anything that is licensed is illegal but if you send something you made, lets say like a family movie, it's not illegal at all. | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:34 am | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:31 pm | |
| ok torrents are bad we all know
lol ... | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Thu Jan 13, 2011 5:26 pm | |
| OK so i have the laptop. the problem is...
right after the loading screen for XP it immediately goes into a blue screen. i've tried safe mode and it has the blue screen for that too. ive went through all the menus able to do but nothing happens. any idea? i have no install disk | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Thu Jan 13, 2011 6:29 pm | |
| - Last Shot wrote:
- OK so i have the laptop. the problem is...
right after the loading screen for XP it immediately goes into a blue screen. i've tried safe mode and it has the blue screen for that too. ive went through all the menus able to do but nothing happens. any idea? i have no install disk give up? | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:14 pm | |
| Go with ani's way. shove peanut butter in it... | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:21 pm | |
| BSOD error is UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME and i'd ask to... if you dont have a good answer dont post  | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:57 pm | |
| The only possible ways would be to either download windows xp and put it on a cd, buy it, or get it repaired at a shop. | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:03 pm | |
| - Dark wrote:
- The only possible ways would be to either download windows xp and put it on a cd, buy it, or get it repaired at a shop.
haha funny story really. my parents put the cd in there safe cuz they thought it was "special" lol it is but i didnt know till now. sorry for the hassle guys | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:04 pm | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:10 pm | |
| i need help finding a video driver for a
Latitude D600 Laptop running Windows XP Service Pack 3 | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:14 pm | |
| post what Video Graphics Card it has. | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Sat Jan 15, 2011 1:49 am | |
| i ran dxiag, looked in system then device manager. says n/a for everything lol  notice the date. 2003. lol | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:09 am | |
| I would think the best thing you could do is take it to a repair shop, and have them reset it and re-install the OS. Might cost you a little bit. but will be the easiest way. | |
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| | Subject: Re: New(to me) laptop Sat Jan 15, 2011 4:24 pm | |
| i just found it out. see the little vga.dll? in my device manager that was a device without a driver. so i found and installed it now it works fine | |
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