I’m reactivating an old computer that’s been kicking around my workspace for a long time. I tried to upgrade it to Vista when Vista was the hot new thing but the upgrade went wrong due to some hardware issue and I got as far as reinstalling XP before I lost momentum and went on to the next project.
Now I’m refurbishing the computer for a friend. I have XP running and activated, but I’m missing several important drivers for things like the USB controller, video card, and audio hardware, plus a couple of other hardware items. The problem is that I put this system together myself five or six years ago and no longer have ANY idea exactly what hardware might be inside, not even the brands.
I’ve tried letting XP find the correct drivers with no luck. There must be some method of retrieving this information, but I just don’t know what it is. The hardware was all new, quality stuff as of 2004 or so, so I’m sure I’ll be able to download the correct drivers if I can just figure out which ones I need!
Thanks in advance for any help solving this one, it’s kinda got me stumped.
-John Price
