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reinstall xp home

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by tom

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i am reinstalling a fresh os, xp home edition. installation process does not ask for product key. when done cannot find modem, monitor etc. seems like i need to install chip sets though with xp i should not have to. any ideas?

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by thechas

You are correct, you will need to install the drivers. Starting with the driver for the chip-set.

XP did come with a pretty good set of drivers "for hardware that was available in 2001". New hardware requires new drivers. The default XP drivers still function for some Intel chip-sets. But, I ALWAYS install the specific drivers for the motherboard I am using.

If you have the manual for your system or motherboard, it should be fairly easy to identify what drivers you need. You should be able to download them from the system / hardware manufactures web site. For some devices, you may want / need to download the driver from the actual chip manufacture.

Chas

by older mycroft

But you should have TWO discs - one for XP and one for the motherboard chipset drivers.

With any M$ operating system you require the drivers disc.

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