Re: Re-installed Windows XP and have got major problems now

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Did you really "reinstall XP" or did you use a "restoration CD" provided by
the PC maker?

The former formats the hard drive and install just XP, no programs, no
special drivers, and certainly no personal files. The latter restores the
whole hard drive to the day you bought it, XP+drivers+prgrams, but still no
personal files.

There is a third possibility, and that is that maybe you did, or intended to
do, a "repair" install of XP? Unlike a full install, a repair leaves
programs and user files alone. However, many OEM versions of XP will not
support a "repair". You might want to contact the PC maker for more info
and advice.

As for the video problem, download and install the latest drivers for your
video card (or video chip, if on motherboard).

"Julio" <Julio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:B46EC688-BE42-43D2-9C2F-8F775A9C4F98@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> My computer wasn't working right, so I re-installed Windows XP with the
> CD-ROM that came with the computer.
> After I re-installed Windows XP, all my files and programs have been
> deleted, and everything went to the lowest performance(meaning stuck in
> the
> 640x480 resolution and the 16-bit color)
> I am unable to change the resolution even by doing what the trouble shoot
> tells me to do....
>
> I need to know how to fix this BIG problem!!


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