Re: Faulty XP Pro Installation.
- From: "CSM1" <nomail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2007 21:32:34 GMT
You have enough memory and your hard drive is a good size.
Dell support for the drivers and BIOS upgrade. Check which Bios you have currently.
When you boot, hit the pause key just as the first text comes on screen.
You can then read the current BIOS version on the screen. If your BIOS is the the same version as the one on the download site, do not update. Check the date for 10/29/2002.
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&ServiceTag=&SystemID=DIM_PNT_P4_8200&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=&impid=
I would still do a Clean Install.
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"CreativeImages" <Walt.Hendron@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:33452128-E557-4794-A2AA-731823475475@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
You have not said the most important bits of information.
1. What is the name and model number of your motherboard? Dell 8200
2. Is this a laptop or a desktop computer? Desktop
3. What is the brand of computer? Dell
4. How old is the computer? 3 years old, I think.
5. How much memory is installed? 1.5 to 2 Gb
6. How large is the hard drive? Two 200Gb
"CSM1" wrote:
"CreativeImages" <Walt.Hendron@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> I am having problems with Windows XP Professional. After upgrading
> several
> applications like IE 6.0 to IE 7.0, then adding Firefox, and a game or
> two, I
> realized that several functions of the operating system seem to be > going
> badly.
>
> After upgrading to IE 7.0, I lost the sound on this computer. Error
> messages indicated that the installed device drivers for the sound card
> were
> not supported by the IE 7.0. I unsuccessfully tried to fix the sound
> problem.
>
> Then IE 7.0 started acting improperly. Occasionally, pictures would > not
> appear in e-mails and in web pages. Sometimes, links with the correct
> properties would not launch IE 7.0 or a new window.
>
> I installed Firefox. IE 7.0 was still flakey in operation. I tired to
> uninstall IE 7.0, and reinstall IE 6.0. I was not successful.
>
> Then Office Access would launch and run. Office always need to > “prepare
> to
> install,” then it would try to fix or repair the application by backing > up
> a
> data base file. After the repair, Access was re-launched, into the > same
> routine. Access stopped working.
>
> Outlook and Word started doing strange things. I removed the > applications
> and re-installed the applications. Finally, it was suggested that I
> restore
> the operating system to a past time when things worked. Windows and
> Office
> auto updating was running, and regularly did auto updating. So when > the
> restore system was preformed, I feel it uninstalled some security
> upgrades.
>
> Then the flaky operations of XP Pro, Real Player, Access, Word, IE 7.0 > and
> other applications would crash, I installed a game on this computer.
> After
> some more time, I started trying to fix all the problems. I did not
> “repair”
> Windows XP Pro, I re-installed the operating system by booting off of > the
> CD.
>
> Firefox and IE 7.0 stopped working. I got IE 6.0 to work (I found it > in a
> subdirectory). Very little of this computer was working.
>
> I down loaded Real Player, and the sound returned. In a few hours by
> trying
> to load and install IE 7.0, the sound stopped working.
>
> Then Outlook would not work – I lost my e-mail. I uninstalled and
> re-installed Office and/or its components.
>
> Here are some of the error messages (or parts of the messages):
> 1. An exception ‘unhandled win32 exception’ has occurred in > MsMpEng.exe –
> new instance of visual studio .net 2003.
> 2. http://r.office.microsoft.com/r/rclidofficeupdate?clid=1033 –
> application
> not found.
> 3. Security Update For Microsoft XML Core Service 4.0 Service Pack2
> (kb936181 or kb916281) not installed.
> 4. Security Update For Cumulative Security Update Internet Explorer for
> Windows XP (kb936181) not installed. (kb936181 or kb916281) not > installed.
> 5. Service executable problem – new instance of visual studio .net > 2003.
> 6. c:\programFile\InternetExplorer\iexplorer.exe
> 7. c:\windows\system32\catsrv.dll – HiddenFaxWindows.
> 8. Real Player, Windows Media Player, my new game, Office and XP pro > are
> not
> working or working properly.
> 9. I have had error messages with the following files: dirctDB.dll,
> inetcomm.dll, wab32.dll, shlwapi.dll and catsrv.dll.
>
> I have more problems, but this is a good list to start with.
>
> Help! What should I do next?
>
> Thank you.
>
>
You have not said the most important bits of information.
1. What is the name and model number of your motherboard?
2. Is this a laptop or a desktop computer?
3. What is the brand of computer?
4. How old is the computer?
5. How much memory is installed?
6. How large is the hard drive?
Depending on the age of the computer, the first thing I would do, is check
the manufactuers website for any Motherboard BIOS upgrades and Motherboard
drivers.
Update the BIOS.
Download Motherboard drivers, do not install them at this time. You will
need the Motherboard drivers when you Clean install Windows XP Media Center
2005. Burn them to a CD, if you have a CD/DVD Burner
The next thing I would do is do a clean install of Window Media Center 2005.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
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