I was just wondering if it is possible to format and re-install windows on a compaq presario. (Will update thread with make and model in a few hours) If so, is it the same as doing it on a desktop? I have the windows cd and all. I also have to have it done by saturday. Thanks for the support, any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
That's what I thought, It's just in the back of my mind I remembered some best buy or something saying it's wasn't possible... Thanks for the answer. One more thing, How do I find out what drivers I need for it? Thanks.
hahaha.....The Geek Squad? Please.... a lappy is no different then any other machine. For the drivers, you just have to know what hardware the laptop has installed. Chipset, video, sound, NIC...etc.
Can you please tell me which drivers I need for this Laptop? Thanks: Specs for the Compaq Presario 2140US CPU AMD Mobile Athlon XP 2200+ 1788MHz 256KB Cache Video ATI Radeon IGP 320M (ATI Radeon Mobility U1 ) Audio Acer Laboratories, Inc ALI IM5451 PCI AC-Link Network Card Integrated Ethernet National Semiconductor Corporation DP83815 Modem Conexant 56K ACLink Touchpad Synaptics RAM 512MB Harddrive 40GB Optical-Drive DVD drive Floppy USB Floppy http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Compaq_Presario_2100
Nevermind I found the drivers page: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=228&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=375243&lang=en
If the comp had xp preinstalled just check in "my computer" for a snmall 5-6gb FAT 32 partition if there is one push and hold F10? on startup ,it should start the recovery console options (or check the manual),all hp's have them inc desktops There should also be an option to make recovery disks in the programs list under either pc help and tools,or hp there is also the option to download the reinstall software from microsoft to floppy or cd,this is not xp as you'd get from a shop it's a specific software for your comp and puts it back to factory shipped cond
