windows xp pro

eddyjack · 13-11-2006, 11:26 AM

if i reinstall windows xp pro should it affect my sound in anyway or is there a certain way windows xp pro should be reinstalled thanks

edijs · 13-11-2006, 01:57 PM

If you have problems with your sound, you should try and reinstall your sound card drivers (but bad sound can also be caused by faulty speakers, ie soundsystems), because thats not usually the reason you would go and reinstall windows. But if the problem's persisting, then reinstalling is perhaps somewhat of a solution.

Reinstalling windows, as I've always presumed, is generally understood as:

1. Copying data from your current system to a medium (CD, HDD, Flash memory, etc) aka "backing up";
2. Wiping your HDD clean (full and merciless formating);
3. Making a fresh installation of windows (& all drivers, of course).

Ghostman 1 · 13-11-2006, 02:00 PM

If you are having problems with your sound ,then just reinstall your sound drivers. Use Everest or Belarc to ID your sound card. Then just download the drivers...

eddyjack · 13-11-2006, 06:22 PM

where will i get everest&belarc from, not really up on computers don`t know very much about them thnx

Karanislove · 13-11-2006, 11:25 PM

If u have a drivers cd then install it from there otherwise...

Company PC: go to the manufacuterer wbsite and install it from their website.
Custom Build: Look and find which sound card you have and install drivers from Mobo/Sound Card manufacturers website...

Alternatively, if you tell you computer specification/model number then I will try and see if I can get it for u...

Ghostman 1 · 14-11-2006, 02:44 PM

just do a Google search for belarc or Identifiers..

eddyjack · 14-11-2006, 03:46 PM

ok thnx very much

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edijs Programmer Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 22 Male Posts: 519 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Busy Status: Offline My Computer	If you have problems with your sound, you should try and reinstall your sound card drivers (but bad sound can also be caused by faulty speakers, ie soundsystems), because thats not usually the reason you would go and reinstall windows. But if the problem's persisting, then reinstalling is perhaps somewhat of a solution. Reinstalling windows, as I've always presumed, is generally understood as: 1. Copying data from your current system to a medium (CD, HDD, Flash memory, etc) aka "backing up"; 2. Wiping your HDD clean (full and merciless formating); 3. Making a fresh installation of windows (& all drivers, of course). __________________ Come to Latvia \| Crossfade, Element Eighty, Nickelback \| The Best Series Ever \| Love the classics: PlayStationOne \| Works well for me \| Opera rocks \| My Ride

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Ghostman 1 Ultra Geek Join Date: May 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 730 Times Helpful: 34 My Mood: Mellow Status: Offline	If you are having problems with your sound ,then just reinstall your sound drivers. Use Everest or Belarc to ID your sound card. Then just download the drivers...

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eddyjack Geek Trainee Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 32 Status: Offline	where will i get everest&belarc from, not really up on computers don`t know very much about them thnx

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Ghostman 1 Ultra Geek Join Date: May 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 730 Times Helpful: 34 My Mood: Mellow Status: Offline	just do a Google search for belarc or Identifiers..

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eddyjack Geek Trainee Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 32 Status: Offline	ok thnx very much

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