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| From | richgr@panix.com (Rich Greenberg) |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.laptops |
| Subject | XP re-install on Dell Inspiration |
| Date | 2011-07-04 14:42 -0400 |
| Organization | Organized? Me? |
| Message-ID | <iut1ii$j5u$1@panix5.panix.com> (permalink) |
Please read to the end. Complex problem, I tried to be concise. My wife gave my [step] daughter a new Dell laptop. The daughter gave my wife her older Dell Inspiration 600m in return enabling my wife to scrap an older laptop that was failing. The Inspiration had a MS sticker on the bottom for XP home with a serial number. The laptop had XP Pro installed by daughters university IT. Using Keyfinder, I got the s/n from the XP Pro install. Both wireless and the ethernet port work with this XP Pro. Because there is a LOT of university cruft installed, it runs very slow and I can't get it to access my network printer. I swapped hard drives and installed XP Pro from a CD with sp3 integrated. The first glitch was that it wouldn't accept the s/n from the XP install, so I used the s/n that had come with the install disk when I bought it. Install completed. Second glitch was that it couldn't find the wireless, ethernet, or modem ports. I am guessing that I need some Dell specific install material. What am I looking for? On Ebay, I find Item number: 320535502099, "Dell Inspiron Drivers Recovery Restore Disk for XP/2000 === ALL MODELS ===". Is that what I need, or if not what? -- Rich Greenberg Sarasota, FL, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 941 378 2097 Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67 Canines: Val, Red, Shasta, Zero & Casey (At the bridge) Owner:Chinook-L Canines: Red & Cinnar (Siberians) Retired at the beach Asst Owner:Sibernet-L
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XP re-install on Dell Inspiration richgr@panix.com (Rich Greenberg) - 2011-07-04 14:42 -0400
Re: XP re-install on Dell Inspiration BillW50 <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-07-04 14:56 -0500
Re: XP re-install on Dell Inspiration Bob Villa <pheeh.zero@gmail.com> - 2011-07-04 16:54 -0700
Re: XP re-install on Dell Inspiration richgr@panix.com (Rich Greenberg) - 2011-07-05 17:37 +0000
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