I had Windows XP Pro running on my Laptop. I accidentally removed many driver files from \windows\system32\drivers folder and naturally, on restart, XP wouldn’t come up. I didn’t have the original CD I installed XP Pro with, so I installed XP Home instead in C:\Win. When I chose C:\Windows while installing XP Home, it said all existing users and their files on XP Pro would be removed. I had some important documents on my earlier desktop, so I chose C:\Win. Now, I have Win XP Pro in C:\Windows, and XP Home in C:\Win. I managed to retrive the files from the previous desktop folder.

Now to the problem. While booting, bootloader comes up both XP Pro and Home to choose from and when I pick Windows XP Pro, it gives the drivers missing error. I would like to get rid of XP Pro forever, but I cannot boot with XP Pro in the first place.

Please help.

My problem is I reformatted my pc and put windows xp pro back on it as a clean install. Everything was fine, I loaded windows and was downloading all my software that I know works, drivers, and such. I know the hardware/software is all good to go because it works in Linux. Question is, after I installed about 140 windows updates, my computer gets to the xp loading screen and then goes black. The monitor stays green lighted and is fine, but windows wont boot. I have tried performed a repair on win xp but it freezes at loading windows in the windows xp disk. i have tried booting into safe (which works) and checking the device manager which is fine. I have tried restoring windows before the updates, but the restore fails everytime.
Processor: amd dual core athlon 64 x2 6400 3.2 GHz. motherboard is not a high end motherboard, 512 video. sound card, 4 gigs pc6400, 250 GB 7200 RPM hard drive, 430 watt power supply. Could this be the motherboard and processor conflicting? PS issue?
I plan on doing a HD check through safe mode and i plan on uninstalling every software I installed in there…… Any other options? ive tried reseating memory, unplugging everything and plugging back in…
thanks, that idea was next on my list…didnt want to resort to that…….but the other issue is, i cant get into the reformat, repair portion of the xp cd, it hangs on windows is setting up. you think uninstalling everything I installed would work and reinstall the software again? Would windows updates cause this because thats the last thing I did before this happened?
I flashed my BIOS and boom, there goes xp loading!

now i have win 2k but it always creates problem. like Dll error, registry demaged etc.etc. so plz help me to find downloading link for win xp for free.

How do you get into the start up menu for programs in windows XP? I have programs that automaticaly start when I first turn on the computer and I want to stop them.

I have windows Xp and every time I click on a email message to go on line a security message pops up, but there’s no security risk. How can I stop this or get rid of it?

i have my drives in ntfs partition but it does not display security option. what is long form of ntfs

I was wondering if anyone could explain in detail how to transfer a full program from your computer using windows xp onto a Flash Drive. I would really appreciate the help. Thank You.
I was wondering if anyone could explain in detail how to transfer a full program from your computer using windows xp onto a Flash Drive so I can transfer it onto another computer. (I can’t find the cd) I would really appreciate the help. Thank You.

PLEASE HELP!!! THIS IS MY PARENTS OFFICE COMPUTER!!. I was trying to upgrade their windows Xp home edtion to windows XP Professional. I ran the install from windows. The computer restarted and copied all of the files and then restarted. Then the computer keeps restarting after that point. What can i do??? I backed up all files luckily.

I have tried everything. I have installed the latest drivers even those which have come with the computer itself, but there is no hardware device. In win xp it is working with vinyl ac97 driver, but in win 98 it does not. Please tell how to install a sound device.

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What is the difference between these operating systems?

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I currently have windows XP, which is the right one to upgrade?
I meet the system requirements easily and have a dual core, 2 gb ram, 250 hard drive, and 256 DDR3 video.
I ran the upgrade adviser, and everything is perfectly compatible and my computer is windows vista ready.