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Overlord
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19. July 2006 @ 08:56 |
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greetings, im looking to get xp on my hard drive, and i currently have ME. My question is will i be able to get my hard drive from fat 32 to ntfs, and just so i know, how much space would i need free for the installation.
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19. July 2006 @ 12:08 |
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Up to around 1.5Gb for XP. Though I highly recommend that you do not upgrade from Me to XP, but rather do a totally new installation. If you do an upgrade, you can change from FAT to NTFS later, but if it's new you'll have the option during setup.
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danlock
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19. July 2006 @ 13:21 |
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I did it on an older computer and it worked fine, but was pretty slow. Make sure you have a good enough processor and enough RAM and it should go OK; As far as the conversion, Windows took care of it OK. Good luck!
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Overlord
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19. July 2006 @ 15:51 |
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hey thanks, thats good to know. ill try it and get back to you guys, thanks again
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Overlord
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19. July 2006 @ 18:43 |
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ok it worked but my start menu is gone!, is there a reason and a way to fix it? thanks
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danlock
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19. July 2006 @ 18:44 |
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It might be hiding on one edge, try dragging from the bottom and then from each side, it might just be "off-screen". Is taskbar there, just no start button? then I wouldn't know what that meant.
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danlock
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19. July 2006 @ 18:47 |
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also there is a feature in Properties of the taskbar, that lets you auto-hide the taskbar. Keep tinkering with the edges, see if it appears
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Overlord
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19. July 2006 @ 19:23 |
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actually nothing at all is there, but when i hit start on the keyboard i dont see it anywhere, but my shortcuts usually on the bottom are offscreen on the bottom right cause i clicked them accidently, i would assume it would be on the top right but isnt. is there some way in control panel or something to fix this? sorry for the trouble and thanks.
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Overlord
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19. July 2006 @ 19:40 |
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tried everything, nothing worked
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danlock
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19. July 2006 @ 19:51 |
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try right-clicking on your taskbar if you have it and go to properties, it will let you do many things. If you don't have a taskbar, I don't know what to tell you. Good luck
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Overlord
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19. July 2006 @ 20:01 |
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Man i ran into another problem after finally fixing the taskbar. Now it says i have no sound device, but when i first installed it i listened to a song fine, now what? i starting to regret installing XP. thanks again
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Overlord
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19. July 2006 @ 20:02 |
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also even another problem, whenever i turn on my computer after shutting it off, it starts with the wrong resolution, and the taskbar is gone again!
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20. July 2006 @ 01:56 |
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When you installed XP did you immediately install all of your other machines chipset drivers? Motherboard drivers, sound and graphic cards? If you didnt you are running on generic microsoft ones and they may give problems.
If at first you don't succeed....give up and go to the pub!
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20. July 2006 @ 07:34 |
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@Overlord
Quote: Though I highly recommend that you do not upgrade from Me to XP
That's information passed down to you from experience, not ego. There are a hundred million reasons why upgrades don't work properly...really, you should start new.
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Overlord
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22. July 2006 @ 14:01 |
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thanks alot guys, i did a new install and the only problem is it always starts in 640x480 when i kind of need it in 800x600, i always change it when i start up but its a real pain in the ass. Thanks again guys
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ddp
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22. July 2006 @ 17:33 |
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download updated video driver for xp from video manufacturer not ms.
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