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PSPAOD
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_ 		9. August 2006 @ 13:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i have a 2001 sony laptop, and its runing on windows xp. the whole system is messed up and it doesnt run correct. i have no back up disc and there r no restore files on it. what can i do to reinstall everything and make it like new? i dont have anything i need on there.
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hermes_vb
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_ 		9. August 2006 @ 14:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Wow you are screwed! You don't have backups of programs, drivers, OS, nothing? I'd try to update my Anti-virus, run some kind of anti-spyware, and get TuneUp Utilities 2006 or something like that. That way maybe you could fix whatever is happening to your PC.
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PSPAOD
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_ 		9. August 2006 @ 14:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i can update it. if i get a windows xp disc to install would that fix it?
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hermes_vb
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_ 		9. August 2006 @ 15:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If your PC is really Screwed Up and you have at least the OS disc, I'd would do a clean isntall (format the drive, etc). Programs you can download again (you should have the serials...). The problem might be Dirvers. Most of them can be downloaded online from manufacturer web sites if devices are from well-known manufacturers and are not so old.

PS Before you do anything drastic...have you tried windows own restore?
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PSPAOD
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_ 		9. August 2006 @ 16:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
how do i do that?
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Ryu77
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_ 		9. August 2006 @ 17:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes... My thoughts exactly. As hermes_vb said you could try system restore.

Open up Control Panel/Performance and Maintenence... Then there should be a link in the upper left window called "system restore".

What this utility does is take your PC back to a former state. When you open up this application it will open up a calender and ask you which date you want to restore your PC back to (provided you haven't deleted the system restore files through the hard drive clean up utility).
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PSPAOD
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_ 		9. August 2006 @ 17:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok, ill give it a try
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PSPAOD
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_ 		9. August 2006 @ 21:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
it worked! thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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hermes_vb
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_ 		10. August 2006 @ 11:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Glad to help.
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