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reckless2
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_ 		29. July 2005 @ 11:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ive got a pc which i bought from pcworld in the uk and it is running windows xp home which is preinstalled into the computer i wish to install xp media center onto the pc and have the discs etc will it be a straight forward install as i have installed xp pro on another system i had and it worked but all the drivers for the hardware inside where missing and i had to send for 2 recovery discs to get back all the missing drivers etc

please advise

p.s details of the computer are at bottom of my post
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ddp
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_ 		29. July 2005 @ 11:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
can get updated drivers from the chipset manufacturers not motherboard manufacturer! xp will load it's own driver so you will know what to get but is not always accurate as seen xp describe 1 card to be from different manufacturer than what was on the chipset of that card.
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reckless2
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_ 		29. July 2005 @ 11:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
so it should be quite easy finding the drivers if some are missing also after installing mce and something goes wrong would i be able to than use my recovery disc which came with my comp to bring the pc back to normal like i bought it or will that not work as i will have to format the harddrive to install mce and delete whatevers on it
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ddp
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_ 		29. July 2005 @ 11:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes as fairly easy to find the driver as long as you know who makes it. the recovery cd's will put the compter back to factory fresh but the drivers might be outdated & you'll loose all info on the drive that you wanted saved.
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