Reformatting of your laptop for a grandchild

I want to reformat my HP laptop for a grandchild to use.

I have the CD that came with the laptop:

Operating system CD (Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1a), InterVideo WinDVD Creator2, recovery CD of driver, Application Recovery CD, IntelliType Pro 5.0, Guide software installation & users i80, Library Documentation, Bluetooth, Microsoft Works and money 2004, laptop HP zt3000, HP Image Zone setup Library documentation.

Don't I have the disks necessary to reinstall the operating system correctly?

What happened to not have a SP 2 or 3 disk? Which will significantly affect the performance of the laptop?

The child wants to use the computer to work at home and also wants to use Word. I bought Office Home and Student for our office and have two installs on the left. Can I also install on the laptop?

Thanks for all help!

Gramma Joan

Go to the HP support website and search for the latest drivers Windows XP for your specific model number, then what are on the CD when you first bought the laptop. http://welcome.HP.com/country/us/en/support.html

How can you tell if the CD contains the latest drivers. A simple method is to compare the date of your purchase with the date listed on the site of HP drivers. All dated driver after you bought the laptop is more than likely newer than what's on the CD.

If there is recent Windows XP update/more drivers, then download the latest drivers to a folder on your hard drive (create a folder and name itdrivers HP). Then install each beginning driver by the card mother/chipset, SATA, LAN, Audio, drivers, and so on.

If it appears that HP has their website isn't is more recent than what you have on the CD, and then use the CD.

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