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• If I reformat Windows XP in July 2014 can I still get all updates before April 2014?

  How long updates XP until April 2014 will be available. If I reformat Windows XP in July 2014 can I still get all updates before April 2014?

  I always use SCSI Plextor CDR recorders for time real 1 X duplication speed burn. I tried windows 7 32 bit with the Adaptec 2930 controller which is supported (32-bit only) card. But windows 7 do not like these CDR drives. I had to reformat back to XP pro.

  Rick

  Original title: Windows XP Pro 32 bit

  Information here on XP after April 8, 2014...

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/enterprise/endofsupport.aspx

  Tricky

• Is to reinstall windows and reformatting the same windows? How can I reformat windows? TQ.

  Is to reinstall windows and reformatting the same windows? How can I reformat windows? TQ.

  There are essentially two different methods to "install Windows":

  1. a clean install (which is basically all wipes) imply the shape of the disk (or partition).

  2. a repair install (which is supposed to leave all your programs and data intact) does not imply the formatting.

  Here are some useful guides:

  http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

  http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

• After reformat Windows XP, I lost sound and shows no sound card or drivers on computor.

  Windows XP SP3 motherboard - ASUSTEC Computor Inc., model #Amberine M, On41411-version RE101Ambem000

  Whenever you do a clean install of Windows XP, which is what I assume you mean "reformat Windows XP" - you must install the drivers for your hardware.  In General, this would include drivers for at least the motherboard (chipset), the video card (if it is not built into the motherboard), the audio adapter (if not built into the motherboard), NIC (if not built into the motherboard) and external devices.

  For XP, don't get the drivers from Windows Update.  Find them in the site of the mfr of the computer (for computers brand) or concerned equipment manufacturers Web site.  OEMs like HP, Dell, Lenovo and similar often have specific to their hardware drivers, so check with the computer manufacturer before going to other sites.

• Reformat Windows 7 hard drive for the next clean install Windows ISO 10

  This is in anticipation of the next clean install of Windows 10 ISO.

  It is understood that I need to move from Win 7 to win 10 first, before clean install. (Select MS verify the legitimacy)

  It is understood that I need to reformat the hard drive before a clean install.

  It is also understood that the "recovery disk" can reformat the hard disk.

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  One of my computers in Win 7 I would successfully created the "recovery discs. (Wonderful)

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  Problem:  My other Windows 7 (Vista upgrade) will not let me create the "recovery discs.

  When you do: start / run / recovery

  It allow me to create "backup and restore disks. (This is not the recovery disks that I need).

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  Question: How do I reformat my another computer on Windows 7 (Vista upgrade)?

  Note: Two computers are different: the first is a HP, the other is a gateway.

  ("Partitions" of hard drives may be different.)

  I don't know: if I can use the recovery made the first computer disc to reformat my second hard drive?  If this isn't the case, I'll be in trouble, because I don't know how to reformat my second computer.

  You need to use the means to reinstall that you can upgrade Windows Vista Setup to format the drive.

  The other system recovery media is likely to not work, but you can always try, but have appropriate reinstall media just in case.

  For 5 years, Microsoft made it fairly easy for users of the Windows 7 operating system to get reinstall media. If you have lost your support disc or installation retail collection; either it has been damaged or defective; You can download a copy of the edition that you have licensed from a membership site called Digital River. More recently, Microsoft ended the availability to reinstall media that you can download as a. File ISO in Digital River, which is a digital reproduction of an optical disc.

  It was particularly convenient for people who could not easily get the manufacturer's recovery media, did not want to pay the fees required to get or preferred a clean configuration without the software packaged manufacturers or even a recovery partition does not work. It's easy to use, all you had to do was reinstall and reactivate using the product key located on the certificate of authenticity and download all the drivers on the manufacturers website.

  Given that this option is no longer available, what are your options? See the article for more details:

  How to: What are my options for Windows 7 reinstall media?

• Web site does not show updates, download [error number: 0x8024400A]. Had to reformat Windows XP Pro and now can not get updates.

  Had gotten ransomware virus and ended up having to reformat my Windows XP to return.  Now the update of Windows will not display the available updates and get [error number: 0x8024400A] error message.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-US/Download/details.aspx?ID=28 's sp 2... put that on the first, then sp3

• Have no sound after reformat Windows XP SP3 and updates

  I had to reformat my windows XP, SP3. Everything was fine, then to halfway through microsoft dates I lost sound.  It shows no drivers for sound, or I have a sound card, which is on the mother boaed. My sound and drivers is where?

  This a problem known but undocumented. Re-install the drivers from your sound card.

  See you soon,.

  Jerry

• Reformat Windows XP again

  I'm trying to reformat my hard drive and start the computer from scratch. I am insert the CD that came with the computer and I get an error that I can not install XP because a newer version is installed. Help!

  See if this helps:
  http://www.Microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/Setup/WinXP/install.mspx
  Install Windows XP

  NB.

  Copied from Robear Dyer-

  HOW to get a computer that is running Windows XP Gold (no Service Pack) fully patched (after a clean install)
  http://groups.Google.com/group/Microsoft.public.windowsupdate/MSG/3f5afa8ed33e121c

  NB: Computers running under that WinXP SP2 will NOT be offered additional updates of security reviews, automatic updates will stop working, and Windows Update Web site will be unavailable after April 12, 2010, until that SP3 is installed.

  ~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2010 - Services update

• I want to reformat Windows Vista but I don't have the disc that came with my laptop.

  I am using windows Vista and I need to reformat. But I lost the CD that came with the laptop when I bought it. What can I do to reformat with WIndows Vista original CD wthout?

  original title: Lost CD in windows format.

  Vista can be downloaded from here, it should work with your product key on the side of your system and phone activation.

• After getting my laptop reformatted, Windows Vista says it must be enabled. Can I use my current product key?

  original title: help with windows vista please!

  I recently got my laptop reformatted. the guy who must have to fix my computer installed a trial instead of my vista under license. Can I still use my previous vista and its product key for my laptop? Help!

  Hello

  your product key/license of vista is up to you to use your laptop for the life of your laptop

  How to reinstall Vista

  Contact the manufacturer of the laptop computer and ask them to send you to vista recovery disks to reinstall the operating system back as it was when you bought it

  they do it for a nominal cost of $

  also ask them if you have a recovery partition on your hard drive to get back to the way you bought

  you would normally press F8, F9, F10 or F11 or Alt + F10 or 0 to start to start the recovery process according to the manufacturer

  Ask them of the exact key sequence

  or borrow a vista microsoft dvd; not a HP, Acer recovery disk etc

  Make sure that you borrow the correct 32-bit or 64-bit microsoft dvd to your computer

  they contain all versions of vista

  This is the product key that determines which version of vista is installed

  http://www.theeldergeek.com/Vista/vista_clean_installation.html

  How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and replace product manuals

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326246

• reformat Windows

  I have a question about how to reformat my computer with windows vista.

  because I already registered and activated my product key. What should I do if I want to reformat my computer?

  product key registered and active can once again when I reinstall my windows vista?

  You can re - install and re - activate Windows Vista many times on the same computer, using the disk key and original installation product. Boulder computer Maven
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• incompatible drive after drive letters reformat Windows 7

  I use Windows 7 64-bit.

  I have 2 hard drives each partitioned inot 2 discs.
  HDD0 was and is drive C and M.
  HDD1 was D and S, but was dynamic- changed base, reformatted and repartitioned.
  (may be mentioned that before that, D drive was actually 2 separate sections - now a). After that, the machine displays the new drive letter is D, as H with no option to change this, letter D is not availalble on the list, nor is it clearly assigned to any other device in the computer management/storage/disk management. However when I look at windows Explorer it is a device marked with the letter D - it's a nonexistent DVD player.

  I guess that's a function of the BIOS to find and assign letters but do not know how to get the drive assignment D back where it belongs and lose the nonexistent DVD.

  No idea how I can reassign d to the hard disk partition that contains all the data pointed to by things like my documents , etc?

  Hello
  Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

  Since this is a non-existent DVD player, search for all device emulators that emulate DVD players. In such a case, you don't see the drive in Management\Storage\Disk computer management. If so, disable all these readers virtual and them trying to change drive letters. Include software virtual drive Daemon Tools, PowerISO, MagicISO, etc..

  Drive letters are assigned by Windows and BIOS looks in it. BIOS monitors hardware components only. UNIX based operating system (Linux, Mac) doesn't have this drive letter format, but still working with the same hardware as Windows.

• If I have to reformat Windows 7 I will be able to use the download Windows Anytime?

  If for any reason any I have to reformat my computer I will be able to download and use only my previously purchased at any time download for free as long as I know the keycode?

  Yes.

  Here is an example:

  The first thing you need to do is to get your key to Windows 7 Professional upgrade Express:
   
  An e-mail containing your product key will be sent to the e-mail address associated with your Windows Live ID account or e-mail address you provided if you ignored the account configuration. Note: If you use an email tool or spam blocker spam filter, be sure that you can receive e-mail messages from microsoft.com.
   
  What happens if I lose my product key?
   
  If you lose your product key, you can return to

  www.Windows7.com/GetKey and sign in using the "Sign In" link in the upper right of the page. This will allow to recover your product key if you have established your account with your Windows Live ID. If you do not configure a Windows Live ID account initially there is no record of your online product key. Check your e-mail since it is the only trace of your product key.
   
   
   
  or

  Here are four utilities, which can display your product keys if they are still there:
  Belarc Advisor: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
  (He did a good job of providing a wealth of information.)
   
  Also: http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
  and: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html
  and RockXP: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4138.html which has additional features.
   
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  The next thing you need to do is to ensure that your data is backed up:
   
  http://notebooks.com/2010/12/27/how-to-backup-to-an-external-hard-drive/
   http://notebooks.com/2011/02/25/how-to-restore-a-backup-from-an-external-hard-drive-in-Windows-7/
   
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  The next thing you need to do is to reinstall the base license that you upgraded, Windows 7 Starter Edition or Home Premium.
   
  If your computer is pre-installed with Windows 7:
   
  New computers coming often pre-installed with Windows 7 have what is called a recovery partition. This is used to reinstall an operating system in the case of a system failure. To access it, you need to start when you start your computer by pressing a function key. This can be either F1, F2, F9, F10, F11, F12 key DEL or tab. See the manual that came with your PC for instructions on how to reinstall Windows.
   
   
   
  -Samsung uses ESC on most of its systems
   
  -HP use F9 on most of its systems
   
  -Fujitsu uses F12 on most of its systems
   
  -Acer use F12 on most of its systems, but often you need to go into BIOS to allow

  -Dell uses F12
   
   
   
  In general, look at the screen during the POST for a tip for what is possible.
   
   
   
  If your recovery partition is not available or damaged, you must contact the manufacturer of your computer, and request that a defined recovery disk you can use to reinstall Windows 7. They could practice a small shipping and handling.
   
   
   
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  If it was a store bought retail license:
   
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-7
   
   
   
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  After you have reinstalled your original license, make sure that it is enabled before doing the upgrade to Windows 7 Professional:
   
  How to activate Windows 7 manually (activate by phone)
   
  1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4
   
  (2) press the ENTER"" key.
   
  (3) select your "country" in the list.
   
  (4) choose the option "activate phone".
   
  (5) stay on the phone (do not select/press all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.
   
  (6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
   
   http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

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  Redo the Express Upgrade:
   
  Click Start, type Anytime Upgrade, click on the option enter a key, enter the key of Windows 7 Professional on demand, click Next, wait while checking the key, accept the license agreement, click on upgrade, wait while the software upgrades, (it may take 10 minutes or more depending on the if updates are required) your computer restarts automatically, after the reboot, Windows 7 will notify you updating the computer, the computer will restart once more automatically and will be completed the upgrade, a window will appear notifying the upgrade was successful and your computer is ready to use, click Close, you should be upgraded to Windows 7 Professional your files, programs and settings retained.
   
   
   
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  Go to reactivate the license again.

• during a new installation reformatted Windows xp, it freezes at 34 minutes of installation of devices

  I have an IBM T21 thinkpad had to reinstall windows xp - has made a quick format on this before installing, did not start then I tried in safe mode, it has started up in this way, it would not boot in safe mode with network also. said to reinstall again to do the full format, now it freezes at the 34 minute when installing the device mark. help would be appreciated.

  Hello

  Follow the steps from the link and check if it helps: Setup stops responding with 34 minutes remaining: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828267

• Install HP laser jet P 1006 on Windows 7 trouble

  I have the same problem installing my HP laser jet P 1006 on my Windows 7. I used the disc and you guide through the steps and then gets to the point when he tells you to go back or cancel. I tried to add the printer with the disc, as well as in choosing the model (P1006) is not among the list of printers, but none works.  I went through the installation media, that doesn't work anymore. I tried to push hard and I read about Windows 7 automatically installs the driver as soon as you plug in the USB. Thought which is easy. nothing really happened. So can someone tell me how. I'm so desperate right now and ready to pack this printer and it forward.

  For any question on Windows 7:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/Windows7

  Link above is Windows 7 Forum for questions on Windows 7.

  Windows 7 questions should be directed to the it.

  You are in the Vista Forums.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner