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From: VanguardLH on 28 Mar 2010 15:32 JB wrote: > Thanks, but I think you misunderstoo�d my message. I must unistall XP Pro > because it is an illegal copy (apparently) and as I cannot reinstall XP Home > without formatting the disk, I am going to lose information that I had > troublke getting in the past. I wonder if there is a method for backing up > the drivers of the printer and scanner. Copying the driver files is not sufficient for registering those drivers to the correct device. That is performed through the registry (and also with a hardware scan to match new hardware with the .inf or other driver files). You must *install* the drivers, not just copy the files.
From: Terry R. on 28 Mar 2010 21:05 On 3/28/2010 7:49 AM On a whim, JB pounded out on the keyboard > Thanks, but I think you misunderstoo�d my message. I must unistall XP Pro > because it is an illegal copy (apparently) and as I cannot reinstall XP Home > without formatting the disk, I am going to lose information that I had > troublke getting in the past. I wonder if there is a method for backing up > the drivers of the printer and scanner. > > JB > > >> You should be able to do everything in XP Pro as you can in XP Home, and >> more. The only reason is you don't have the proper drivers most likely. >> >> Go to the device manufacturers website and do a search on the model number >> of your hardware. You should be able to download the correct driver for >> all of them. >> >> And save yourself the time of reinstalling the OS. >> >> Well for one, have a backup of all your data that has been "verified" as complete. Then do as I said above for all add on devices. I would go to the computer maker web site and download all the drivers you need for your computer hardware. Terry R. -- Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply.
From: Patrick Keenan on 28 Mar 2010 21:43 "JB" <open(a)closed.com> wrote in message news:udwCXvmzKHA.2016(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >I need to install XP Home and for that I understand that I need to format >disk as at the moment I have XP Professional (which appears to be illegal). Yes, you will have to do a clean install in this case. > > When I installed the XP Prof I had a lot of trouble installing the printer > and the scanner. Is there a way of copying the necessary files, so that > all I have to do is to put them back after the reinstall?~ No, and that's asking for trouble. Get the right drivers and install them properly. HTH -pk > > Thank you > > ~JB >
From: Patrick Keenan on 28 Mar 2010 21:44 "JB" <open(a)closed.com> wrote in message news:udwCXvmzKHA.2016(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >I need to install XP Home and for that I understand that I need to format >disk as at the moment I have XP Professional (which appears to be illegal). > > When I installed the XP Prof I had a lot of trouble installing the printer > and the scanner. Is there a way of copying the necessary files, so that > all I have to do is to put them back after the reinstall?~ > > Thank you > > ~JB Also, you may find that the best approach is to get a new hard disk - where I am, 500 gig drives are about $60 - and set the XP Pro drive aside. Use it as your backup.
From: Fuzzy on 28 Mar 2010 22:28
On 3/28/2010 07:43 AM, JB wrote: > I need to install XP Home and for that I understand that I need to format > disk as at the moment I have XP Professional (which appears to be illegal). > > When I installed the XP Prof I had a lot of trouble installing the printer > and the scanner. Is there a way of copying the necessary files, so that all > I have to do is to put them back after the reinstall?~ > > Thank you > > ~JB > > Have you considered just purchasing a legal product key from Microsoft. If that is not possible then you should consider going to the problem hardware's manufacturer's website and download the appropriate drivers and software if available from the manufacturers website. As for the data that may be lost it is always a good idea to make backups of all the personal data that you want to keep for future use. |