Many things went missing after reinstalling win xp

Discussion in 'Software' started by Sankyou, Oct 21, 2013.

  1. Sankyou

    Sankyou Private E-2

    Many things went missing after i reinstalled win xp from win 7. Like the LAN, Sound system and many others. Please help me fix this.
     
  2. Caliban

    Caliban I don't need no steenkin' title!

    Greetings, Sankyou, and welcome to MajorGeeks.

    We need a lot more information from you, especially the make and model number of your machine (please include any Dell Service Tag identifiers) and the Windows Service Pack number per this sticky Software Forum thread. Take heed of not revealing any Windows Product Key information.

    Also: do you have any of the machine's original driver restoration software or media available?
     
  3. mdonah

    mdonah Major Geek Extraordinaire

    As Caliban stated, we need more information about your computer. You can run Belarc
    Advisor as listed in the "Sticky" that Caliban links you to or Speccy being careful not to reveal your Product Keys in either case.

    If your computer originally came with Windows 7 on it, you'll have a difficult time finding Windows XP device drivers. The Windows 7 device drivers won't work with Windows XP.
     

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