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Welcome to the Windows XP fixes thread. this is the place to come if you have a problem with your PC. me and other members will post up our ideas, so if you have one, post it! i will be keeping track of what people post and giving it an index. so here's the list of current fixes and program suggestions:
XP SP2 missing hardware drivers fix
Packard Bell Diamond 1200 Plus driver fix
Network fix program
Crap cleaner (temp files remover)
faster boot times
fixing missing volume controls/no sound
Fan speed controls
the Linux fan's idea of a fix...
fix 1:
there is a problem with XP SP2, where any new hardware plugged in does not install, and the 'Add new hardware wizard' comes up. you search, and there are no drivers for your device. click back and go into manual install, and don't seach, choose to manually select device. on the next page of the wizard, click add new device. if the wizard tells you there are no drivers at all, you have this problem.
it is caused by manually pointing the add new hardware wizard to a location on your PC, and this screws up the registry key. you need to go into your registry editor and find the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\DevicePath. change this from %SystemRoot%\inf of whatever it is to C(or main windows drive letter):\windows\inf. this fixed the problem for me.
Matt
XP SP2 missing hardware drivers fix
Packard Bell Diamond 1200 Plus driver fix
Network fix program
Crap cleaner (temp files remover)
faster boot times
fixing missing volume controls/no sound
Fan speed controls
the Linux fan's idea of a fix...
fix 1:
there is a problem with XP SP2, where any new hardware plugged in does not install, and the 'Add new hardware wizard' comes up. you search, and there are no drivers for your device. click back and go into manual install, and don't seach, choose to manually select device. on the next page of the wizard, click add new device. if the wizard tells you there are no drivers at all, you have this problem.
it is caused by manually pointing the add new hardware wizard to a location on your PC, and this screws up the registry key. you need to go into your registry editor and find the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\DevicePath. change this from %SystemRoot%\inf of whatever it is to C(or main windows drive letter):\windows\inf. this fixed the problem for me.
Matt
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