ZhengHe
02-20-05, 02:34 PM
Alright, I'm running Windows XP Home Edition on a Dell (no underhanded comments, yes I know the setup sucks).
Anyway, over the years I've fooled with some default setting, which have both helped me and hurt me, causing many programs to stop functioning. I think that if I were to uninstall everything and then reinstall basic programs, drivers, ect... that it could solve some of those problems, but I'm not sure if that would be the right course of action, nor do I know how to go about that, so I'm looking for some help.
A.) What do you suggest I do, first of all.
B.) What would I need to do this, yes I'm willing to pay some money to buy some software ect....
C.) I'd like to save some of my files from my computer to put back on afterword: word documents, bookmarks, preferences, passwords, songs things of that sort, which comes out to a hefty amount of memory, something in the realm of 60-80 MB made up of various file types, so if I were to basically uninstall everything off this computer how would I save those so I could put them back on later (no I do not have a CD burner installed, yes I may be able to find someone that has a wireless one that I could borrow, but not positive, so don't assume that option.
D.) What are/ would be the steps in detail of going about this process. Please be as specific as possible and cut it on the rhetoric and please don't assume I know what you mean in any circumstance, even the most obvious one. Assume that 80% of everything the normal population cannot do, neither can I, better to overexplain on this then underexplain.
E.) As an added bonus, if there were a way after this process that I could install another OS besides XP, along with XP (along, since I still need an OS I know how to use to do basic stuff while learning the second one) how would I go about doing that. You could suggest some OS's here too, just keep in mind who exactly I am and what I can handle IOW, I know very little, when it comes to this and most other things.
F.) If someone could tell me how to install my CD burner that would be an added bonus too. Its a Lite-On with Nero and the computer information in my signature should be enough information to start on. If its not, just ask, and I'll give you more info.
G.) Any other information that would be helpful to this process would be good too, like if you can slip in how to update my device drivers, somthing else I don't know how to do.
If in any of these circumstances you need more information about my computer, software, ect....to be able to more affectively write instructions, mention it in the post, and I'll give more info. If you need me to be more specific, I'll respond to that too. Thanks for anyone who attempts this :).
-and if for whatever reason you want to contact me some other way to help me, besides via posting, you can email me too. I usually check it at least once a day.
Anyway, over the years I've fooled with some default setting, which have both helped me and hurt me, causing many programs to stop functioning. I think that if I were to uninstall everything and then reinstall basic programs, drivers, ect... that it could solve some of those problems, but I'm not sure if that would be the right course of action, nor do I know how to go about that, so I'm looking for some help.
A.) What do you suggest I do, first of all.
B.) What would I need to do this, yes I'm willing to pay some money to buy some software ect....
C.) I'd like to save some of my files from my computer to put back on afterword: word documents, bookmarks, preferences, passwords, songs things of that sort, which comes out to a hefty amount of memory, something in the realm of 60-80 MB made up of various file types, so if I were to basically uninstall everything off this computer how would I save those so I could put them back on later (no I do not have a CD burner installed, yes I may be able to find someone that has a wireless one that I could borrow, but not positive, so don't assume that option.
D.) What are/ would be the steps in detail of going about this process. Please be as specific as possible and cut it on the rhetoric and please don't assume I know what you mean in any circumstance, even the most obvious one. Assume that 80% of everything the normal population cannot do, neither can I, better to overexplain on this then underexplain.
E.) As an added bonus, if there were a way after this process that I could install another OS besides XP, along with XP (along, since I still need an OS I know how to use to do basic stuff while learning the second one) how would I go about doing that. You could suggest some OS's here too, just keep in mind who exactly I am and what I can handle IOW, I know very little, when it comes to this and most other things.
F.) If someone could tell me how to install my CD burner that would be an added bonus too. Its a Lite-On with Nero and the computer information in my signature should be enough information to start on. If its not, just ask, and I'll give you more info.
G.) Any other information that would be helpful to this process would be good too, like if you can slip in how to update my device drivers, somthing else I don't know how to do.
If in any of these circumstances you need more information about my computer, software, ect....to be able to more affectively write instructions, mention it in the post, and I'll give more info. If you need me to be more specific, I'll respond to that too. Thanks for anyone who attempts this :).
-and if for whatever reason you want to contact me some other way to help me, besides via posting, you can email me too. I usually check it at least once a day.