Service pack/updates and XP (again, sorry!)

closed

which ones

chipset/ethernet/video/modem - download and run the relevant r*.exe, eg R114079.EXE, R128346.EXE etc

Heedtheadvice

Thanks everyone and Closed for prompting me to try again on the Dell website.
I must have been getting tired the other night as I managed to get the correct drivers this time! Must say though that on the Website the drivers for the service tag I needed I still find confusing as, even again this morning, I keep getting different lists of available drivers displayed!........must be me.....

Will clarify my original grouse with Dell. Even after getting through to the correct dept/person to help with support the only answer I got from them was (I paraphrase) 'sorry, that's an old machine, it is obsolete, no parts or software available for it now. I'll give you a discount off a new machine though....' Patently drivers are still available.

Thanks to all for the help the machine is now fully up and running and I can progress the task and get the machine back to my friend.
...oh and Reflect rescue disk and image(s) taken too!

Kernel_Sanders

esuhl wrote: »

And it would be better to install SP3 rather than SP2 -- the Service Packs are cumulative, so SP3 contains everything in SP2, etc.

I have to take issue with you just on that etcetera bit! I recall that when I did this years ago, I found I couldn't install SP2 (or SP3 for that matter ) without SP1 in place first.