Recovery XP CD ROM....advice on how to use & back up documents?!!!

debitcardmayhem

DEBTMONKEY1A wrote: »

Hi....to update.Re formatted & re-installed XP. Burnt docs to disc (thanks to a member on here for the heads up, seems to have worked but not checked it yet, checked docs & to be honest so old probably not needed).

Computer urber fast....but can't for the life of me get BT Super Hub to connect! Have a windows 7 PC downstairs......issues with temperamental USB socket on XP PC, so that may or may not work.

Does anyone know of any BT wizard or similar that I can download to USB.....or if easy enough & not to take up too much of forum posters valuable time an easy step by step guide to get it working? Fine on hard wired Windows 7 downstairs & wireless. Out later on so may not be able to reply straight away. Thanks if anyone can help!

Quick question which channel is your hub using ? If it is >11 then there may be problems will see if I can find my old docs ....


If it is 12/13 then change the router temporarily to 1-11

DEBTMONKEY1A

Channel 5!

debitcardmayhem

Found this

Here are some steps you can try. Open 'Control Panel' and go to the 'Networking and Sharing Center' select 'Manage wireless networks' and click on 'Adapter properties', click on 'Configure' and then click on 'Advanced' then select 'Country Region (2.4GHz)' and in the Value Box Select '#1(1-13)'.

debitcardmayhem

DEBTMONKEY1A wrote: »

Channel 5!

Ooops I missed this post

debitcardmayhem

Are we talking being unable to connect via wi-fi or ethernet ?

DEBTMONKEY1A

Good old Ethernet lol! Pub calls.....so not being rude if I don't reply straight away! Back on 1st thing (ish.....depends on my pint intake!).....so if anyone has anything further to add that'd be fab!

GunJack

XP was very awkward for wifi until (I think) SP2 and above..I seem to remember it couldn't do WPA2 until later builds... and drivers were very often an issue for ethernet ports. Usually ended up having to download the installer on another pc and then port over via usb stick...

esuhl

DEBTMONKEY1A wrote: »

Anyone tell Mr how to back up docs for free prior to trying to reinstall XP? I've plenty of pen drives with loads of storage. Any 'baby' language instructions for this?

Just copy the files you want to back up. The C:\Users\<yourusername>\ directory is probably worth backing up, as it contains a lot of user settings and files.



If you're going to stick with XP, and have a Pro license, it might be worth downloading all the hotfixes and building an XP installation CD with all the latest updates pre-installed with nLite:


https://www.nliteos.com/


If you're looking for Windows Updates for XP, most are available here:


https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Home.aspx

debitcardmayhem

Which ethernet card have you got if realtek look on their site this link is for a rtl8139 , but you can find others on there toohttp://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=6&PFid=6&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false