Windows XP SP3 clean install.....

#1 chains-addiction

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Posted 08 November 2011 - 11:09 PM

Greetings everyone! I am new to this forum and I tried to search the topics in this sub-forum but to no avail. Try to be easy on me.

I had caught a nasty virus on my comp and just decided to do a clean install of WinXP SP3. I have a few problems that I cant seem to fix. Let it be known that I am no techie and that I dont have a lot of experience in computers but maybe a few of you could offer some assistance.

First of all, my screen still has the black "letterboxes" on the sides and I even tried to fix it by upping the screen resolution. What gives? How do I get a full screen?

Second, I turned my wireless switch on but I dont have any wireless. I am posting all of this from my wifes comp because she has a wireless signal/ it's connected to the router. How do I fix this?

Third, NONE of my blue hotkeys work on my laptop keyboard: I cant turn down/up the volume or make the screen brighter/dimmer.

All help would be much appreciated. Thanks again everyone.

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Posted 09 November 2011 - 10:19 PM

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Posted 10 November 2011 - 07:30 AM

System manufacturer and model?

You say that you did a clean install...exactly what steps did you take? Did you delete the previous partition? Did you reinstall the hardware drivers?

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Posted 10 November 2011 - 12:19 PM

chains-addiction, on 08 November 2011 - 11:09 PM, said:

First of all, my screen still has the black "letterboxes" on the sides and I even tried to fix it by upping the screen resolution. What gives? How do I get a full screen?

Ussually this because you doesnt have installed VGA Driver. Installing VGA Driver maybe will fix this.

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Second, I turned my wireless switch on but I dont have any wireless. I am posting all of this from my wifes comp because she has a wireless signal/ it's connected to the router. How do I fix this?

To fix this you need to installing Wireless Driver and set it up to connect it to your router.

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Third, NONE of my blue hotkeys work on my laptop keyboard: I cant turn down/up the volume or make the screen brighter/dimmer.

You need to install the driver first.

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Posted 10 November 2011 - 12:34 PM

Please provide the make/model of the system so that we can link you to the drivers that you need.
You might want to burn them onto a cd in case you need them again in the future.

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