Help getting my reformatted lappie back on-line.

[beecho]

Hi, my laptop was laden with viruses, so i reformated it and installed my win xp pro that i got , as i lost my recovery disc that was given to me when i bought my laptop.

So now, what steps can i take to bring it up online? Yeah it have its inbuild wireless, but it seems to be not working atm..

Need a step by step guide to bring a spanking clean win xp back online on a laptop please

[Ponch]

You need to go on the manufacturer's web site to get the drivers for your specific model. Graphic, sound, network, wifi, modem drivers and others. Install them on your laptop and you'll be step further. Depending on your setup you might get online straight after that.

[TheFlash428]

You need to go on the manufacturer's web site to get the drivers for your specific model. Graphic, sound, network, wifi, modem drivers and others. Install them on your laptop and you'll be step further. Depending on your setup you might get online straight after that.

Agreed.

To elaborate, open up your device manager (START --> Run... --> devmgmt.msc), and look for any items that have an exclation point icon next to them. These are devices which currently do not have devices installed, and I can assume your wireless NIC is included there. If possible, as ponch recommends I would try to download drivers from the manufacturers web site (some are better about providing these than others), or if you can't do that, you can try the websites of the manufacturers of the actual components.

[naza911]

If your using say a Dell or HP laptop I am sure that if you googled your make and model into google you will find the names of the hardware that is in the product. I good place you may want to look at is the PC World Tech Guys.

Try this link:

http://support.thetechguys.com/layout.aspx...8-ac6a26367e10}

It should give you a list of your full hardware and the software that comes with your PC, if it is listed.