Windows Xp Media Center Edition 2005 Install Disk
Found an old dinosaur(HP Pavillion) in my house the other day an wasn't working from a while back(I think since 07) and decided to fix it. Turned out the ram stick was not properly inserted.I fixed the RAM problem but another problem came up. It took me to a screen where it gave me 5 options. One was start windows normally, two was safe mode, three was safe mode with networking, four is safe mode with command prompt, last is last known good configuration.(Remember its been a while since I turned it on)I selected start windows normally but showed the windows loading screen for like two seconds and gives me a blue screen. I asked my uncle what it was and he told me It was probably infected with a virus and was best to re-install Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. I've been looking every where but no luck. Go to HP and using your model and serial number, find your info (updates, drivers, manuals, ect.).
Download the user manual and read about the restore features for your model. Check to make sure your HP model does not have a restore feature, that will give you access to a protected portion of hard drive that contains backup/restore data.
The manual should give directions on how to access and restore your computer using those settings. Sometimes HP will have all the discs data available for download to restore your system. Contact HP for a free system disk for your exact model. This will have all the drivers plus win media center. Will save you alot of time and make sure your system work like new. Don't try to piecemeal it back to working order, you'll just have problems.
After you get it back up, be sure to update it using internet explorer windows update. Found an old dinosaur(HP Pavillion) in my house the other day an wasn't working from a while back(I think since 07) and decided to fix it. Turned out the ram stick was not properly inserted.I fixed the RAM problem but another problem came up. It took me to a screen where it gave me 5 options. One was start windows normally, two was safe mode, three was safe mode with networking, four is safe mode with command prompt, last is last known good configuration.(Remember its been a while since I turned it on)I selected start windows normally but showed the windows loading screen for like two seconds and gives me a blue screen.
I asked my uncle what it was and he told me It was probably infected with a virus and was best to re-install Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. I've been looking every where but no luck. Found an old dinosaur(HP Pavillion) in my house the other day an wasn't working from a while back(I think since 07) and decided to fix it. Turned out the ram stick was not properly inserted.I fixed the RAM problem but another problem came up.
Oct 10, 2004 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. 2005 looks polished before you even install. With Windows XP SP2 and Windows Media. Install / Reinstall / Refurbishing Disc. [1] You should already have a product key printed on a colorful COA that reads ' Windows XP Media Center Edition' OR.
It took me to a screen where it gave me 5 options. One was start windows normally, two was safe mode, three was safe mode with networking, four is safe mode with command prompt, last is last known good configuration.(Remember its been a while since I turned it on)I selected start windows normally but showed the windows loading screen for like two seconds and gives me a blue screen.
I asked my uncle what it was and he told me It was probably infected with a virus and was best to re-install Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. I've been looking every where but no luck.
Windows Xp Media Center Edition Service Pack 3
How can I get the installation software for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005? I have the activation key and only need the install. The disc did not come with my Gateway computer; only the recovery for the OS which is on the hard drive. I want to reformat the drive and have reason to believe that the recovery may be corrupt. I would prefer a disc but a download that I could burn would be fine.
I do not know how to use torrent sites and am reluctant to do so due to malware that may be present. I'm glad you have the site and the ability to share knowledge that can be used not only today but for future visitors. I'm just trying to figure out how to get this computer back up and running. It was a purchase maybe 4 or 5 years ago that was on the showroom floor. Their geek squad reloaded all the software but I only received a disc with drivers and sample programs; the disc I have does not seem to have the OS. The OS recovery is on the D: partition.
I did have up and going after Christmas when I did the recovery reloaded everything. It worked fine until the last Microsoft update that it received and then started it's problem. Here's the problem and maybe you can help. It just shuts down all of a sudden, sometimes with blue screen and sometimes not. I approached the problem as if it was a thermal issue, added fans, taken the side off of the case, etc.
Windows Xp Boot Disk
And this does not help. After the first recovery, it was stable for about a month, nonstop, never turning the computer off.
After the subsequent update, it will shutdown (sometimes restarts, sometimes hangs) after an hour or two or sometimes less. I've tried to system restore to the date prior to the update but the shutdown continues. I was going to try a clean install on a newly formated hard drive but now I hear that even if I get my hands on the OS install disc, the key that I have will probably not work since that key is not assigned to that disc.
Any suggestions? Thank you very much. I know a few things about computers but this is way out of my expertise.