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H Ken, I will try that, thanks.

Hi Ken, yes I downloaded the drivers to a flash drive, then uploaded them to the media center, but the graphics driver would not install, saying there was too many characters for the filepath. However a friend of my wife is a bit of a techhie and has offered to take a look at it. I will let you know the outcome. I really appreiate the advice I have had from you guys, thankyou very much. Regards, Mike.

Hi Ken, it is a new hhd in it (Samsung Spinpoint 750gb), so there would be no issue with two xp's on it?

Hi Nev, the copy of xp on my primary pc is a seperate copy of xp(I have two copies of genuine xp, verified and authenticated) and am using the other one for my media center, as I am having difficulty locating a copy of xp media center edition. The Imedia came with xp already installed, and the authenication sticker attached to the side. I was wondering if there was a way of getting a replacement copy of the xp media center edition, as I am already licenced for that pc? I have downloaded the drivers from the Packard Bell site, thanks very much for that Ken, and will try them on the imedia this evening(away to work etc this morning). I will let you know later Ken. Thanks for the heads up Nev. Regards, Mike.

Right, have restarted in safe mode but no difference, still striped screen.

Hi Ken, where would I find the chipset drivers? Also would all the drivers needed for the media center be readily available to download? I will try starting in safe mode to see what happens. Thanks.

Hi Ken, yes sorry, not clearly put. I installed xp home edition, but it doesnt display clearly, but does work. I then thought I would connect to internet to upload drivers that it might need. I am already running the xp home edition on this pc. I have disconnected the media center pc.

Hi folks hope someone can point me in the right direction. I was given a Packard Bell Imedia 1529 by my father in law on which the hard drive died. No problem I thought I went and put in a Samsung spinpoint 750 gb hard drive. I then tried installing xp home edition on it and it is now a stripey screen and display is all ghost like. My father in law had no discs with it (bought from Currys in 2006). I tried to install netgear wireless on to it, but it wont, just hanging after threequarters of install. Do I need drivers for it? Or where can I get a copy of the XP Media Center Edition, either free, or inexpensively. What is the best way forward? Thanks for any help. Mike.

Thanks Ken, glad to be here.

Hi everyone, my name is Mike and I am new to this forum. I am an avid user of my pc, but have an insatiable curiousity about how things work(must be in the genes, my dad was a mechanic...lol). I have found myself tinkering with my pc to try and improve it and have just got a media centre pc off my father in law, so will be on here regularly looking for advice and tips from the forum members. As I am a young 52, I hope you can all be patient with me as I am by no means technically proficient. Kind regards, Mike.