My retirement.

Ironcomatose · Post by **Ironcomatose** » 2008-04-03 01:07

I have a HP. I ask about the system recovery because in the manual it says that i can do that from the start menu. And sure enough its there, ready and waiting to be clicked. It too tells me to back up my data and all that good stuff.

EDIT: I do not have anything worth backing up(unless there is something i dont know about). As i said in the other topic the only things worth saving to me is my games which are already on a CD(although my gf would have a hissy fit to see all her songs are gone and then she would give me a speech about how i take video games to seriously and i would proceed to slap her with a copy of BF2 repeatedly)

Swe_Olsson · Post by **Swe_Olsson** » 2008-04-03 01:10

HP and Compaq Desktop PCs - Performing an HP System Recovery in Windows XP

This is all you need

Post by **Cheeseman** » 2008-04-03 01:14

ironcomatose wrote:I have a HP. I ask about the system recovery because in the manual it says that i can do that from the start menu. And sure enough its there, ready and waiting to be clicked. It too tells me to back up my data and all that good stuff.

Great!

Now go on and back up your files into a external hard drive, DVD, or CD, but there is one thing I should point out before you do that; you mentioned earlier that you and your brother formatted your computer before because it had a virus. I suggest before you back anything up you also install a free antivirus software such as AVAST and do a quick scan of your files so you'll know what you are backing up is not infected to continue to wreck your life even after a fresh install.

Ironcomatose · Post by **Ironcomatose** » 2008-04-03 01:17

Yep thats the stuff. I guess im going to do it, but i will do it tomorrow seeing as i rather just relax right now.

Thanks for your help guys. I really appreciate your support and help and i really hope this works because in some sick way i know you guys are doing this so you can have an opportunity to teabag my dead body on Basra

Ironcomatose · Post by **Ironcomatose** » 2008-04-03 01:19

'[R-CON wrote:Cheeseman;644723']Great!
Now go on and back up your files into a external hard drive, DVD, or CD, but there is one thing I should point out before you do that; you mentioned earlier that you and your brother formatted your computer before because it had a virus. I suggest before you back anything up you also install a free antivirus software such as AVAST and do a quick scan of your files so you'll know what you are backing up is not infected to continue to wreck your life even after a fresh install.

I use Kaspersky 6/7 anti virus now and have been for quite some time. You know what they say...fool me once....you cant....you fool me once you cant fool me again.

Post by **Cheeseman** » 2008-04-03 01:19

ironcomatose wrote:Yep thats the stuff. I guess im going to do it, but i will do it tomorrow seeing as i rather just relax right now.

Thanks for your help guys. I really appreciate your support and help and i really hope this works because in some sick way i know you guys are doing this so you can have an opportunity to teabag my dead body on Basra

Of course, I haven't had the opportunity to do that yet.

The PR community is a friendly one and we are all glad to help.

Swe_Olsson · Post by **Swe_Olsson** » 2008-04-03 01:23

sadly my computer is to weak to play PR, i hate using low settings cause it looks terrible. Luckily i bought a new computer & the components should be arriving on the 10th-15th

Its one kick@$$ product, didnt mean to hijack your thread.

Anyways best luck to you young buck, I do recommend getting a new videocard which will increase your gaming performance dramaticly. I think you said PCI-e so the cheeseman recommended ( i think it was cheeseman ) is really good and will definantly increase youre gaming experience as i mentioned.

Newegg.com - Open Box: ASUS EN8600GT/HTDP/256M GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

SethLive! · Post by **SethLive!** » 2008-04-03 02:31

iron... I am very similar to you in that i am not a computer wizard and used to rely on my older brother to do everything.
i reformatted my computer for the first time this fall and it was *very* easy. its harder IMO to reinstall all the right drivers to get your computer working again.

you will do fine.

Ironcomatose · Post by **Ironcomatose** » 2008-04-03 02:44

SethLive! wrote:iron... I am very similar to you in that i am not a computer wizard and used to rely on my older brother to do everything.
i reformatted my computer for the first time this fall and it was *very* easy. its harder IMO to reinstall all the right drivers to get your computer working again.

you will do fine.

What you talking 'bout willis?

MrD · Post by **MrD** » 2008-04-03 03:00

If you have a recovery partition on your physical hardrive which is put there by the supplier (HP usuall do, as do packard Bell) then it will install windows, drivers and basic software and then you start installing software, uptodate DX9 Redist and remove old Nvidia/Ati drivers dependent on what card you have and then install latest ones off official website, then install your games and you are good to go.

Recovery partitions are great for n00bs as you simply boot your machine with no discs in, hit something like F8 or F9 (do them alternate and repeatedly to check which activates reinstallation) and then general knowledge takes you through the menus to get a cleaner install up and running.

If you don't have the recovery partition then things get more logical and lengthy.

Be aware that XP Pro can usually last 6 months before it starts to slow down if you are installing/removing software on a regular basis. Most gamers don't use style altering programs as they bog down installs, and they tend to reformat/reinstall a lot more frequently than normal users to squeeze every bit of power they can out of their installs, which of course equate into fps and smoother gaming.

MrD · Post by **MrD** » 2008-04-03 03:01

If you have a recovery partition on your physical hardrive which is put there by the supplier (HP usuall do, as do packard Bell) then it will install windows, drivers and basic software and then you start installing software, uptodate DX9 Redist and remove old Nvidia/Ati drivers dependent on what card you have and then install latest ones off official website, then install your games and you are good to go.

Recovery partitions are great for n00bs as you simply boot your machine with no discs in, hit something like F8 or F9 (do them alternate and repeatedly to check which activates reinstallation) and then general knowledge takes you through the menus to get a cleaner install up and running.

If you don't have the recovery partition then things get more logical and lengthy.

Be aware that XP Pro can usually last 6 months before it starts to slow down if you are installing/removing software on a regular basis. Most gamers don't use style altering programs as they bog down installs, and they tend to reformat/reinstall a lot more frequently than normal users to squeeze every bit of power they can out of their installs, which of course equate into fps and smoother gaming.

Post by **Cheeseman** » 2008-04-03 03:06

ironcomatose wrote:What you talking 'bout willis?

What he's trying to say is that once he also relied on his brother to format his computer, because he didn't know too much about computers to do it himself. Until one day I'm guessing he decided to learn and take action by formatting. So he's encouraging you to be bold and not afraid to format the PC by yourself.

Ironcomatose · Post by **Ironcomatose** » 2008-04-03 10:18

I have XP Media Center edition, MrD.

Btw do i have to use the latest drivers for my graphics and sound card? I ask because with my sound card its so much easier just to use the default drivers because of all the problems the new drivers bring. With the graphics card its easier but i would like to leave it at its original because when its was at its original drivers that was was the simplest time of gaming for me, where everything just worked.

Anyhow i have enough information to go ahead with the formatting and i will, today when i get home from school.

Herbie · Post by **Herbie** » 2008-04-03 10:45

Battlefield 2 Cleaner did the trick for me, now I clean the graphic cache each time the FPS starts hitting rock bottom. And I tried everything before that, including format C:, reinstalling BF2 etc, manually deleting the cache etc. I almost gave up getting consistent FPS until I tried bf2 cleaner, seems to be something strange going on randomly when shader optimization is running, because sometimes it appears a 2nd time without any settinges changed, and totally ruins my FPS.

Download Battlefield 2 Cleaner 2.0

jOHNNYdOUBE · Post by **jOHNNYdOUBE** » 2008-04-03 14:14

Dont forget about the registry cleaners and medics.
I use it all the time on my XP, everytime I make a program change, too. Everytime.
Vista for work, XP for play.

Ironcomatose · Post by **Ironcomatose** » 2008-04-03 22:43

Ok, ive completed my system recovery and am currently downloading the 1.41 patch after hours of installing hardware and software.

So far so good. Lets hope this works.

Alex6714 · Post by **Alex6714** » 2008-04-03 22:54

Open your computer case. Take out important parts and give them a good clean. I was wondering why fools road was going very slow, checked the temp of my graphics card. Was getting to 100º. Cleaned out dust etc... and now it maxes out at 70. Also lowered temps by about 10º for everything else. Maybe that will help...

Ironcomatose · Post by **Ironcomatose** » 2008-04-03 23:34

Alex6714 wrote:Open your computer case. Take out important parts and give them a good clean. I was wondering why fools road was going very slow, checked the temp of my graphics card. Was getting to 100º. Cleaned out dust etc... and now it maxes out at 70. Also lowered temps by about 10º for everything else. Maybe that will help...

Yeah i already did that.

My PC always used to make this humming sound and after i cleaned it today. No more humming sound. I waited way to long to do that

Thanks for the advice though.

EDIT: Oh and first BF2 test was a success. I ran a nice game with 64 people very smoothly. Im now downloading the PR v0.75 files.

Dylan · Post by **Dylan** » 2008-04-04 00:41

SEE!!! Im happy you got your answer. I look forward to playing with you soon.

Fluffywuffy · Post by **Fluffywuffy** » 2008-04-04 00:58

Awwww was looking forward to you on Xbox live.. playing Rainbow Six Vegas 2....

My xbox is in the shop

Good you see you back though!!