Can any one help me please? I have a Packard Bell iMeda i1517 machine which as recently crashed and left me needing to reinstall Windows. I have reinstalled windows but now need to install the drivers and chip sets etc. I have been to the Packard Bell website and found the imedia section found my machine and found a folder on thier site name Windows XP, but there are 100s to choose from does any one have a clue of the ones that i need please.

Can/did you find your specific model # at this site link:

Support Download

Yes thats the problem there is a choice of over 100 drivers but which ones are they???

If you found and followed the link for your model you should have had the following notice provided on the screen:


Need to know the hardware on your system to choose the right drivers?

http://global-download.packardbell.c...rDetection.exe

Can I get back to you on those tomorrow when windows as finished installing....oh thank you as well VopThis your help is appriciated.

Let us know how it goes>

Category Vendor
LAN Realtek
VGA ATI/AMD

So i assume thats for sound a graphics but what about chip sets etc?

Thank you again.
Oh forgot to add windows xp service pack 2 home edition x 32

LAN Realtek
VGA ATI/AMD

So i assume thats for sound a graphics

Correct except for 1st one - which is for networking and NOT SOUND.

but what about chip sets etc?

Not sure on this. If there is no specific entry for this then it has probably (and normally) been installed from the OEM OS install files.

If you have any further questions please provide your model details so that your helpers can see what you are seeing as resource file choices.

So out of that long list which ones do i need? the machine is a packard bell imedia 1517 windows xp

I cannot find iMedia I517 at this link:
Support Download

Are we using the same site for driver updates?:
Desktop > iMedia > ? (PT.U??)

Do you have the following vendor devices listed in ‘device manager?’:
LAN Realtek (network adapters)
VGA ATI/AMD (display adapters)

Is your PC currently operational? Do you appear to missing any functionality?

NOTE: You do realize that subsequently getting all 100+ critical updates installed is not now easily achieved without slipstreaming (not available in your circumstances without installation CD). That makes what you are trying to achieve significantly insecure online and accordingly a suboptimal result.