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I just did a fresh install and reformat on a hard drive I put the only Windows XP CD that I had which I believe is the original.
now when it starts up I only have 16 bit mode available there are no drivers there's nothing nothing works I'm missing all the drivers is there an exe or something I can download so I can run it to remedy this problem
You run something like Aida64 or Speccy and get the names of the system components, then you go to the sites of the manufacturers and download the drivers. If this is a laptop you'll find all needed files from the manufacturer's support site, same goes for brand-desktops also.
thank you I appreciate it it is a Dell somebody told me to this to get the serial number and it will get me the drivers be there originally by that computer
On Dell machines there's a "service tag" sticker somewhere on back or bottom of the machine. Enter this on Dell support site and you are taken to the correct page with all the required software and drivers.
I don't know why more manufacturers don't use that system. Dell also keeps a ridiculous backlog of drivers, unlike Sony for example.
I find it hard to believe a Dell machine made in the past 10 years wouldn't boot to a basic Windows environment.