Problem installing Windows XP on a Vista Dell Dimension 9200

Go to BIOS, "Device Setup", "Sata", "Sata Operation", set to "RAID Autodetect/ATA."
Reference: http://www.overclock.net/operating-systems/162621-solution-windows-xp-install-problem-dimension.html

Wipe your hard drive clean

1) Active KillDisk (free version, one method only), http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm
2) Darik's Boot and Nuke (open source, many methods), http://dban.sourceforge.net/

Reset Dell BIOS password

http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic18780.html

Convert audio/video to a different format

Use the online media converter at http://media-convert.com/. PowerPoint works with MPEG-1, does not work with WMV.

tfchui's Driver Guide

To identify unknown hardware on the computer, use PC Wizard 2007
http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php

3Com
http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/downloadsindex.jsp

3dfx
http://www.falconfly.de/3dfx.htm

A4Tech
http://www.a4tech.com/en/download1.asp

Accton
http://www.accton.com/support/driver.htm

Abit
http://www.abit-usa.com/downloads/driver/

Acer
http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers/downloads.html

Acer Scanner - aka "Benq Scanner"
http://www.benq.us/support/

Adaptec
http://www.adaptec.com/en-US/downloads/

A-DATA Technology
http://www.adata.com.tw/adata_en/support.php?DriverType=driver

ADI
http://www.adi.nl/uk/support/index.html
http://www.adi.com.tw/driver%20download.htm#Driver

Apple Mac OS X
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/drivers/

ASRock
http://www.asrock.com/support/Download.asp

ASUS Notebook - aka "Treiber Exper DataTeknik"
ftp://ftp.exper.net.tr/SURUCULER/Exper_Notebook/

ASUSTek
http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

ATI
http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

Belkin
http://www.belkin.com/support/

Benq
http://www.benq.us/support/

Broadcom
http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/downloaddrivers.php

Canon
http://software.canon-europe.com/

CHRONOS
http://www.chronos.com.tw/

Cirrus Logic
http://www.cirrus.com/en/support/drivers/index.html

C-Media - this website lack modem drivers
http://www.cmedia.com.tw/?q=en/driver

Compaq
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html

Conexant
http://www.conexant.com/support/md_driverdownload.jsp?check=agree

Creative
http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/

Crystal
http://www.cirrus.com/en/support/drivers/index.html

Dell
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen

Diamond Multimedia
http://www.dmmdownload.com/index.php

D-Link
http://support.dlink.com/downloads/

Dynex
http://www.dynexproducts.com/t-drivers.aspx

eMachines - this website lack drivers for some hardware, identify with PC Wizard 2007 (above), and find the appropriate driver for each hardware.
http://www.emachines.com/support/product_support.html

ESS Technology
http://www.esstech.com/techsupp/drivers.shtm

FOXCONN
http://www.foxconnchannel.com/service/downloads.aspx

Fujitsu
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/support/

Gateway
http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/dlcenter.asp

Gentek
http://www.gentek.com/html/content.asp?pageID=139&CategoryID=139&ContentType=Support&keyword=

GQ - Fry's website lack notebook drivers, you need to cross reference using the first 3 digit of the model #. For GQ ZX-5361, on the left search, "Notebook", "Affordable & Ul...", and "536". For GQ MX-3203, on the left search, "Notebook", "Affordable & Ul...", and "G320".
http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Products/ProductList.aspx?CategoryID=3&MenuID=9&LanID=9

Havit
http://www.havit.com.cn/download.html

Hawking Technologies
http://www.hawkingtech.com/support/

Hercules
http://ts.hercules.com/eng/index.php?pg=files_faq

HP
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html

HP - Riptide (Audio and Modem combo card)
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph07798&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=59928&dlc=en&lang=en

Iomega
https://iomega-na-en.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/iomega_na_en.cfg/php/enduser/cci/product.php

Jetway
http://download.jetway.com.tw/

Lexar
http://www.lexar.com/drivers/

Kinstone Import
http://www.kinstone.se/pages/drivers/page.php

KWorld Computer
http://www.kworld.com.tw/en/index_down.htm

Lenovo
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=HOME-LENOVO

Lexmark
http://support.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/selections.cgi?ccs=229:1:0:0:0:0

Linksys
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_CASupport_C1&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1166859837314&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper

Logitech
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/downloads/finder/US/EN,crid=270,categoryid=126

Lucent Win Modem
http://www.agere.com/networking/modem_dinstruct.html

MAG Technology
http://www.maginnovision.com/download.htm

Matrox Graphics
http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/corpo/support/drivers/home.php

Matsonic - opens on Intel chipset, change if necessary.
http://www.matsonic.com/mb/download_intel.htm

Memorex
http://www.memorex.com/html/download_software.php

Mercury
http://www.mercury-pc.com/downloads.php

Microtek
http://support.microtek.com/downloads/

Mikomi - company is Ming Jong
http://www.mingjong.com.tw/eipe/front/bin/ptlist.phtml?Category=100012

Ming Jong - the company of Mikomi Webcams
http://www.mingjong.com.tw/eipe/front/bin/ptlist.phtml?Category=100012

MSI
http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/spt_index.php

NEC
http://support.necam.com/downloads/search/default.htm

NETGEAR
http://kbserver.netgear.com/downloads_support.asp

NVidia
http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

Oki Data
http://www.okidata.com/mkt/html/nf/Drivers.html

Orite - website usually offline, search google for a cache page, find the filename of driver, and search filename for alternate source.
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:qxtZpy5qhJcJ:www.orite.com.tw/e-driver.htm+site:http://www.orite.com.tw/&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=11&gl=us

Osborne - originally MAG Technology monitors?
http://www.maginnovision.com/download.htm

Packard Bell
http://support.packardbell.com/uk/item/index.php?m=step1

Palm
http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/

Panasonic
http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/vDownloads?storeId=15001&page=DownloadIndex

Philips
http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/dcbint/cpproduct_selector.pl?slg=ENG&grp=PC_PRODUCTS_GR

Philips TV Tuner card
http://members.home.nl/fly2000/download_e.html

Pleomax
http://www.pleomax.com/Support/CustomerSupport.asp

Polywell Computers
http://www.polywell.com/us/support/drivers.asp

Q-Stor
http://www.q-see.com/qstor/12in1-driver.html

Realtek
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/

REPOTEC
http://www.repotec.com/default.asp?pagename=FW-Driver.asp

S3
http://www.s3graphics.com/en/resources/drivers/index.jsp

SafeCom Technologies
http://safecom.cn/code/product/index.htm

SiS
http://www.sis.com/download/agreement.php?url=/download&act=agree

SIIG
http://www.siig.com/downloads.asp

Silicon Image
http://www.siliconimage.com/support/index.aspx

SmartLink
http://www.conexant.com/support/md_driverdownload.jsp?check=agree

SMC Networks
http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=downloads.searchCriteria&localeCode=EN_USA

Sonix Technology
http://www.sonix.com.tw/sonix/downloads.do

Sony
http://esupport.sony.com/perl/select-system.pl?DIRECTOR=DRIVER
http://www.css.ap.sony.com/

Sony VAIO
http://esupport.sony.com/EN/VAIO/
http://support.vaio.sony.co.uk/downloads/select/select.asp?site=voe_en_GB_cons

Star Micronics
http://www.starmicronics.com/printers/printers_pages/support/drivers.html

Toshiba
http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_modSel.jsp

Trident 4Dwave DX or NX audio chipsets
http://file2.mydrivers.com/sound/cdv2052.exe

Truckstop.net
http://www.truckstop.net/support/C130-Driver.zip

TVS Electronics
http://www.tvs-e.com/may12-05_dwnLists.asp?key=1

VIA
http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx?PageID=2

Vimicro
http://www.vimicro.com/english/download_n.htm

Vimicro Webcams - like LTI-301P
http://www.chinalti.net/en/download.asp

Winbond
http://www.winbond.com/e-winbondhtm/partner/b_3_c.htm

Yamaha
http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/lsi/us/support/downloads.html

Change your MAC address

1) Go to "Network Connections".
2) Right-click on the connection, you like to modify.
3) Click on "Properties".
4) Click on "Configure...".
5) Click on the tab "Advanced".
6) In the "Property:", choose "Network Address" or "Locally Administrated Address".
7) In the white box, type in a hex address, in the form of twelve digital/letter combination, from 0 through 9 and A through F. Example: "34B45ED312AA".