It wasn't really a "cloned partition" - that wouldn't have worked, since I was reloading it into a smaller partition. It was a Ghost Image placed on a different physical drive. The MS XP installation completely reformatted and repartitioned the disk after the HP install. Then I restored the HP Ghost image to that new, smaller C partition, created by MS XP. My motherboard is "Imperial" and that's all I know. When I search on "Imperial Motherboard" all I get are sites wanting to sell them - its as though the manufacturer has no website. If I could just get drivers for that darned "SM Bus Controller," I could buy a new sound card with drivers, if necessary. Do you know what that is? Or what is does? Or how necessary it is? AnnaSummers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Ryan" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 8:59 AM Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Missing in OEM XP? Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 16:18:48 -0400 From: generalstuff <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Missing in OEM XP? I have an HP Pavillion XP Home PC. I think the OS is missing something that my Dell OS had... ..I can't remember if I had this problem when I put a "pure" copy of MS XP Home in this machine. I couldn't use that because I couldn't find (and neither could Windows or HP) drivers for the "SM Bus Controller" (I don't even know what that is) and the sound device that HP had built into the motherboard)... ..I'm not buying another machine that has a "pre-partitioned, pre-loaded" OS with no way to re-install everything the way I want it, or to install a different operating system. Do any PC makers still include separate CD's for the OS and software that you are supposedly buying as part of the deal? I will appreciate any help you guys can offer. Thanks, AnnaSummers I know that my Dell PC came with discs for the OEM version of the OS and more discs for the drivers/diagnostic programs. Is it possible there there are still links in the registry that point to the old HP XP partition? Did you remove the cloned partition after you copied it to where you wanted it? As far as the HP dilemma and the XP install, that version of the OS would probaly not have specific drivers for all of the hardware specific to your motherboard. Although XP has common generic drivers for things like video, it probably would not have specific drivers for the chipset/controllers and/or sound chip that your HP requires. That would be on another disc(?) or you would have to get them from the manufacturers website. Chris Ryan E-Mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> The NOSPIN Group has added a new feature on our website, web based bulletinboard for questions and answers: Visit our sister website at http://nospin.com The NOSPIN Group has added a new feature on our website, web based bulletinboard for questions and answers: Visit our sister website at http://nospin.com