Reinstalling windows on laptop with broken screen

[Pug]

Hi all


got 2 Toshiba laptops here one working fine after a fresh XP install, the other working but with a broken screen (I use VGA out into external monitor)

I was about to wipe the one with a broken screen when a thought occured to me. When i recently did the other Toshi laptop i couldnt choose VGA output after installing XP until i had installed windows and installed the keyboard software to select VGA/LCD.

My concern is if i wipe the broken screened laptop, and then cant use an external screen to do the rest of the install i could make it totally useless - without having a screen on i wouldnt be able to install windows and then the software to use the keyboard controls to switch to external VGA.

Am i making sense? lol

any thoughts?

 

[Pug]

Wiping is a lot of the time a 1st option. Having spent too many years removing spyware, uneeded proggies etc, you never get that clean feeling of an OS unless you wipe and start a fresh.

It was given to us by a family friend, and its got Mcaffee security Sky bband software and its bloating the thing down.

Reinstalling would make a slowish laptop useable as a HTPC, and would bequicker than faffing about - if you know what you're doing.

 

[Pug]

tbh mate - your first point made me think about it, and tbh the install on there doesnt feel to bad, so i wont risk it just clean it up, and update.

cheers