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    A8JM + Installing XP Pro

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by jlazz, Jul 11, 2006.

  1. jlazz

    jlazz Notebook Guru

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    I ordered the A8JM (PortableOne MX) and will be getting it tomorrow. It comes default w/ XP Home, but I want to put XP Pro on it for the obvious reasons. Would I just have to pop in the CD and run the installation or should I do a reformat? Pop in the CD, and delete the partition w/ the XP Home and format and install XP Pro? What else should I do? Are there Asus specific things I need to install for things to work on it? Plz give me a detailed process, thx.
     
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    Yeah, here's the basic steps:
    - Pop in XP Pro, boot from it
    - Delete partitions if you want, and format
    - XP Pro installs
    - Pop in ASUS Driver & Utility CD
    - Install everything from top to bottom (Except synaptics driver, download it from synaptics site, the one on ASUS CD has some bug)
    - If you want, you can re-partition using PartitionMagic/Gparted/Qparted
    - Voila... there you go :)
     
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    kawasakiguy37 Notebook Consultant

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    You also might want to consider checking if there are newer drivers first for specific components (such as wireless lan, etc etc) before installing the asus specific drivers - No reason not to have the latest stuff! Dont forget a nice antivirus on there
     
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  4. Darrick

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    There's an crashing issue with the newer Intel drivers (v10) with HControl... so might wanna skip that. The one from ASUS works fine...
     
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    rwei Notebook Consultant

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    Is there anything but a Windows install w/drivers and stuff on the recovery partition? If I have an XP CD and know how to use it then would there be any disadvantages to getting rid of it?
     
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    Quattra Notebook Enthusiast

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    What crashing issue? I have newest Intel Wireless drivers from www.intel.com and newest HControl from www.asus.com. There no single crash or errors in my system. Using A8Jc.
     
    Quattra, Jul 12, 2006
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    _radditz_ Fallen to the Sith...

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    When i installed XP Pro on my A6 I did a selective install e.g.

    -Installed Intel ProWireless drivers but not the program - Windows is fine for managing connections and i dont need to run 5/6 extra process in the background as a result.

    -Did not install the Synaptic drivers - the touchpad works fine without them.

    -Nor did i install the "wireless console" because i always keep bluetooth off and wireless on. Also, it only works if bluetooth autostarts with windows (which i disabled) and if you use intel prowireless software (which i dont) so it was absolutely useless.

    Thats just me, i like my laptop to start up fast but for fewer problems/stability issues just install everything.
     
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  9. jlazz

    jlazz Notebook Guru

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    YAY!...my laptop just arrived and I love it..I'm on it right now and its extremely fast.

    Unfortunately, I can't find my XP Pro cd, so I'm just going to do a fresh install of XP Home and do what you guys suggested. THx

    Also...the XP Home cd I have is an older version w/ SP1a - should I use the 1 that came w/ the laptop?
     
    jlazz, Jul 12, 2006
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  10. MilestonePC.com

    MilestonePC.com Company Representative

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    Doesn't matter you have a old or new cd as long as you have a valid product key which let you windows be updatable. At least you have to activate your Windows with your own license before 30 days. Moreover, even you have a SP2 file, you can manually to install it without Internet access.
     
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  11. jlazz

    jlazz Notebook Guru

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    THx Milestone...I have a quick question about the camera...is there a program I'm supposed to install/download to use it? THe only way I've found to use it is through Control Panel -> Camera Devices, but it seems like the quality isnt as good as it should be and it doesn't have any features. THx
     
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