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    Downgrade HP Pavilion dv9000 to xp

    Discussion in 'HP' started by JeffFinnan, Dec 20, 2009.

  1. JeffFinnan

    JeffFinnan Newbie

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    I have read the stickies and have looked at this thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=184105

    It appears to me that these are all geared towards intel based machines. Mine is AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TEchnology TL-50 1.60 GHz. Will the above approaches work?

    Thanks,
    Jeff
     
    JeffFinnan, Dec 20, 2009
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    JeffFinnan Newbie

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    Went ahead and did it. Hardware manager showing not problems. Windows update caught that I had the wrong Nvidia display driver and picked the correct one for me.
     
    JeffFinnan, Dec 21, 2009
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    JeffFinnan Newbie

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    There is one problem though. The wireless is not working. The light remains orange whether switch is turned on or off. I installed the wireless assistant but cannot not tell if it is there or not. It is not showing up in taskbar as usual. I suspect that the wireless is dead. Nothing shows as being a problem in the device manager. Also before I downgraded to WinXp, I tried an upgrade to Win7. It went along fairly well. It was running fine including the wireless. Then after a shutdown the wireless never came back. I never knew whether it was a Win7 problem.

    Since it is now WinXP, I suspect that the wireless is dead.

    Any thoughts anyone?

    Thanks,
    Jeff
     
    JeffFinnan, Dec 21, 2009
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    walterdt3 Notebook Consultant

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    If your laptop is set up the same as my dv9500T then the wireless is an add on card, you can access it from one of the covers on the bottom. I would remove and replace it first, to check connections. If it still doesn't work, you can search for a replacement. I know mine is available on line for between $13 and $35 US.
     
    walterdt3, Dec 22, 2009
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