Installing XP on a new notebook

I've just bought an HP 6510B and I'd like install XP in change of the current windows vista business.
Is it sufficient to download all the driver by the hp web site and then proceed with the os installation ?
Or are there any aspects to consider to not have problems ?

If possible I'd like to have some useful reference/url.

thks

 

If the laptop has a SATA hard drive you will need to slipstream the relevant driver into your XP installation using nlite. Check that HP has all the drivers you need as XP versions, if they don't then make note of the components that are missing and find XP drivers before you format. Its a hell of alot easier to find drivers when you know what your looking for because all XP device manager will tell you is "ethernet controller" or "Base system device" (my personal favorite).

Grand Admiral

 

I would use nLite to slipstream in all the possible drivers plus XP SP3 (download the full installer file and let nLite pick out the bits it needs). With SP3 pre-installed you will have all the various security patches in place before you connect to the internet.

John

 

So... Would I have to use nLite before to obtain an XP Sp3 installation disc with all the drivers included ?

P.S.: yes, I have a SATA drive

 

I have done installing XP SP2 on my DV2711tx..
The thing is i must downgrade my BIOS from F.26 to F.2A.
But now everything is going well N no problem at all

 

Another point is... how can I to be sure to have ALL the xp drivers needed for the further installation ?

 

First of all, you can check the hardware that listed on you laptop using Everest from Lavasys... Then u can download HP website.

 

Ok.
I've just contacted the italain hp support and they have immediately suggested me the nlite procedure to include tha sata driver in the xp copy.

 

You can check on http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/wind...d-disk-drives-during-windows-xp-installation/

 

Read... well... do You suggest me to see the list of hardwar shown from Everest to retrieve all the needed drivers for the xp install ?

 

Yes, that correct.. with the report form you can check all the driver you need to download.

 

Ok... I'll follow your advice and... hope well.

 

I've done the vista business restore discs (2 dvds) and now I'm downloading all the needed software, packages and drivers to make a "ad-hoc" xp installation disc.
I don't knoe if it's better to add also some important security patches or if it's better to download them after have installed the os.

Is it ok to include sp2, sp3 and all the drivers (SATA included) or I need any other things ?

 

I've problems again.

I've done an xp copy with nlite integrating sp3, windows media player, ie7 plus patch, directx, net framework and sata driver.

But during the installation the systems gives some messages od type "Impossible to copy the file ks.sys" or "Impossible to copy the file notify.wav" or the same thing with other .dll file type.