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    Quickplay after downgrading to XP?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by mbridges, Jul 26, 2007.

  1. mbridges

    mbridges Notebook Enthusiast

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    My dv6500t came with vista. I recently downgraded to xp with a fresh install and got rid of teh recovery partition too. In vista, quickplay would boot up the computer, but i hear that in xp, it doesn't boot up the os. Is this true? Does anyone have a link I can download quickplay for xp? Thanks guys!
     
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    mbridges Notebook Enthusiast

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    anyone who has downgraded to xp from vista and installed quickplay?
     
    mbridges, Jul 26, 2007
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    hr_phenom Notebook Consultant

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    From what I have read, in XP, quickplay is installed on a separate partition of around 2GB and should work without the need of the OS. Not so in Vista, where it needs Vista to be up and running to work.

    On another note, how did you get XP onto your 6500? What did you do for SATA support?
     
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    Sid1 Notebook Consultant

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    check out the guide at http://www.nogodforme.com/HPDV6500T.htm written by robvia. it will tell you how to integrate sata into xp for 6500 or 2500. awesome guide.
     
    Sid1, Jul 26, 2007
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    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    Quickplay works for me in Visa and I still like it better that the media center too.
     
    jack53, Jul 27, 2007
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    i did the reverse with my HP dv1473EA , i installed windows vista and quickPlay still worked without any problems although an online Technician from HP said it won't work !!
     
    kiroshafeek, Jul 27, 2007
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