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    Re-installing my own Windows XP Pro??

    Discussion in 'HP' started by sidepocket, Feb 7, 2005.

  1. sidepocket

    sidepocket Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anybody have any experience with installing their own copy of windows XP on your laptops. I have XP Pro and if I could, I'd like to save a little money and buy a DV1000 with XP Home pre-installed.

    So if I reformatted the machine and installed my copy of XP Pro, would I be able to find all the drivers for anything or am I going to be missing stuff?
     
    sidepocket, Feb 7, 2005
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  2. Tacjam

    Tacjam Notebook Consultant

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    Yes. You can! Your system came with recovery CD's. One should be the XP home CD (the Operating System CD) Then the other should be an application and Driver Recovery DVD. Install xp pro, quick reformat..once xp pro is installed install Driver Recovery CD, then get online and install service pack 2. Service pack 2 will be able to install drivers such as USB drivers and such (incase your Recovery DVD doesn't have it) If you need any other drivers.....go to HP support. (note: use your Driver Recovery CD it also installs your motherboard chipset drivers)

    X6000 P-4 3.2GHz 2gigs PC2 4200(533MHz)Ram 7200RPM 60 gig HHD 8x DVD Burner and the Brightview!
     
    Tacjam, Feb 7, 2005
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    gauntlet4342 Notebook Guru

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    Good to know, as I also plan to install my own copy of WinXP pro.



    Ordered: Compaq x6000, 3.0ghz, SXGA+, 512mb, Ati x600 256, 60gig 7200, WiFi+Bluetooth
     
    gauntlet4342, Feb 10, 2005
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  4. Shadowzone

    Shadowzone Notebook Consultant

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    LOL, I was thinking of doing the same thing, figured I'd save the 50 dollars and when the laptop got here just go ahead and dump it, reformat and load my copy of XP pro. I kinda figured XP pro would find most of the drivers anyway but good to know they send them on a seperate disk incase you have to reinstall, was hoping it wasn't a one disk deal where they had the OS and Drivers on the same disk and it would just load everything to factory specs in one swipe.

    Thanks again for the info, ordering tonight after the wife balances the checkbook. Wish it didn't take 3 weeks to get the shipment tho.

    Former Celeron 500mhz user, 192 meg ram, 6 gig hd, 8 meg ati video, hehe
     
    Shadowzone, Feb 11, 2005
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  5. Tacjam

    Tacjam Notebook Consultant

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    Just to let you know, I did the same thing on this machine. I was really glad to see the motherboard chipset drivers on the CD. XP pro works flawlessly, For some reason my USB controller wouldn't load from the driver disk. But as soon as I put Service Pack 2 on. All the new drivers in the service pack, it installed the USB controller.

    X6000 P-4 3.2GHz 2gigs PC2 4200(533MHz)Ram 7200RPM 60 gig HHD 8x DVD Burner and the Brightview!
     
    Tacjam, Feb 11, 2005
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    AdvidG Notebook Consultant

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    Uh...before you do...
    Download this...

    http://www.autopatcher.com/autopatcherxp.html

    It will intstall the updates you will need to be safe on the web and other withOUT being on-line. So cool and free! [8D]

    FIREWALL! get one. BEFORE you go on-line!(If you don't have one...Sygate=good+free) Foxfire....just because.

    Oh... and save yourself some time and trouble and download your notebook updates BEFORE:

    http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?dlc=en&lc=en&product=435618&lang=en&cc=us&os=228

    Next time: POwer Needlepoint!...[ :D]
     
    AdvidG, Feb 11, 2005
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