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    Success!! Went from Vista To XP

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Rogue, Mar 30, 2007.

  1. Rogue

    Rogue Notebook Enthusiast

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    All in all I would have taken me 2 hours to do if I had all the files.

    I installed XP SP2, all drivers by downloading them individually from HP, QP Direct 2.3, SATA Naitive support and some apps. Everything worked corrcectly the first time.

    DV6200 CTO.

    Just thought I would share that it is not as hard as some make it seem and you can still do it without your backup drivers. I did it from a complete blank slate.
     
    Rogue, Mar 30, 2007
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    vap87 Notebook Geek

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    So with xp installed, do u not experience any problems such as the high fan rate? Does ur webcam work on its own without quickplay or msn messenger ?
     
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  3. Rogue

    Rogue Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have no fan problems as of now.

    - Funny thing I never tried the webcam... i need to install the driver. I bet it wont work now that you brought it up... =)
     
    Rogue, Mar 30, 2007
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    kimnicho Notebook Evangelist

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    Did you have a fan problem while running Vista ??? I personally like the look and feel of Vista but is it a energy-hog or something?
     
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    It is my opinion that Vista is still in a Beta stage. It looks good, but it is clumsy, the UI is slow and it is not as refined as it could be. It is a resource hog as well.
     
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    lunarraid Newbie

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    Hey, is there any way you could provide any documentation about how you made this change? I have the exact same laptop (DV6200) and am trying to downgrade to XP pro, and HP doesn't have half the drivers for it. I called them and they said that XP was 'incompatible' but we all know that's bull. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
     
    lunarraid, Jun 23, 2007
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