Re: hp recovery dvd

I forgot to mention that in addition to a Windows XP Home or Pro CD, one also
needs the drivers for all the chipsets in the computer. There is no clear bet
that the required chipsets will be on an XP CD, which was mastered back in 2001
or 2002 whilst the computer was designed and built after.

HP generally does a worse than 3rd rate job of providing drivers on-line for its
computers (Pavilions and Presarios), but the drivers can be found elsewhere. If
the computer has an Intel processor, then it invariably needs Intel motherboard
drivers, possibly an Intel Extreme Graphics drivers, and usually an Intel 10/100
Pro Ethernet driver. Modem and audio drivers are also chipset specific.

.... Ben Myers

On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 19:24:30 GMT, ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben
Myers) wrote:

>As a rule, I have found that a "generic" retail XP CD will work with the product
>key affixed to a name brand computer. But a name brand manufacturer's "restore"
>CD (actually a Windows XP CD) will NOT work with a generic product key.
>
>Microsoft alleged Windows Genuine Advantage now catches the mismatches.
>"Alleged" because the only real advantage is Microsoft's, not yours or mine.
>
>For a name brand computer's product key, the Windows CD must be the original
>install CD, not an upgrade CD, and it must match the version of Windows on the
>sticker, either Home or Pro.
>
>I would be surprised if HP computers were any different in this regard than
>IBM's or Dell's. If they are different, this would be yet another reason not to
>buy an HP... Ben Myers
>
>On 25 Dec 2005 08:03:15 -0800, "rjn" <email4rjn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>til wrote:
>>
>>> I don't see any way the verify the [recovery] dvds
>>> at this time. Any ideas?
>>
>>Well, you could try them on a machine in a store :-)
>>You're facing a basic connundrum of backup. If you
>>haven't ever restored a given backup, you have to
>>assume it won't.
>>
>>But in addition to the other tips people have posted,
>>here's another: does the OEM key (if any) for the
>>machine work with generic XP install media? If so, and
>>if MS hasn't made XP media uncopyable, you might
>>be able to get a clone of someone elses XP CD for
>>use as rebuild media. This tactic did work on mid- and
>>late-1990s PCs.
>>
>>> I said I would never purchase a proprietary computer,
>>> and just purchased a pavilion a1228x.
>>
>>I began building my own about the same time PC makers
>>stopped including full-install media. I have helped other
>>people buy branded PCs, and currently use the criterion:
>>does it also support Linux? If so, that's usually an indication
>>that drivers for all the chips & bits inside are separately
>>available from the recovery media/partition, and that there
>>is at least a small chance you'll be able to upgrade at the
>>next major OS roll. Whether or not any current HP/Compaq
>>PCs meet my criteria, I couldn't say.
>>
>>When a PC doesn't also run Linux, odds are high that at
>>least one of the components has no Linux drivers, and as
>>often as not, that component will turn out to have been
>>custom-made for the PC brand, and you can't even get
>>Win drivers from the supplier that actually built it. And if
>>it's a chip, or just a VLSI cell inside a chip (e.g. audio),
>>you may not even be able to shut it off and replace it with
>>a real supportable card or bussed device.
>>
>>> I attempt to create the recovery dvd discs today and
>>> after finishing the first, the system says that there are
>>> errors on it and it has to be recreated. I put another disc
>>> in and start over. It makes the second and gives me a
>>> message saying that no more can be created.
>>
>>I had thought that nonsense was abandoned in 1988. Guess not.
>>It wasn't MS doing it at the time, so perhaps they didn't learn.
>>It's too late to try this on your PC, but I wonder if doing an
>>image backup of the HDD would allow one to get around
>>the recovery-build count. Re-image the HDD after each try,
>>and see if it resets the count to zero.
>>
>>--
>>Regards, Bob Niland mailto:name@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>http://www.access-one.com/rjn email4rjn AT yahoo DOT com
>>NOT speaking for any employer, client or Internet Service Provider.
>>
>

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