Re: hp recovery dvd

Ben Myers wrote: 
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


In this case, all the drivers for the motherboard can be found on the hP site.
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