Re: Vista<XP downgrade???
- From: Barry Watzman <WatzmanNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:31:53 -0400
Bobb .....
Everything you say is correct, and your good post is well worth reading.
THAT SAID, whether HP publishes the drivers or not, supports it or not, the drivers needed ALMOST ALWAYS do exist (not necessarily from HP, but "they are out there"). The problem is finding them.
I have done this for a number of laptops over the years. I have always succeeded, but the time required to work out the support for an OS that the manufacturer does not support is significant, ranging from at least 8-16 hours to as much as 80 hours.
And, unfortunately, if the drivers are not available from the manufacturer, finding them is WAY beyond the capability of someone is not truly knowledgeable about computer hardware and software.
- Bobb - wrote:
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"c&j" <klyjak@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:48119ddc$0$1637$5a62ac22@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxHi,
I have a Compaq C700 Presario laptop which came bundled with Vista. I want to downgrade it to XP Professional. Can anyone tell me how to do this? Any help would be greatly appreciated :)
TIA
klyjak
You're definitely not the first to want to do it, so read this note from HP's website first:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01092639&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=3641211
"If you have already downgraded your computer from Vista to Windows XP, you have probably discovered that your PC does not work properly. You may have noticed that features like sound, DVD, or the webcam on your new PC have stopped working. You are probably wondering where you can find the right XP drivers. HP does NOT provide XP-compatible drivers for PCs that were designed exclusively for Vista."
If you call them for help they will say - insert DVD #1 and boot - reinstall Vista.
I know you came here looking an easy help, and you can certainly install a store-bought version of XP and hope, BUT if it shipped with Vista, as far as HP ( all OEM's ? ) is concerned - you're on your own. Especially for laptops - where it's all onboard - I think you'll have issues as the company isn't going to write drivers for any version of software that they don't support. Why would they spend their time doing so ? Having said that ... look in device mgr to see what exactly you have ( a RealTek 1234 NIC , Nvidia 2345 video etc) Then look for similiar model PCs at compaq.com and see if same devices - XP drivers online for THAT device ( the Realtek 1234 etc). That's still not a promise that the drivers WILL work, depending upon what changed, but that's how to start. Worst case you'll restore Vista - SO make sure you have made Vista restore DVD's FIRST. Actually I'd spend the $20 and BUY Vista 'Full install' DVD's from HP site in case anything ever goes
wrong with hard drive or if you wipe the restore partition while installing full XP etc.
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html?pageDisplay=drivers.
To order - have it 'detect your model' then click on parts info / manuals in left margin to get a full list of components ( While you're there ... maybe download all manuals / parts info etc if it's a rainy day - for future reference.) Click on part number for the DVD's for info.
Or enter your model # here:
http://partsurfer.hp.com/cgi-bin/spi/main?sel_flg=pmhier&oid=3641208&ISO_country=us
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
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