HP Compaq Presario V5000

craiglee · 09-28-2006, 11:40 PM

Hi all ,

Is there a way to upgrade the above mentioned notebook (Compaq Presario V5000) from windows XP Home Edition SP2 to Windows XP Pro SP2; the reason for upgrading, notebook needs to be added to a Domain, the notebook does not come with any standard mainboard/device drivers (just the system recovery disk) which one needs to make oneself with HP's built in application; also when trying to boot off windows xp pro disk, it does not recognize HDD, (thus not able to format HDD) says HDD not present, how could I possibly work around this to get XP Pro installed and then install all the correct drivers for this mainboard.....

Thanks in advance for your help

~~OMGmissinglink~~ · 09-29-2006, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by craiglee

Hi all ,

Is there a way to upgrade the above mentioned notebook (Compaq Presario V5000) from windows XP Home Edition SP2 to Windows XP Pro SP2; the reason for upgrading, notebook needs to be added to a Domain, the notebook does not come with any standard mainboard/device drivers (just the system recovery disk) which one needs to make oneself with HP's built in application; also when trying to boot off windows xp pro disk, it does not recognize HDD, (thus not able to format HDD) says HDD not present, how could I possibly work around this to get XP Pro installed and then install all the correct drivers for this mainboard.....

Thanks in advance for your help

Adding to a domain/ the windows on your laptop should work fine now are you trying to add this to a network router.

craiglee · 09-29-2006, 11:31 AM

Yes, trying to add notebook to a domain via a network router...but Home Edition does not allow one to do this......

~~OMGmissinglink~~ · 09-29-2006, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by craiglee

Yes, trying to add notebook to a domain via a network router...but Home Edition does not allow one to do this......

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...tup/wired.mspx

craiglee · 09-29-2006, 01:09 PM

thanks mate, but this is not quite what im after, ,im specifically want to know whether there is remotely any chance of adding a machine running OS windows home edition SP2 onto a domain??

~~OMGmissinglink~~ · 09-29-2006, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by craiglee

thanks mate, but this is not quite what im after, ,im specifically want to know whether there is remotely any chance of adding a machine running OS windows home edition SP2 onto a domain??

If this is a 2nd, 3rd, etc. pc adding to and existing personal office or home network then you

open my network place on your windows screen
setup a home or small office network/next/checklist for creating a network/choose this pc connects through a residentual gateway/fininsh
then you enter control panel/system/computer name/network id name must be set to the same name as your existing network.

**TheMatt** · 09-29-2006, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by craiglee

thanks mate, but this is not quite what im after, ,im specifically want to know whether there is remotely any chance of adding a machine running OS windows home edition SP2 onto a domain??

No. Domain support is only in XP and 2000 Pro. If you are trying to set up a home network, then a workgroup would be more appropriate, but if you are trying to join a domain, then you will need Pro

afterburner14 · 10-29-2006, 03:55 AM

sssup man. i've just encountered the exact same problem recently. ur gonna need an external floppy drive, probably connecting to a usb port, and u need to download the sata drivers from the hp website and make a floppy from it. the instructions are all there once u click on the driver on the website. then just use ur xp cd to boot and when it says press f6 to install raid/sata drivers then well...press f6 and u have to choose one of the drivers from a list.(also stated on the website which one). and after that ur good to go! hdd will be detected and u can proceed installing windows normally. good luck man.

09-28-2006, 11:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
craiglee Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cape Town - South Africa Posts: 44 OS: Vista Ultimate (Sp1); SBS 2008 RC0; Win XP Pro (Sp3)	HP Compaq Presario V5000 Hi all , Is there a way to upgrade the above mentioned notebook (Compaq Presario V5000) from windows XP Home Edition SP2 to Windows XP Pro SP2; the reason for upgrading, notebook needs to be added to a Domain, the notebook does not come with any standard mainboard/device drivers (just the system recovery disk) which one needs to make oneself with HP's built in application; also when trying to boot off windows xp pro disk, it does not recognize HDD, (thus not able to format HDD) says HDD not present, how could I possibly work around this to get XP Pro installed and then install all the correct drivers for this mainboard..... Thanks in advance for your help

09-29-2006, 11:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
craiglee Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cape Town - South Africa Posts: 44 OS: Vista Ultimate (Sp1); SBS 2008 RC0; Win XP Pro (Sp3)	Yes, trying to add notebook to a domain via a network router...but Home Edition does not allow one to do this......

09-29-2006, 01:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
craiglee Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cape Town - South Africa Posts: 44 OS: Vista Ultimate (Sp1); SBS 2008 RC0; Win XP Pro (Sp3)	thanks mate, but this is not quite what im after, ,im specifically want to know whether there is remotely any chance of adding a machine running OS windows home edition SP2 onto a domain??

10-29-2006, 03:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
afterburner14 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1 OS: XP	sssup man. i've just encountered the exact same problem recently. ur gonna need an external floppy drive, probably connecting to a usb port, and u need to download the sata drivers from the hp website and make a floppy from it. the instructions are all there once u click on the driver on the website. then just use ur xp cd to boot and when it says press f6 to install raid/sata drivers then well...press f6 and u have to choose one of the drivers from a list.(also stated on the website which one). and after that ur good to go! hdd will be detected and u can proceed installing windows normally. good luck man.