help in downgrade to XP

astfo · 10-19-2008, 12:26 PM

hello

my probelm is simple

i bought a new laptop HP Pavilion dv6955ee it come with vista
i want to downgrade to XP but when i try the CP CD
as soon as i hit hte format or repair choice .. it tell me there is no Hard driver connect so make sure its bluged in power etc etc

when i restart the laptop Vista work normaly and i can see the drivers

well i thought it have something to do with motherbored and need 3rd part program but i dunno how or where to get it

here is the laptop info

ystem Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebook PC
BIOS: Ver 1.00PARTTBL
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5750 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM

Display card
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

Computer ( i think this is the motherbored ) : ACPI x86-Based PC

please if u can help me to downgrade i already have most of the drivers ready im stuck in installing the XP CD

**ThorXP** · 10-19-2008, 12:37 PM

Welcome to TSF....

What is the CP CD?

clyde123 · 10-19-2008, 12:37 PM

What version of Vista is it ? You cannot regrade to XP with Vista Home editions.

dai · 10-19-2008, 01:43 PM

vista has the sata drivers
xp does not
set sata to run as ide in the bios
when you go to install xp and it asks if you wish to load 3rd party drivers it may also require a driver to be loaded from floppy with F6

10-19-2008, 12:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
astfo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1 OS: Vista	help in downgrade to XP hello my probelm is simple i bought a new laptop HP Pavilion dv6955ee it come with vista i want to downgrade to XP but when i try the CP CD as soon as i hit hte format or repair choice .. it tell me there is no Hard driver connect so make sure its bluged in power etc etc when i restart the laptop Vista work normaly and i can see the drivers well i thought it have something to do with motherbored and need 3rd part program but i dunno how or where to get it here is the laptop info ystem Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard System Model: HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebook PC BIOS: Ver 1.00PARTTBL Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5750 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.0GHz Memory: 2046MB RAM Display card Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS Computer ( i think this is the motherbored ) : ACPI x86-Based PC please if u can help me to downgrade i already have most of the drivers ready im stuck in installing the XP CD

10-19-2008, 12:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
ThorXP TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,568 OS: Windows XP Pro SP3, Kubuntu & Ubuntu 8.10	Re: help in downgrade to XP Welcome to TSF.... What is the CP CD? __________________ I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one. *Heaven goes by favorites, If it didn't then your dog would get in first. Amen.*

10-19-2008, 12:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
clyde123 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Glasgow Posts: 404 OS: xp sp2	Re: help in downgrade to XP What version of Vista is it ? You cannot regrade to XP with Vista Home editions.

10-19-2008, 01:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,784 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: help in downgrade to XP vista has the sata drivers xp does not set sata to run as ide in the bios when you go to install xp and it asks if you wish to load 3rd party drivers it may also require a driver to be loaded from floppy with F6 __________________