Compaq V6101US fresh XP install

lAresl · 03-11-2009, 11:42 PM

First of all thank you to everyone here esp the mods. Everyone here gets rewarded for helping everyone else one way or another, thanks for the support.

I have read the Vista to XP downgrade and noticed that it was mostly a driver thread. I plan to reinstall fresh XP to my laptop. (because I bought it used) Good thing is that XP setup detects my harddrive and its partitions.

I have read somewhere (if not here) that I might be able to scoop the drivers from the compaq partition or elsewhere before I delete everything. I want to make sure I have everything I need after the install before I delete everything :) Im a "make sure/be on the safe side" person.

Here is a link to the drivers I might need after the install. Do you guys think I might need some other drivers that are not listed?
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=228&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=3262036
Thanks!

**TriggerFinger** · 03-12-2009, 09:45 AM

If everything inside is still original (never been replaced) then I believe the drivers on the link would work.

Also if the HDD is original (one that came with laptop out of the box), it may have a recovery partition. Try the steps here (scroll to the HP/COMPAQ procedures):
Laptop Recovery Instructions

lAresl · 03-12-2009, 10:21 AM

I cant believe I missed that thread. Nice thread too. Quick question tho, would it be better to do a laptop recovery using the OEM partition or just wipe the HDD clean and do it the old fashioned way?

**TriggerFinger** · 03-12-2009, 10:58 AM

Very good question...

IMHO doing it old school is always better. Less bloatware that comes with the preinstalled operating system. So formatting HDD including the recovery partition. The downside is you have to download the drivers from HP website.

Now if you want (in the future) to restore it back to factory, you can order the CD Recovery Discs (see same page on the link above).

lAresl · 03-12-2009, 12:43 PM

Thanks for your input. I like a fresh wipe myself mainly because of less installed stuff plus some free HDD space. Thanks! This will be my 3rd home in the internetworld. I post in 2 other forums that are more on the car world. Ill try my best to put some input in other threads to help out.

**TriggerFinger** · 03-12-2009, 01:26 PM

Thank you and I hope you would like it here.. we have a car section too

03-11-2009, 11:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
lAresl Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston TX Posts: 33 OS: MS Windows XP sp3	Compaq V6101US fresh XP install First of all thank you to everyone here esp the mods. Everyone here gets rewarded for helping everyone else one way or another, thanks for the support. I have read the Vista to XP downgrade and noticed that it was mostly a driver thread. I plan to reinstall fresh XP to my laptop. (because I bought it used) Good thing is that XP setup detects my harddrive and its partitions. I have read somewhere (if not here) that I might be able to scoop the drivers from the compaq partition or elsewhere before I delete everything. I want to make sure I have everything I need after the install before I delete everything :) Im a "make sure/be on the safe side" person. Here is a link to the drivers I might need after the install. Do you guys think I might need some other drivers that are not listed? http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=228&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=3262036 Thanks! Last edited by lAresl; 03-11-2009 at 11:43 PM.

03-12-2009, 09:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,826 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Compaq V6101US fresh XP install If everything inside is still original (never been replaced) then I believe the drivers on the link would work. Also if the HDD is original (one that came with laptop out of the box), it may have a recovery partition. Try the steps here (scroll to the HP/COMPAQ procedures): Laptop Recovery Instructions __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE Last edited by TriggerFinger; 03-12-2009 at 09:47 AM.

03-12-2009, 10:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
lAresl Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston TX Posts: 33 OS: MS Windows XP sp3	Re: Compaq V6101US fresh XP install I cant believe I missed that thread. Nice thread too. Quick question tho, would it be better to do a laptop recovery using the OEM partition or just wipe the HDD clean and do it the old fashioned way?

03-12-2009, 10:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,826 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Compaq V6101US fresh XP install Very good question... IMHO doing it old school is always better. Less bloatware that comes with the preinstalled operating system. So formatting HDD including the recovery partition. The downside is you have to download the drivers from HP website. Now if you want (in the future) to restore it back to factory, you can order the CD Recovery Discs (see same page on the link above). __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

03-12-2009, 12:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
lAresl Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston TX Posts: 33 OS: MS Windows XP sp3	Re: Compaq V6101US fresh XP install Thanks for your input. I like a fresh wipe myself mainly because of less installed stuff plus some free HDD space. Thanks! This will be my 3rd home in the internetworld. I post in 2 other forums that are more on the car world. Ill try my best to put some input in other threads to help out.

03-12-2009, 01:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,826 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Compaq V6101US fresh XP install Thank you and I hope you would like it here.. we have a car section too __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE