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XP Drivers for HP Pavillion Dv6500

One of my clients need XP on His Laptop coming with Vista where can I get the drivers
According to ASTRA32 It has the following hardware
MCP67 Chipset
Nvidia GeForce 7150m Display
MCP67 High Definition Audio
Nvidia nforce Network adapter
Base System Device

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skywalker39

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NetPro70

Make a fresh install with a cd containing at least sp2.

Then try updating drivers via windows update online and download the missing drivers from here:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=228&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3466573&lang=en#

MancoRekenaarDienste

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I tried the link it did not work
Drivercure busy at the moment will see if it solves all my problems

MancoRekenaarDienste

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Tried both sugestions did not work

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NetPro70

Which driver ist missing concretely in the device manager after you followd my steps?

phototropic

If XP is already installed, try this:
Start-Programs-Accessories-System Tools-System Information. Click on "components" and highlight "problem devices". Any hardware device with a driver problem will be listed here. Make a note of the PNP Device ID line of the entry. It will contain a Vendor number and a Device number (VEN. . . . DEV. . . .)
both four digits long.
Look up those numbers here:

http://www.pcidatabase.com/index.php

This will tell you the manufacturer and the chip number. First try the manufacturer's website. If no joy there, try a driver database like Driverguide:

http://www.driverguide.com/

These hardware diagnostics are free:

Belarc:
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
Siw:
http://www.gtopala.com/siw-download.html
If you have problems downloading, use the System Indformation proceedure in my post above to find out the manufacturer of the driverless chips...

MancoRekenaarDienste

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See attached file for device manager screenshot

phototropic

No attachment.
Just give us the VEN/DEV numbers...

Gregg DesElms

Is it actually a "dv6500" or is it part of that series; but its real, actual model number is something like "dv6604nr" or "dv6605us" or something like that? What is its true and actual model number?

And are you saying that it came with Vista pre-installed? If so, did it come with the XP downgrade option (or was said option ever available for it)? And, if so, are you using that option method as the means by which you're downgrading to XP? Or are you simply trying to downgrade it to XP regardless whether the machine was ever really intended to run XP?

MancoRekenaarDienste

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Thanks guys for your help