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• Downgrade from Windows 7 64 for XP 64 bit for the Presario Compaq CQ61 - 319WM VM371UA

  HI - lets get right:

  You have now the Compaq Presario CQ61-319WM in front of you is preloaded with Win7, but you want to downgrade to your copy of XP64bit.

  Your system is:

  AMD Athlon II M300 64-bit multiprocessor Dual Core @ 2 GHz

  RS780/RS880 (M)<- your="" northbridge="">
  ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 (3400 variant?)<- your="">
  SB750<- southbridge="">

  1 unit comes with a 250 GB HARD drive. Replace it with another SATA HDD for your copy of xp64 bit before powering it, by registering and activating, seeing that this solution is not yet complete, saving your software Windows 7 preinstalled in this way.

  NOTE: Do not install Windows XP 64 - bit Edition on your current 250GB Win7. If you did get the Compaq CD to restore.

  Download nLite from 2 a. nLiteOS.com to integrate SATA drivers (called: "Slipstream") inside your Windows CD otherwise: BSOD. (recommended method)

  -or-

  2B. After changing BIOS to recognize the floppy USB download drive drivers SATA on diskette and the XP CD, press F6 to manually load these drivers SATA AHCI floppy.

  3. use your Slipstreamed CD and let XP starts normally (no key of F)

  -Si Windows successfully installed continue-

  4. now that XP64 bit runs the first thing that you want to install the .NET Framework 3.0 would be.

  5. install Visual C++ redistributable (free version)

  6 install the network driver. See below

  NOTE: 8102 & 8103 pilots would most likely work, not 8139 family.

  Here is a list of the most easy to install drivers:

  -Agere Systems HDA Modem - SOLVED!

  -Atheros AR9285 WiFi adapter - SOLVED!

  and the most difficult of them...

  -AMD Mobility Radeon HD 4200 shared memory<(unsolved)>

  -IDT High Definition Audio CODEC<(unsolved)>

  -Realtek RTL8139/810 x Fast Ethernet Adapter - SOLVED!

  -AMD AHCI SATA Compatible RAID controller - SOLVED!

  -ATI SM BUS - SOLVED!

  A breakdown of the versions of the driver that is used in our tests:

  ATI SM BUS

  /*
  Description of Driver ATI SMBus
  Date 26/02/2007 driver
  5.10.1000.8 driver version
  Provider of driver ATI Technologies Inc.
  Oem3.inf INF file
  Hardware ID PCI\VEN_1002 & DEV_4385 & SUBSYS_363F103C & REV_3C
  Location Information PCI bus 0, device 20, function 0
  PCI Device ATI SB750 - SMBus Controller
  */

  AMD AHCI COMPATIBLE RAID CONTROLLERS

  /*

  Driver Description AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller
  Date of the driver 17/03/2009
  3.1.1540.127 driver version
  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. driver provider.
  File INF oem0.inf
  Hardware ID PCI\VEN_1002 & DEV_4391 & SUBSYS_363F103C & REV_00
  Location Information PCI bus 0, device 17, function 0
  PCI Device ATI SB750 - SATA AHCI Controller
   
  Device resources
  IRQ 22
  Memory D0408000-D04083FF
  Port 4010-401e
  Port 4030-4037
  4038-403(f) port
  Port 404 B-4048
  Port 404c-404F
  */

  AMD RAID CONSOLE

  /*
  Driver Description AMD RAID Console
  Date of the driver 17/03/2009
  3.1.1540.127 driver version
  Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. driver provider.
  File INF oem0.inf
  Hardware ID SCSI\ProcessorAMD___RAID_Console___1.00
  Place of information Bus number 0, target 10 ID, LUN 0

  */

  ATHEROS AR9285 WIRELESS INTERMEDIATE DRIVER

  /*
  Description of Driver Atheros AR9285 802. 11 b / g WiFi Adapter - wireless driver intermediate
  Date of the driver 16/03/2009
  1.0.0.92 driver version
  Driver WS provider
  Oem8.inf INF file
  Hardware ID wsimdmp

  */

  ATHEROS AR9285 WIRELESS NETWORK ADAPTER

  /*
  Description of Driver Atheros AR9285 802. 11 b / g WiFi adapt
  Date 2009-06-22 driver
  7.7.0.348 driver version
  Driver Atheros vendor
  Oem7.inf INF file
  Hardware ID PCI\VEN_168C & DEV_002B & SUBSYS_303F103C & REV_01
  Location Information PCI bus 2, device 0, function 0
  PCI Device Atheros AR9285 802. 11b / g Wireless Network adapt
   
  Device resources
  IRQ 17
  Memory D0100000-D010FFFF
  */

  REALTEK ETHERNET CARD WIRELESS INTERMEDIATE DRIVER

  /*
  Driver Description Realtek RTL8102E/RTL8103E family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC - wireless driver intermediate
  Date of the driver 16/03/2009
  1.0.0.92 driver version
  Driver WS provider
  Oem8.inf INF file
  Hardware ID wsimdmp

  */

  REALTEK ETHERNET CARD DRIVER

  /*
  Driver Description Realtek RTL8102E/RTL8103E family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC
  Date 25/09/2008 driver
  5.706.925.2008 driver version
  Driver provider Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
  Oem28.inf INF file
  Hardware ID PCI\VEN_10EC & DEV_8136 & SUBSYS_363F103C & REV_02
  Location Information PCI bus 3, device 0, function 0
  PCI Device Realtek RTL8139/810 x Fast Ethernet Adapter
   
  Device resources
  IRQ 18
  Memory D0000000-D000FFFF
  Memory D0010000-D0010FFF
  Port 2000-20FF

  */

  AGERE SYSTEMS HDA MODEM

  /*

  Driver Description Agere Systems HDA Modem
  Date 21/11/2008 driver
  2.1.92.0 driver version
  Provider of driver Agere
  Oem30.inf INF file
  Hardware ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_02 & VEN_11C1 & DEV_1040 & SUBSYS_103C137E & REV_1002
  Rental Information Bus internal High Definition Audio
  */

  On our test unit CQ61 we currently have ALL but TWO missing drivers. the Audio driver and the video!

  After consultation with AMD, IDT and Insyde each has decided that this problem is with Compaq "Softpaqs Engineering Team", in the meantime a viable solution. Support for Compaq of level 2 has been unable to help in this case, however, agreed to intensify this concern to the "level 3" (genius).

  "Diversity is the key to break the monotony" Obviously, still a challenge for the Presario team in this area.

  Our testing shows that the problem exists in the firmware of the cards mothers; Perhaps the BIOS. Insyde (SSII BIOS) indicated that HP/Compaq has the "sp?.» solution "exe" and refused further assistance because of HP/Compaq contracts. "

  So why Compaq insist on locking/force their users in Windows 7, without other Windows based operating system options for this model and others who are currently in production? We're going to investigate.

  Currently, Windows XP 64-bit Edition is still being supported by Microsoft after January 10, 2010. So why not HP?

  Finally.

  Here we have the more stable driver, for most official, complete the value for the model CQ61 running XP64 (and possibly XP as well). It concerns all the drivers listed below:

  Driver SATA AHCI-

  Bus - SM

  -Realtek Ethernet Controller

  -ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 video driver

  Driver Modem Agere-

  -Atheros WiFi driver

  Use this forum as the timestamp.

  There were too many sources to the list for the updated driver, so a full driver package was created in place to keep things simple, without all the headaches of doing it yourself.

  This package should work on XP 64-bit operating systems based and is released as is. The instructions are inside each directory.

  NOTE: After downloading Please run the 1st prerequisites folder, then all other folders depending on numbers starting with 1 ( 0 record is for your slipstream). Here are the details of the file:

  Compaq CQ61-319WM Presario VM319WM Driver for XP64bit.7z

  MD5 Checksum = 7AAA90D0C06778630CF1117CEB318974 MD5 download www. MD5summer.org /

  As always with any software Please check against your trust of anti-virus software on a clean system.

  You will need 7zip, which can be downloaded from www. 7-zip.org in order to extract its contents.

  Download here.

  Last NOTE: If MD5 checksums do not match after downloading, remove it immediately. In this community, we are here to assist you in all possible ways to make your life a little easier with the PC. This is an ongoing process and the development of this package has been a joint effort from many sources. However, we remain optimistic for the official drivers of HP if they also, we support the cause as highlighted in their slogans and advertising. All in all societies can only works in their resources when it comes to projects like this however... "Diversity is the key to break the monotony", that's why we all think alike. We will stay hopeful. Thank you for your support. * UART *.

• Downgrade from Windows 7 to XP. "Syntax error in the .sif file.

  Every afternoon.

  I wasn't totally sure what forum to put this in.

  My boss bought a new laptop of A11 - 11: my my line manager and asked that he be demoted to XP and put it on our network. (usually, it didn't network.)

  It's Windows 7, so I know that's not easy to downgrade.

  I changed the SATA setting in bios compatibility (IDE) and that allowed me to start running the installation CD.

  Then, I got this error;

  "There is a syntax error in the." SIF file used by Setup Online: 8971.

  Setup cannot continue. Stop or restart your computer. »

  I have this with 3 different original discs

  Looking around without decommissioning is to get rid of all the recovery partitions. So, I have that one hidden and now I have a large main drive to NTFS.

  I still get the same error. No recovery disk. Original discs and now I'm totally stumped.

  Are there any other settings in the Bios maybe I need to change?

  Anyone has an idea what I might try?

  See you soon
  Stu

  You should try to install Windows XP Home (SP2 or SP3) using SATA driver to start loading. In this case do not use the compatibility mode but AHCI mode.

  Without load the driver (F6 option at startup to install of WXP) SATA disk HARD will be not visible to Windows XP Home edition.
  Option of job search on this forum and you will find so many threads on the installation of Windows XP Home on the latest portable Win7 supported.

• Is it safe to delete the partition OSXRESERVED? because it is still there after the installation of windows 10

  I recently got a MacBook Pro 15 "2015 model retina running MacOSX 10.11.5 El Capitan.

  My steps for installing Windows 8.1:

  Create a. ISO file from DVD installation disc and save it. ISO on a USB Flash drive.

  run bootcamp and run the. Location of the ISO on the usb flash drive.

  The SSD partition

  and then it reboot and the windows installer is on and I finish installing Windows 8.1

  then the program to install bootcamp drivers intervenes and installs the drivers

  then it restarts and I upgraded towing 10 Windows later and update the bootcamp drivers

  Then I start to Mac OS X, but the OSXRESERVED partition is still there.

  And when I restart by pressing the option key, I see 1 Macintosh HD but 2 displayed Windows disks

  Is it safe to delete the partition OSXRESERVED?  I read online that deleting it will cause 10 Windows do not to start over.

  Or should I leave it alone?

  Bump

• PCI after Downgrade from Windows 7 device drivers?

  Driver for:

  Device PCI, PCI Bus 3, device 0 - int 0

  Message:

  The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)

  To find a driver for this device, click Update driver.

  Downgrade from Windows 8 for Windows 7 64 bit, driver problems!  Have you tried a number of things, but nothing seems to work? Any ideas?

  Thanks in advance

  At any time.

  Glad to be of assistance.

  I recommend that you use these drivers for everything that you have not yet installed...

  First, install the amd chipset driver and restart.  You want the 49.7 MB file listed.

  http://support.AMD.com/en-us/download/chipset?OS=Windows 7-64

  Then is the graphics... install the beta amd catalyst driver and restart.

  http://support.AMD.com/en-us/KB-articles/pages/latest-catalyst-Windows-Beta.aspx

  Audio: Accept the agreement, download and install the driver for the second on the list.

  http://www.Realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?langid=1 & PNid = 24 & PFid = 24 & Level = 4 & Conn = 3 & DownT...

  Ethernet: Download and install the fourth driver on the list.

  http://www.Realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?langid=1 & PNid = 14 & PFid = 7 & Level = 5 & Conn = 4 & DownTy...

  USB 3.0: Install both.

  http://h20565.www2.HP.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.page/public/PSI/swdDetails/?sp4ts.Oid=5359417 & SP...

  http://h20565.www2.HP.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.page/public/PSI/swdDetails/?sp4ts.Oid=5359417 & SP...

  Card reader:

  http://h20565.www2.HP.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.page/public/PSI/swdDetails/?sp4ts.Oid=5359417 & SP...

  3D Driveguard:

  http://h10025.www1.HP.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-124661-1 & CC = US & DLC = in & LC = in...

  Webcam:

  http://h10025.www1.HP.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-127341-1 & CC = US & DLC = in & LC = in...

• Downgrade from Windows 7 to Windows XP Professional?

  I have a question - is there anyone who knows if downgrande (double) is possible as the subject? I heard it's true, but is there anyone who has done it and is sure that it is legal and possible?

  Hi Anj,

  What double downgrade you mean exactly? I never heard of something like that

  Generally a downgrade from Windows 7 to Windows XP is not possible. That's why it of necessary to make a clean and new XP installation.

• Downgrade from Windows 7 to Windows Vista

  Hello

  I want to ask something about the downgrade from Windows 7 to Windows Vista Edition Home Premium!

  My laptop is Satellite L510. When I bought it, it came with Windows Vista Home Premium as its OS so I already created a recovery disk.
  Now, if I update to Windows 7 and if I want to downgrade to window Vista... often I just use this recovery disc to format to Windows Vista everything as before?

  Because they do not have the Windows Vista installation disk when I bought this laptop.
  And I want to ask now the window Vista already got a healthy recovery partition in my right HDdrive? If I update to Windows 7 then did the Window Vista healthy recovery partition is still there, or only the restore disc that I create before you reformat Windows Vista Home Premium box?

  Thanks to all who try to answer my question!

  All new laptops are shipped without DVD upgraders and everyone must create one. This is why Toshiba has designed small Creator called Toshiba Recovery tool. With this tool you can create recovery DVDs and use them for the installation of the OS more far.

  Whenever when you use, you'll have to factory settings and it will be like on the first day when launch you for the first time.

  When you have this recovery media, you can do whatever you want and, of course, install Win7 with HARD drive. One day, when you want to have Vista again just use created recovery DVD and you will have factory again.

  When you bought your laptop recovery image was recorded on the second partition of HARD drive in the folder called HDDRecovery. This image can be used to install Vista with the factory only settings. When you install Win7 these files can no longer be used and Vista must be installed from recovery created DVDs.

  All questions answered?
  If you have any other questions please let us know.

• M6-p014dx: downgrade from windows 8

  Hi, I recently downgraded from windows 8 for windows 7 on this computer laptop windows 7 works very well, I'm just having trouble finding compatible drivers for this machine. I got my Wired internet works but I can not find a compatible driver for my wifi that i desperately need that I'm on vacation.

  Product: Hp Envy m6-p014dx

  P / N:M1W21UA #ABA

  S / N:CND52270Z0

  Model: BMC943142Y

  I'd appreciate any help to help me find the compatible drivers for windows 7 on this computer here are the hardware ID for the network controller listed under other devices in Device Manager, all the other drivers that I need would be appreciated also.

  PCI\VEN_14E4 & DEV_4365 & SUBSYS_804A103C & REV_01
  PCI\VEN_14E4 & DEV_4365 & SUBSYS_804A103C
  PCI\VEN_14E4 & DEV_4365 & CC_028000
  PCI\VEN_14E4 & DEV_4365 & CC_0280

  Hello:

  Here is the link to the wireless card driver you need for this ID:

  This package contains the Broadcom Wireless LAN driver and is required to activate the LAN adapter wireless Broadcom integrated in the laptop models running a supported operating system. This package also contains the Broadcom Wireless Utility and Extensions HSI application which adds support for the Extensions compatible Cisco.

  FTP://ftp.HP.com/pub/SoftPaq/sp70501-71000/sp70616.exe

  See if the installation of these updates solves the update delivers windows... install and restart the PC...

  https://support.Microsoft.com/en-us/KB/3083710

  https://support.Microsoft.com/en-us/KB/3102810

• Can I downgrade from windows 8.1 for windows 7 on a HP Pavilion 500-298w?

  Is it possible to downgrade from windows 8.1 for windows 7 on a HP Pavilion 500-298w?

  Can someone direct me to the instructions?

  Thank you

  Hello

  You can buy a license of Windows 7 64-bit.  Buy external DVD media.

  You can find the HP Windows 7 64 bit drivers posted here.

  This document will instruct you on how to disable the UEFI mode and the mode of inheritance.

  Don't forget to create the external HP recovery media before attempting to change the BIOS settings and installing Windows 7.

  Review this article on the 5 different ways to install Windows 7.

• Can I downgrade from windows 8.1 for windows 8 on a HP Pavilion 500-298w?

  Can I downgrade from windows 8.1 for windows 8 on a HP Pavilion 500-298w? The system came with 8.1.

  Hello

  You need Windows Pro 8.1 to get Group Policy Editor.

• How can I downgrade from Windows 7 to Vista?

  I bought a computer with vista. I've upgraded to Windows 7. Can I downgrade from Windows 7 to Vista or even XP?

  You can UN-do the upgrade (the restoration of Vista), but you can not downgrade to Windows XP. See...

  How to uninstall Windows 7
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/971762

  ~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft

• FAQ of Windows 8: can I downgrade from Windows 8 for Windows 7?

  Updated updated post by HP to 12/11/2012 9:30 am PT time

  Question:

  Can I downgrade from Windows 8 for Windows 7?

  Answer:

  Yes, customers can downgrade to Windows 7, but Microsoft has different terms for the users and the railways downgrade rights.  HP recommends clients check with Microsoft for the conditions of their specific operating system edition.

   

  Customers who are able to choose to downgrade their products compatible HP Windows-8 for Windows 7 will remain protected by guarantees of HP products. However, HP has not tested all platforms of Windows 8 for Windows 7, and we are unable to have your special drivers available. If you choose to install another operating system (OS) and have a problem requiring support of HP, you may need to restore the original operating system to fully diagnose your problem.  Please check with HP Customer Service for any question about your specific product.

  No Message. The solution is contained in the message above.

• Can I downgrade from Windows 7 Starter to Windows XP Professional

  QUESTIONS: 1) can I demote a machine Win7 Starter purchased through package of retail full license, never installed, XP Pro OS?  Assume that both are 32-bit.  I was thinking of buying one of these netbooks cheap in Walmart stores that are Windows 7 upgrade option to Windows 8 (which I do not wish to use), and experiment.  If Win7 is proving to be as disastrous as I wait, I want to install a new copy of the new detail of full XP Pro including Service Pack 3 (which has never been installed on any computer), to downgrade from Windows 7. I've never used in triplicate.
  The machine is Acer Aspire One with Windows 7 Starter edition, on sale at Walmart for only $228.  They have other editions of Windows, I could buy instead, if the Starter Edition is not eligible for a downgrade.
  2) do you anticipate problems of license?  Do not talk about compatibility, as that varies depending on the machine.  It's just that the installation with MS products is always also annoying complicated and always associated with a licensing problem.  I can't guess at what these problems are, they are never what I expect.  Where the question.

  Backstory: I am wary of XP Professional updating to Windows 7, due to the many people experience incompatibilities.  I ran the Win7 Upgrade Advisor, and he has not yet detected what third-party software was running on my machine in his analysis, other than common programs of MS and stuff from the internet.  So I have ZERO faith it will be compatible with my XP software current and material, so 32-bit (which I use now), or 64-bit (which one of my machines can take in charge, but instead, 32-bit XP Prof OS is installed and running).

  It cost me about $100K of my time to switch to XP, in 2005; I just went through two own XP installed on two of my other machines.  Recovery was not possible.  Cost me three months of my life, these facilities.  Wouldn't do it again.  It is unnecessarily complex.

  So I have to check the effectiveness of Win7.  And if she is not enough justify using, as I hope - I have a lot of detail that new (well, once again) never used XP Professional OS bought in a store, that I can use to downgrade.  ("not OEM, not upgrade or academic, etc. so the full XP license is valid for each packet.)  I understand very well that support ends in April 2014 and don't care if it stops.  What I care about is running my business that threatens to Win7, because it changes the interface and eliminates a bunch of features that have been very productive in XP Pro.

  Of course, my impressions have not been tested on a live installation.  ERGO this post.  For me, it's a $100,000 decision, because it is the cost of my time if I deploy Win7.  Sorry for ranting, but I need to explain the reasons for downgrading in context.  Thank you for your time!

  I guess I do not understand you. If you have a version of Xp retail packaging, you can install it on any computer you want. Nothing MS or anyone else can say about it.

  As others have noted you might encounter a driver for some of your hardware problem is not not compatible wth Xp. The only way to know for sure, or I should say the best way, is to install Xp and discover.

  If it was me I would make sure that the computer has a restore disk or a partition to reinstall Win 7 if Xp didn't work. If none of those who were present I would clone the drive hard while Win 7 was still about this. Better safe than sorry.

  Finally, I would make sure that I got a usb Ethernet card so that you could make sure you have the ability to connect when the net card driver was not installed with Xp...

• How can I downgrade from Windows 7 to Windows XP? Where can I get the disks for this?

  No not supplied with the PC recovery CD.  Where to get recovery HP CDs. says buy from Microsoft, Microsoft says contact manufacturer

  original title: Downgrade from windows 7 to XP

  If you have an HP computer with Windows 7 pre-installed,

  (a) you will not be able to find the drivers for your computer hardware for XP (except if you bought your computer, just like Windows 7 was spilled) - even if you could find somehow a copy of XP to install and

  (b) any person at HP who told you to contact Microsoft won't - HP is obliged by its license from Microsoft to provide you with a mechanism (it doesn't have to be physical CDs) to reinstall the operating system that was on the computer when you bought it.

  What is your "product number" HP?  See http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/findModel?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us

  Why would you downgrade to XP anyway?

• How downgrade from Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows XP Home Edition?

  How downgrade from Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows XP Home Edition?  I understand that what is happening back, but my printer & a lot of programs that I can not afford to replace now is not compatible with Win7.  I tried to insert the WinXP disc, but he says the facility is "blocked due to compatibility issues".

  Hello

  To install windows XP on windows 7, you need to start your computer while the cd is in the drive. This will allow the system prompts you to "Press any key to boot from the CD-ROM.." and then follow the instructions accordingly.

  I hope this helps.