====== Installing windows XP ======


User bsumpter was nice enough to share this with all of us:\\

  - Plug in USB DVD / CD drive, insert WinXP disk.\\
  - Boot computer, hitting F9 at bootup to choose boot volume.\\
  - Choose your DVD / CD drive to boot from, then hit any key to boot from CD.\\
  - During XP setup, blow away all existing paritions (leave the small 400mb if you ever plan on reinstalling Suse Linux - I did not).\\
  - Format as NTFS - I used the "Quick" option as it takes forever the other way.\\
  - Install XP as normal from here forward.\\
  - Once installed, grab the [[http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/netxtreme_desktop.php|Broadcom Ethernet Driver]] and/or the [[http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=473038&swItem=ob-55706-1&mode=4&idx=3url|Broadcom WiFi Driver]] and install it via CD/SD card/USB drive, etc.\\
  - Once you have a working NIC, connect to the internet, activate your copy of XP, and go to the "Windows Update".\\
  - From Windows Update, choose "Custom" and install all of the hardware drivers it offers.\\
  - Reboot.\\
  - At this point, everything should be working except sound and HP Quicklaunch button support.\\
  - Download the KB888111 patch and install for the first part of the sound fix: [[http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=47079|Sound Patch]]\\
  - Download the Vista sound drivers for the Mini-Note from the HP website: [[http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=3687084&prodNameId=3687085&swEnvOID=2094&swLang=8&mode=2&swItem=ob-59522-1|Sound Drivers]]\\
  - Run the install for the file above. It will unzip to a folder of your choosing, try to run, and then bomb because you don't have Vista.\\
  - Go to Device Manager, double click on the "?" for sound device, choose Update Driver, and point it at the Vista driver folder unzipped by the above application.\\
  - At this point, you should have sound when finished.\\
  - Install the HP QuickLaunch button drivers (it's under "Official Site 1"): [[http://notebook.free-driver-download.com/33963/HP-Compaq-Notebook-Quick-Launch-Buttons-6.00-D-Windows-2000-XP.html|HP Quick Launch Download]]\\
  - Ignore the popups for new hardware during this install - they will go away on their own.\\
  - Hit the "Start" button, click "Run", then type "msconfig".\\
  - Once inside msconfig, click the "Startup" tab on the right, and turn OFF "smax4pnp".\\
  - Install the HP Bluetooth drivers: * [[http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericSoftwareDownloadIndex?lc=en&cc=us&softwareitem=ob-41620-1|HP Bluetooth Drivers]]\\
  - Reboot.\\
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Check Device Manager after this, and everything should look perfect. You now have a working copy of Windows XP a full month before the official drivers are released!


Official Windows XP drivers for the HP MiniNote can be found here: [[http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=3687085&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=3687084&swLang=8&taskId=135&swEnvOID=1093|HP's Official Windows XP Drivers for the MiniNote 2133]]

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