Comments on: Installing Windows XP on a Compaq Presario C500 http://blog.meesqa.com/2008/11/30/installing-windows-xp-on-a-compaq-presario-c500/ Michael E. Ensminger's thoughts on software development, testing and quality assurance Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:02:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Ashan http://blog.meesqa.com/2008/11/30/installing-windows-xp-on-a-compaq-presario-c500/#comment-43541 Ashan Sun, 11 Sep 2011 09:06:36 +0000 http://blog.meesqa.com/2008/11/30/installing-windows-xp-on-a-compaq-presario-c500/#comment-43541 thank you very much, this article helped me a lot. regards!!!! thank you very much, this article helped me a lot. regards!!!!

]]> By: ovdiem http://blog.meesqa.com/2008/11/30/installing-windows-xp-on-a-compaq-presario-c500/#comment-43433 ovdiem Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:36:04 +0000 http://blog.meesqa.com/2008/11/30/installing-windows-xp-on-a-compaq-presario-c500/#comment-43433 thank you for sharing the following information , the trick was simple but yet made me busy enough to start think there was something wrong with the motherboard of my machine as the xp installation wasnt able to detect the hdd ,until i disabled the sata in the bios ,thank you very much :) thank you for sharing the following information , the trick was simple but yet made me busy enough to start think there was something wrong with the motherboard of my machine as the xp installation wasnt able to detect the hdd ,until i disabled the sata in the bios ,thank you very much :)

]]> By: mensming http://blog.meesqa.com/2008/11/30/installing-windows-xp-on-a-compaq-presario-c500/#comment-25244 mensming Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:59:50 +0000 http://blog.meesqa.com/2008/11/30/installing-windows-xp-on-a-compaq-presario-c500/#comment-25244 Joshua - I no longer have access to this model. The best I can say is try the drivers at http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=228&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=pl&lang=en&product=3413016. Modem: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-52165-1&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=pl&product=3413016&os=228&lang=en http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-47729-1&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=pl&product=3413016&os=228&lang=en Sound: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-51724-1&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=pl&product=3413016&os=228&lang=en Joshua -

I no longer have access to this model. The best I can say is try the drivers at http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=228&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=pl&lang=en&product=3413016.

Modem:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-52165-1&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=pl&product=3413016&os=228&lang=en
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-47729-1&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=pl&product=3413016&os=228&lang=en

Sound:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-51724-1&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=pl&product=3413016&os=228&lang=en

]]> By: joshua http://blog.meesqa.com/2008/11/30/installing-windows-xp-on-a-compaq-presario-c500/#comment-25121 joshua Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:49:54 +0000 http://blog.meesqa.com/2008/11/30/installing-windows-xp-on-a-compaq-presario-c500/#comment-25121 that is cool but the problem facing me is driver please can you help me in how to install modem and sound driver in this presario c500 that is cool but the problem facing me is driver please can you help me in how to install modem and sound driver in this presario c500

]]> By: AC http://blog.meesqa.com/2008/11/30/installing-windows-xp-on-a-compaq-presario-c500/#comment-23473 AC Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:23:26 +0000 http://blog.meesqa.com/2008/11/30/installing-windows-xp-on-a-compaq-presario-c500/#comment-23473 Thanks Michael for the links. I downloaded the INF utility and the video driver and they both work on my Compaq Presario C500 :) AC Thanks Michael for the links. I downloaded the INF utility and the video driver and they both work on my Compaq Presario C500 :)

AC

]]> By: mensming http://blog.meesqa.com/2008/11/30/installing-windows-xp-on-a-compaq-presario-c500/#comment-23466 mensming Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:35:42 +0000 http://blog.meesqa.com/2008/11/30/installing-windows-xp-on-a-compaq-presario-c500/#comment-23466 <p>As of today (04/20/2009):</p> <p> This "might" be the correct link to get the INF utility -- <a href="http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProductID=816&DwnldID=16023&strOSs=44&OSFullName=Windows*%20XP%20Professional&lang=eng" rel="nofollow">http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProductID=816&DwnldID=16023&strOSs=44&OSFullName=Windows*%20XP%20Professional&lang=eng</a> </p> <p> Similarly, this "might" be the correct link to the video driver -- <a href="http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProductID=2102&DwnldID=16835&strOSs=44&OSFullName=Windows*%20XP%20Professional&lang=eng" rel="nofollow">http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProductID=2102&DwnldID=16835&strOSs=44&OSFullName=Windows*%20XP%20Professional&lang=eng</a> </p> <p> Good luck! </p> <p> Michael </p> As of today (04/20/2009):

This “might” be the correct link to get the INF utility — http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProductID=816&DwnldID=16023&strOSs=44&OSFullName=Windows*%20XP%20Professional&lang=eng

Similarly, this “might” be the correct link to the video driver — http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProductID=2102&DwnldID=16835&strOSs=44&OSFullName=Windows*%20XP%20Professional&lang=eng

Good luck!

Michael

]]> By: AC http://blog.meesqa.com/2008/11/30/installing-windows-xp-on-a-compaq-presario-c500/#comment-23463 AC Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:37:43 +0000 http://blog.meesqa.com/2008/11/30/installing-windows-xp-on-a-compaq-presario-c500/#comment-23463 Good info but still having problems finding Intel GMA 950 driver and INF update utility. I use google to search but no luck is it possible u can e-mail me the driver/Inf utility. Need video driver only :( Thank, AC Good info but still having problems finding Intel GMA 950 driver and INF update utility. I use google to search but no luck is it possible u can e-mail me the driver/Inf utility. Need video driver only :(

Thank,
AC

]]> By: Julian Perry http://blog.meesqa.com/2008/11/30/installing-windows-xp-on-a-compaq-presario-c500/#comment-11810 Julian Perry Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:28:56 +0000 http://blog.meesqa.com/2008/11/30/installing-windows-xp-on-a-compaq-presario-c500/#comment-11810 This article was exactly what I needed - brilliant, much appreciated. This article was exactly what I needed - brilliant, much appreciated.

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