How to install Windows XP on Compaq C733TU
On default settings, you cannot instal Windows XP on Compaq C733TU since this laptop can only accomodate Windows Vista. The reason behind this is actually because Windows XP needs to load driver for the SATA upon installation. The driver supposed to be loaded from floppy disk and the laptop doesn’t have floppy disk.
So to make Windows XP can be installed on Compaq C733TU, you have to do these steps:
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First alternative is by preparing usb floppy disk drive. This will enable you to install windows xp to your Compaq C733TU since you could load the Sata’s driver upon installation.
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Second alternative is by combining SATA’s driver into WIndows XP installer. You could use a program called NLITE. Try to search using search engine. Open NLITE, then insert Windows XP’s CD into the cd rom drive. After opened, find the include driver section and enter the SATA’s driver.
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When the driver is installed, your windows installation should be successfull. When your WIndows XP runs for the first time, there are many devices that haven’t yet recognized, hence you should install the drivers:
- For the wireless LAN, you could use driver for acer aspire 4520
- For display driver, you could download it from http://downloadmirror.intel.com/14388/a08/win2k_xp14311.exe
- Touchpad’s driver ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp35001-35500/sp35444.exe
- LAN CARD is automatically detected, you don’t have to install the driver/
- Before installing sound card’s driver, you have to install “Microsoft Universal Audio Architecture Driver” first from ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp33501-34000/sp33867.exe
- The sound card’s driver can be downloaded from http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp36001-36500/sp36090.exe. When you install the driver, an error will emerges, so enter the Device Manager, then right click on “Audio device on High Definition Audio Bus” , and click update “Install from a list or specific location” Choose “Sound, video and game controller”.
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