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Answer» I was given a old HP Pavillon 6640 with a fried hard drive. I have replaced the hard drive, but don't have the recovery disks. HP doesn't make them anymore... Does someone know where I can find them or does someone have the three disk set and could make a copy..
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks D Just install an OS and locate the relevant drivers for it. Do you REALLY want all that HP crap on it?It would be hard to find the right CDs... They will only work with a specific model. Not just any HP CD will work. It might be hard to find your specific ONE :-/
FlameWas told that I could load WinXp and the generic drivers would work for cd writer, however my computers are preloaded and I don't have a XP disc. Most everyone I know is the same way and those that have XP, I know won't lend it to me. I have tried ebay, but they don't have the right ones for sale. Guess I am gonna have to just keep looking around.
D Maybe Windows 98 or even (uggh!) ME would be better. What are the specs on the machine - processor, RAM? That will make you decision for you.
Whoops, I just checked and that has a K62-500 processor and came standard with only 64 meg RAM and cannot upgrade beyond 384 meg. Win98SE for sure. Get a copy off eBay.
Have a read:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?dlc=en&lc=en&product=59928&lang=en&cc=us&docname=bph05264#N392
http://www.linktionary.com/pavilion/Running XP on that would be like swimming through treacle.
CD writers don't need drivers but you will need a burning program such as Nero.Do NOT switch to ME. By the way, I'm not sure if someone loaned you the XP CD that it would help either. The security device might stop you :-/ If you need drivers for your CD Burner, go to the burner manufacturer's website and download them there. If you got them from HP, chances are, they will be old drivers anyway.
FlameOr get a copy of XP Home strip it down with nLite and add the full amount of RAM. It might even work as I've seen people run a Lite version of XP on less.
Take out system restore, pchealth, screensavers, wallpapers, moviemaker and all the stuff you don't need hardware wise plus all the stuff you don't need software wise.
You could even try taking out IE along with Windows update and use Belarc Advisor to check the state of your hotfixes and direct you to the IT Professionals downloads so you don't need to use the automatic Windows Update.
With the new non OEM hard drive I don't think that HP CDs will work anyway.lazydogdaddy....... Quote old HP Pavillon 6640 I think this machine shipped with 64mg as GX1_Man has already posted. Unless you have a minimum of 128 mg of ram ........ it just wont work and even with 128 mg is will run but oooooooh so slow......... You would be far better off to find a copy of win 98SE ...again as suggested by GX1_Man.
QuoteOr get a copy of XP Home strip it down with nLite and add the full amount of RAM. It might even work as I've seen people run a Lite version of XP on less.
Take out system restore, pchealth, screensavers, wallpapers, moviemaker and all the stuff you don't need hardware wise plus all the stuff you don't need software wise.
You could even try taking out IE along with Windows update and use Belarc Advisor to check the state of your hotfixes and direct you to the IT Professionals downloads so you don't need to use the automatic Windows Update. ........ ROTFLMAO ....... What would be left and more important , why would you (Mash) even suggest such a THING ?
dl65 QuoteQuoteOr get a copy of XP Home strip it down with nLite and add the full amount of RAM. It might even work as I've seen people run a Lite version of XP on less.
Take out system restore, pchealth, screensavers, wallpapers, moviemaker and all the stuff you don't need hardware wise plus all the stuff you don't need software wise.
You could even try taking out IE along with Windows update and use Belarc Advisor to check the state of your hotfixes and direct you to the IT Professionals downloads so you don't need to use the automatic Windows Update.
What would be left and more important , why would you (Mash) even suggest such a thing ?
dl65
What would be left. Well, an operating system which only needs a drive image to restore with.
It seems like he has nothing better to do, so it would be something to experiment with.
Might as well put a Linux distro on it.
Or '98se as was suggested.I have not check the memory amount, but when I checked with HP, they told me that XP would work on it and that all the generic drivers would be there. I probably will just go with win98, just gonna use it as a computer for some very old games that I have and the like.
DQuoteI have not check the memory amount, but when I checked with HP, they told me that XP would work on it and that all the generic drivers would be there. I probably will just go with win98, just gonna use it as a computer for some very old games that I have and the like.
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For old games you would be better off with '98.Quote
What would be left. Well, an operating system which only needs a drive image to restore with.
Any drive/partition can be restored with an image regardless of OS or indeed, regardless of whether an OS is in place!
QuoteI have not check the memory amount, but when I checked with HP, they told me that XP would work on it
"Work" and "work well enough that you don't want to blow it up" are two DIFFERENT things.
I am sitting here this afternoon playing with a Celeron333 with 64 meg RAM and XP loaded (No, I didn't do it!). I think the lawn will be all green when the UPDATES are applied.
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