XP Install on HP ProBook 4530s

Installing Windows XP Pro on Hp ProBook 4530s

The main problem. Attempting to install XP Professional will Blue Screen (BSOD) three minutes into the process after “starting windows” it shows STOP: 0x0000007B. The problem is that the XP install cannot see the hard disc drive as it is not compatible with the AHCI hardware in the Intel M65 mobile Sandy Bridge chipset.

0x0000007B solution free driver download.

Get the driver from here unpack it with winrar then follow the instructions here to slip stream it onto an XP Pro install CD -sp3 recommended.

Boot from your new CD and perform a normal XP install, about 15 minutes later the laptop will reboot into XP for the first time (the 2nd stage of the install).

Time to install the Intel Chipset sp52145, restart and the .net Framework (needed for some of the installs below)

Then install the Intel Components Management sp52143 then Graphics Driver sp52634 and restart. Next do Sound drivers sp53628 restart then USB3 Driver sp53671, Ethernet sp51968, SD Card Reader sp52344.

The 4530s wireless card (behind the rear door slightly bigger than a postage stamp) is either an Atheros Wireless / Bluetooth card sp54548 and sp52803 or Realtek Wireles Lan sp53753 or Ralink Wireless / Bluetooth card sp53536 or Intel Wireless lan card sp52526. The Motorola Bluetooth adaptor (part of the ralink wifi bluetooth combo card) shows up in device manager as CSR BS8510 the Bluetooth driver sp52533 is here. Next Install the Intel Chip-set drivers again, 2nd time around will install the sm bus driver. Then install the Synaptics Touch Pad Driver sp54906.

Other devices / Unkown device solution.

The often sought Other devices – Unknown device shown in device manager needs the Hp 3D Driveguard sp51726 -this is the driver for an accelerometer which (allegedly) saves data loss during impact -the laptop’s equivalent of an Airbag!

Hp Probook 4530s Device ManagerAfter all of the above going to Control Panel / Performance and Maintenance / System / Hardware / Device Manager (shortcut keys:- fn + Win Key + break) should look like this with no yellow exclamation marks:-

There is now just one more thing to do as the volume and brightness function keys do not work, all resolved by Hp Hotkey Support sp53796.

There are many more drivers on the Hp.com support site for XP on this laptop, those listed above are the essential ones. Others relate to drive encryption for example, useful perhaps but anything that involves encrypting / decrypting data to / from the hard drive will have an overhead and is likely to slow things a little.

Next delete the c:\swsetup folder and do a defrag. This little beauty then flys, going from the end of the Bios screen to desktop in 20 seconds (7400rpm drive, no AV or tweaks) , wow, enjoy ! -Terry

The instructions above assume the use of an SP3 Xp Pro Install CD, the instructions for sp2 etc will be slightly different.

How to tell if it’s an XP Sp3 disc: look in the disc root directory, there will be a file named WIN51IP.SP3.

XP Bliss Wallpaper 1366x768Finally, set it off with a nice wallpaper based on the familiar xp “bliss” theme. Click the image to the left then right-click that (an image set at exactly 1366 x 768 pixels) and select Set as Background.

 

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