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HP DV5 Laptop and Windows 7 - driver issues
Downloaded Windows 7 from BitTorrent. I started in the evening of 12/31/08 and it continued over night. I have the following Laptop configured as follows:
Specifications of my present Notebook.
Model: HP Pavilion Entertainment PC -> dv5-1125nr
Ram: 4 Gigs; HD: 250 Gigs --> C:\ 125 G -> Windows Vista 64-bit; D:\ 84G -> My Documents; E:\ 40G ->Windows 7
Video: 256 Mb dedicated and up to 2 G; 15.4" Display, Modem, Wireless G, Network, TV Interface, Media Card reader, etc.
DVD/CD RW, Webcam
Results: Windows 7 installed without a hitch. After installation of Windows Vista 32-bit drivers it functions perfectly. It appears to be a very peppy system with really neat improvements. Windows One Care live won't install because it does not view Windows 7 as a 'verifiable Microsoft Windows' Operating system.
I have been a part of the Windows Feedback Panel for at least 4 maybe 5 years. When Vista was in Beta testing I was chosen by Microsoft to be part of that group. Unfortunately in my view I was testing Vista on a Machine that ran Windows XP very well but was not capable of Hardware rigors of running Windows Vista.
I have tried for about the last six months to become part of the Beta testing for Windows 7, especially because I think I might have a better idea of what to do.
I am interested to hear things concerning this stuff. God's Speed