can my laptop run windows 7 (i need compatible drivers)

[etidd]

hello there,

i really need to know if there are available drivers for hp compaq nx9110 that are compatible with windows 7? i've tried a couple of things to no avail.

 

[Jester45]

Does HP's/Compaq's website have downloads for Windows 7 or have you tried vista drivers?

Try 7 drivers before vista's

 

[DocBrown]

Did you check Microsoft's Compatibility Center ?

Windows 7 Compatibility Center home

 

[etidd]

there are neither vista drivers and i haven't been able to run windows compatibility center on the laptop because i don't have access to the internet on the nx9110.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello etidd, welcome to Seven Forums!



The HD download site is at the link below maybe you can be put on a CD to install on the lappy.

HP Support & Drivers

 

[etidd]

i've been to that site. none of what i have downloaded has worked so far... even when i use windows 7 in compatibility settings.

 

[echrada]

Have you tried installing drivers in compatibility mode?

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/316-compatibility-mode.html

 

[etidd]

yes i've done that... sigh, no windows 7 for me...

 

[madtownidiot]

HP is probably NOT going to develop windows 7 drivers for your laptop. HP usually stops supporting its products that are no longer being manufactured shortly after warranties expire. Fortunately MS did a pretty good job and most of your hardware will work after you install windows 7. You might be able to get some of the missing drivers for your hardware by checking the HP support site for other laptops with the same hardware.. try checking a higher model# under the NX series for windows 7 drivers, or even some of the Presario drivers, as a lot of HP hardware is interchangeable between models.. so much so that sometimes you can see the exact same configuration in 3 or 4 different shells

 

[FZ21Z]

i haven't been able to run windows compatibility center on the laptop because i don't have access to the internet on the nx9110.

You could download it to the one you're using now, and transfer it over.

 

[theog]

Have a look:

Automatically get recommended drivers and updates for your hardware

 

[madtownidiot]

Have a look:

Automatically get recommended drivers and updates for your hardware

That's a good feature, but some hardware can't be automatically identified by windows update, and will show up as an unknown or generic device in the Device Manager.. so you still have hunt for drivers for older machines. There a lot of machines from 2004-2006 that could easily handle windows 7 given a boost in memory, but if they never had support for vista, there aren't going to be drivers for windows 7 either... so you have to be a little creative in your search

 

[etidd]

yeah none of this works. thanks for all the help. i'm trying to find xp right now. thanks again.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Don't give up on Windows 7, as madtownidiot says you should be able to find drivers that'll work.

 

[FZ21Z]

Given what it has been seen working on, there is always hope.

 

[CassieFWinTeam]

There is a possibility that your computer cannot run Windows 7. Did you check the Upgrade Advisor? Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor - Download - Microsoft Windows

Cheers,
Cassandra
Microsoft Windows Outreach

 

[madtownidiot]

I can think of at least a dozen computers running windows 7 right now that failed the upgrade advisor.. but if it does pass the tests, you'll know that windows 7 has drivers for all of your hardware... unfortunately if your laptop has no operating system at present, it's a bit difficult to run tests. According to the specs for your model.. there should be no problem getting 32-bit windows 7 to install.

 

[DocBrown]

etidd wrote
" windows 7 prof is on the nx9110 laptop now.. i'm becoming firmer that it
will not work with windows 7. no, an ethernet cable won't allow me online
access. "

If you have Win7 prof on it, does it run ok, except for internet connection ? Do you have any USB flash drives that you can transfer stuff to the laptop ? How about a USB to ethernet cable adapter ? Can you run any system info programs to get us more details on the hardware ?

System Info for Windows:
SIW | System Information for Windows by Gabriel Topala