HP's QuickPlay v2.0 - Page 35

Hi AmigaDude,

I have download all the necessary files for Quickplay 2.3 (for windows XP) using the link posted by Toxico. As suggested by earlier post, i found out that renaming the unallocated ~1024MB of free space to letter X: allow the installation files to proceed to the stage where it will ask you to reboot. However, there is another problem. When I click "OK" to the reboot, the computer basically just restart and stop at a blank black screen.

Initially, i thought this is normal and part of the process but an hour later, nothing happen. I have then reinstalled winXP and followed your instructions in your post #584 but the same thing happen, blank black screen. To me it looks like as if BIOS does not know how to boot up windows XP and got stuck there. Have you got any experience with Boot.ini? My boot.ini before i reboot the computer was

"default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS"

where (3) is the third partition in my hard disk that contains the Quickplay files.

Should it be

"default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS" ???

Is there any other method to ensure that my computer can complete the reboot process? I could not quite understand how the following works. Could you please explain. Thanks.

Install QP Registry Update by creating a text file and putting these lines into it:

Code:

Hi Toxico,

I am using WinXP on my pavilion. The files in the link is OK. I've since found out that i need to assign letter X: to the unallocated space for installation to continue pass the 5% or 15% mark. However, as i posted in previous post to AmigaDude, the computer comes to a black screen once i reboot the computer. Must be something to do with the boot.ini or the registry not being able to load windows XP when it reboot to complete the QuickPlay installation. Any clue how to fix this? Thanks.

I've honestly not seen that happen before. On install, it should pause at a black screen and install the remaining files.

I will poke around and see what I can find for you. Not that it helps you, but assigning X: to the free space in Windows has gotten me to the reboot prompt for installing QPD 2.3. Now to reboot and see if I get any further...

Wow, that did it. I now have QP2.3 working in tandem with Vista. It's kind of humorous to see the XP logo appear when booting into QP. Glad I didn't go the route I was planning (it involved installing XP on another partition)! My bad for not assigning the drive letter.

Anyhow, about your problem: It sounds like the files on the QP partition are not being read when the computer restarts. Since it's basically starting with its own operating system (the files it writes to the X: partition) it's not actually utilizing the registry on your boot drive. It is looking at the boot record, though, and I suspect this is where you're having trouble.

Start from scratch by deleting whatever partition was created and assigning it X: but not formatting it (it should show as a RAW partition). Then run setup for QP 2.3 and follow it as normal. If the same thing happens on restart let me know.

I'm no expert but I'll do what I can to help you.

You will need to create a 1028 MB partition at the end of the drive. If one isn't already there, you can do this through Disk Management in XP (right-click My Computer and select Manage, then go to Disk Management). Select your partition (the last one, if you have more than one) and choose to shrink it. For the amount of space to shrink the volume, put 1028. Give this new volume the drive letter X: but DO NOT format it. Then run the setup.exe in the HPQPDP folder.

I hope these instructions are clear enough. If you don't understand something let me know. Also see http://www.notebookforums.com/showth...25#post2542025 for the full instructions.

The set of instructions I wrote on a previous page for reinstalling QP have been updated to reflect new file locations and assigning the drive letter.

http://www.notebookforums.com/showth...25#post2542025

These instructions also worked for me to install QP 2.3 in Vista. YMMV.

isch - A couple of things.

1) Don't worry about the registry update, since it is just to let the install complete on some machines. Obviously, you've completed the install phase so you don't need that trick.

2) Although that's not exactly what I originally intended for the drive letter scenario, it sounds like it worked. To answer your question of the boot.ini you need to take into account what is installed on your machine, and where it is installed.

Normally, ( if there is such a thing), you have something like this: (just an example)
Partition 1 { 59Gb } = C: (WinXP)
Partition 2 { 1Gb } = QuickPlay
In this case, the boot.ini (on the X: drive using your setup) should point to Partition(2)

Sometime, like with me, you have another partition already (another example):
Partition 1 { 44Gb } = C: (WinXP)
Partition 2 { 15Gb } = D:\ (User File)
Partition 3 { 1Gb } = QuickPlay
In this case, the boot.ini (on the X: drive using your setup) should point to Partition(3)

Other points - The install usually fails at that 5-15% mark when it cannot properly buiild the Quickplay partition. This can be due to Not Enough Free Space (< 1Gb), too many partitions already (more that 4 I think) or non-standard boot records (Vista, etc..) though I'm sure there are other reasons as well. If you get past this point, to where it requests a reboot, then 2 things happen:

1) The Master Boot Record (MBR) is temporarily altered to mark the Quickplay partion as the Boot partition. (Normally it is your WinXP partition that has this flag) And QP code is added to the MBR, but you never see this.
2) The Boot.ini (on the Quickplay partition) is built to reflect it's own correct partition number.

I grabbed the Quickplay 3.0.rar file and stuck it in the http://ridickulous.net/quickplay/ directory.

i do it but i have erroe in 5% say partion error allocation
((shrink what is mean ))

Another time sorry for my bad english

There is something that is keeping Windows from resizing the partition. How many partitions do you have? I would try getting a copy of Partition Magic and using that to try resizing the partition. Or try resizing the partition in Safe Mode maybe.

The download for QuickPlay from this link was fantastic. I have a dv9008tx which I upgraded from WinXP MCE to Vista Ultimate (without backing up the SWSetup directory ) and lost the installer.

If I recall correctly, we had problems with those files (data2.cab corrupt and data3.cab missing).

Grab either HPQPDP.zip or HPQPDP.rar from http://www.ridickulous.net/quickplay. This will be exactly what you need.

I PMed you as well, but I'll put this here for everyone's benefit:

The Megaupload links above seem to still work; you may be able to obtain QPW from these. I will obtain the QPW folder from a coworker and see about getting it uploaded somewhere.

Thank you Toxico for all your help. I was able to download Quickplay Direct HPQPDP Direct but not QPW. Unfortunately the rapid share link no longer contains Quick Play for Windows. I recently pruchased a Comparq Presario V6215 loaded with Vista but I want to run XP instead instead of Vista. I do not like Vista yet as I feel it is a resource hog. So I installed XP. All my backups that came with this laptop are for Vista including QPW 3.0. I would appreciate QPW 2.3 so that I could run quickplay within Windows XP.

I have been pulling my hair out trying to install Quick Play Direct but I finally found out where I went wrong. The problem was that I was creating a partition of size 1028 and labelling it as drive X. This is not necessary. I found that I only need to leave enough unpartioned space after my Windows XP install. Running setup through HPQPDP will automatically format and label this partition X. I also had another partition already set up as Drive D: I had to remove all partitions except C: in order to make this work. If anyone else is having problems it may be helpful to check your partition structure.

Okay, good to know that it's not always necessary (and is sometimes detrimental!) to assign a drive letter to the partition. I ended up having to do so to install QP on a Vista machine, but I guess that's how it goes.

I'll snag the QPW files from my coworker when she gets back from taking her son to the doctor. Poking through the XP-based image I made of my hard drive proved pointless, and the only version of QPW I have on my system right now is 3.0 (Vista-only). I can't believe I was dumb enough to not back up the damn 2.3 files .

I dl'd and installed QPW3.0, thanks 4 the link.
Can someone confirm, did this come on a 32 or 64 bit Vista?
It installed as a 32 bit app in my Vista64 install.

Not sure if this was added in 3.0 or not, but I found w/ my 360HD-DVD drive installed first that the QPW and QPD 2.3 installed the HD-DVD versions. While when I installed 3.0 it picked up my new TV tuner also and installed an appropriate app. I dont know if 2.3 had this functionality. Whats more is 3.0 has the ability to view the webcam although it doesnt work???

Can neone confirm the webcam operation in QP 3.0 for a Vista32 and Vista64 install? thx

OK I got QPW 2.3 through huchris27's archive 8 & 9. Thanks for everyone's help in getting me through these most troublesome installs. Thanks for the files Toxico.

I have to assume that QPD 3.0 was taken from a Vista32 machine, since the files purportedly came from a display model at Best Buy, and as we all know Best Buy wouldn't sell something that nice. :P

I left my laptop at work today, it seems. I'll check on the webcam tomorrow; I didn't realize it could do that. Mine's a 32-bit install; I haven't ventured into 64 bit territory yet.