HP's QuickPlay v2.0 - Page 39

Sono,
Look @ the instructions here http://www.notebookforums.com/post2542025.html or http://www.asifism.com/?p=43. If you still need any explanation, feel free to ask here or on my site.

FYI

The instructions I wrote are based on performing a FRESH install of your operating system (Vista/XP OS) and associated software WITHOUT using a recovery partition. Trying to install on an existing Windows partition REQUIRES YOU KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO RESIZE YOUR HARD DRIVE AND THAT THERE IS NO RECOVERY PARTITION FROM HP. A SMALL handful of people actually got QP to run this way. Honestly, it is fraught with failure. IMHO

This is largely due to the recovery partition created by the automated disks from HP (Compaq?). The "recovery disks automatically create a partition at the end of the drive that CANNOT be accessed by Windows OS and CANNOT be moved/resized (as far as I know). I have NOT been able to install the Quickplay Direct WITH a recovery partition on the same drive. I HIGHLY recommend a fresh install of your OWN OS.

Also, as far as the 50+ installations I have helped people on and my own testing, NO ONE has been able to triple boot successfully! (XP, Vista AND Quickplay Direct) I have tried several installations and NONE have worked. If you figure out a way, please let me know, so I can then pass that information on to others if they ask. I DO NOT recommend triple booting as this requires massive about to forethought in planning your disks. Additionally, there is absolutely NO promise your computer will boot correctly.
**Quickplay Direct buttons DO NOT support using a boot manager.**

Lastly, the necessary files are being offered by another person. I will update my directions pointing them to the appropriate place. Please be aware that there are download limitations for the software. I STRONGLY suggest once you have successfully downloaded the software, BACK IT UP to DVD. This will prevent masses of people constantly having to download the large files and creating a long wait for access to the info.


user001
robwhitey at g mail d ot com

user001,

I don't have a recovery partition. I did a clean install of Vista formatting the HDD. I have 2 HDD partitions c and d where i keep my data. The third partition or x: is the one causing problems. I've been able to rename the drive using rmdl.exe, but it isn't much good. Reason, it names the drive temporarily and i can even browse its contents in My Computer, but in the disk management console I still see a healthy partition with an unassigned drive letter. Even though I see it temporarily, I can't hibernate and boot into QPD, I always come to Vista.

I'm not exactly sure what happened to your installation. But I have completed this 8 times on my own systems and many times helping others.

Assuming your laptop has ONE physical hard drive.
Backup all data to a networked computer or disks.

Insert your Vista install DVD, and start a FRESH installation
At the disk part, select and delete ALL existing partitions
Hard drive should now be raw with ONE huge partition
Create first PRIMARY partition for Windows OS, I recommend about 30GB
Create another PRIMARY partition for Data, using remaining space EXECPT 1028MB.
MB not GB Do not format, you are just CREATING the actual partition section
Create final PRIMARY partition of EXACTLY 1028MB (MB not GB) for Quickplay Do not format, you are just CREATING the actual partition section

Select the FIRST partition (30GB) to finish your Vista installation. Once in Vista, install any drivers necessary to get your system running. (Especially NIC or wireless.) Reboot as necessary when specified. At this point, Windows may inform you there is an unformatted drive and ask if you want to format it. Ignore this. Right click on MY COMPUTER and select MANAGE. Select DISK MANAGEMENT. Find the DATA partition, QUICK format it, then allow Windows to assign it a drive letter. Next, find the small QUICKPLAY 1028MB partition. Create a partition, assign it the drive letter X: and but DO NOT FORMAT IT! Exit DISK MANAGEMENT. Extract the HPQPDP archive you downloaded and move the resulting HPQPDP folder into your "C:\SwSetup\" folder. Double click on MY COMPUTER/COMPUTER, double click on C:\Local Drive. You should see the SwSetup folder. Open the HPQPDP folder and run setup.exe

Wait for the ENTIRE installation process finish. Just let it complete without interruption. If the partitions were created correctly, this process will seem to pause, but will finish. Any errors in creating partitions will result in this part of the installation to fail. You then need to reboot your computer to complete the Quickplay direct installation. Allow system to complete the installation of the QuickPlay Direct OS. Currently, this is an Embedded Version of Windows XP. DO NOT INTERRUPT THE INSTALLATION. Once complete, you may shut down the computer.

Boot into your PRIMARY Windows installation. This is mostly for testing purposes, to ensure your boot manager from Vista is still correctly pointing to Vista and the primary (main OS). If you have gotten this far, there should be no errors at all.
You need to extract the Quickplay 3.0 archive to your desktop, run the install/setup for Quickplay 3.0. Contained in the Quickplay3.0.rar archive, are the Vista drivers for your buttons as well. Run that setup and you will have control over your buttons again in Vista.

At this point, Quickplay Direct AND Quickplay for Windows is installed on your system. I recommend inserting a DVD in your drive now. Then power down your computer. Hit the Quickplay DVD button and you should boot into QPD.

Let me know.


user001

What you're seeing at the end of the disk is normal - assigning the drive letter X: to the space is a workaround step since the QPD installer may not be able to do it under Vista. When the install is complete you'll see a partition with no drive letter identified as Healthy, just like you're seeing.

When you hit the Quickplay button, what boots up? Does it go straight to Vista? If so, it sounds like the boot information wasn't written properly; do you have other partitions? I ran into a situation recently where I had to reinstall Windows due to trying to reinstall QPD after running a dual-boot Ubuntu/Vista scenario. Got a black screen with a cursor. "Extra" partitions seem to confuse the hell out of the installer.

The most recent version of Acronis or Paragon Drive Backup work under Vista with no problems. Resizing a partition with Paragon is a pain; if you use this be prepared to still use Windows' Disk Management. Still, it's better than the alternative for a lot of people - who in the hell wants to format and reinstall?

Thank you for the links as well.

i am having audio problems with quickplay.
i'm trying to install on vista (hp pavillion dv2000) and quickplay for windows 2.3 and direct wont play any sound on dvd's and crashes if i try to play mp3's

also, when i run the installation, i get an error when quickplay is installing drivers for my audio device.

i tried to reinstall xp compatble audio drivers (CONEXANT HD AUDIO) and the problem still occured.

please help!

i have a problem...

My unit is compaq presario V3000

I fresh install Winxp professional and now i am try to install the Quickplay direct.

i mad sure that i have an UNALLOCATED DISK SPACE of 1.5gb

Followed the instructions that i can read from this thread but i am stuck after intalling the QP2.3

In windows when you hit quickplay, it goes to Windows media player But when you click start programs and HP quickplay it performs flawlessly. What gives?????

Now i am trying to install the HPQPDP and everytime i hit setup i run into a snag saying "Quickplay can only be installed in a quickplay-enabled machine" i dont know how i can go further. I also tried naming the partition X without formatting but same problem.....

I read somewhere about changing registry but i couldnt find it.... Can somebody here redirect me to the right path. My whole is dedicated to this already and i cant get it to work.

Thanks

Sam, see if you have the same problem with QPW 3.0.

spike,

I think your first problem about going to WMP is a Quicklaunch button driver, assuming that u mean pressing the QP QLB when you say 'hit quikcplay.' The other issue needs research, at least from me it does.

asifism

i did install the QLB driver.

V3000 is capable of quickplay as it has the quickplay button similar to that of the DV2000 hp. the QP windows is actually functional i just have to execute it.

i just cant get the HPQPDP to install quickplay direct. keeps giving me the "quickplay can only be installed in quickplay-enabled machines".

i am stuck at this point.

any one has the same problem?

i think i have the same problem.. is it because my laptop spec doesnt support QPDP?

user001.. emailed u edi

Cud be it sono.

can anyone help me with a usable link for quickplay 1.2 download... i've nearly lost hope now

I just checked; this link is still valid: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QVE3S9PU

I unfortunately cannot vouch for its compatibility with your v3000.

A few v3000s are listed on HP's site as having BIOS updates available, with new ones as recent as last month. Is your BIOS up to date?

I keep getting an error while running the quickplay direct when trying to install Conexant High Definition Audio. Does anyone know how i can get around this problem. I already tried installing different driver versions from hp, none seem to work

does anyone have anything close to a dv2000 and can run quickplay direct or does anyone have a simmilar audio device on their laptop?

Thanks

this is a known issue for Quickplay. As of right now, the 4 people that I have helped with HD audio have NOT got it to run correctly. I hear anything, I'll post it here. user001

is there any way to get a non hd driver working on this system?

sam, what driver are u using? The one on the hp website, the windows update, or HP update driver? Vista or XP? I have a dv2120us running vista, and I got the same problem, which is now solved.

i tried the windows update one, the one that came with my laptop, and the xp version on the hp website.

Which one did u get to work? and do u have the conexant hd audio card