HP's QuickPlay v2.0 ... Thanks for trying... BTW, How large did it end up being? One old school way to get around this might be to split it into mutiple < ...

AmigaDude · 07-14-2006, 07:36 AM

Thanks for trying... BTW, How large did it end up being?

One old school way to get around this might be to split it into mutiple <250Mb files.

billcsho · 07-14-2006, 08:48 AM

Try RAR it into multiple smaller files. 4shared.com also provides 500MB free uploading space, but each file needs to be smaller than 25MB.

tokuc · 07-14-2006, 02:26 PM

With the great help of AmigaDude's posts, I have finally installed QPv2 to my DV4000. But it is not working.

Program made a second partition with 1024 MB space.
When I try to launch it, it doesn't work at all... (By pressing "QP Buttons" or "Power and after QP Buttons")
So I decided to make a multiboot system and make necessary changes in boot.ini...

Code:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="HP QuickPlay" /fastdetect

When I choose to start with "HP QuickPlay partition", Only thing I get is a Blank Screen with a mouse cursor on it...

Is there anything that I can try to solve this problem?

Bios Version F14
ATi X700
...

AmigaDude · 07-14-2006, 04:26 PM

Tokuc, I probably should have warned you that would happen, since I tried the exact same thing. For some reason, which I'm still investigating, it does not like to boot that way.

my guess is that the bios temporarily changes the boot partition table to point to the 1GB partition, and QP depends on this.

It seemed that after installing the QP/Windows code and running it, the Power key , 1/2 second, Music key sequence worked.

ludayoda · 07-14-2006, 05:53 PM

so I split the file into 3 parts about 200 mb each. here are the links:

part 1: http://depositfiles.com/files/151944...part1.rar.html
part 2: http://depositfiles.com/files/152161/HPQPDP.part2.rar.html
part 3: http://depositfiles.com/files/152160/HPQPDP.part3.rar.html

compaq64 · 07-15-2006, 09:57 PM

I have a Compaq V2000 with no hotkeys (except for volume +, volume -, mute, and wireless, Along with keyboard (fn) keys. Its a sempron processer with a phoenix motherboard. If I install QuickPlay, is there anyway I can get this to work? Does having it as a boot partition work? Is there anyway to edit the hotkey it wants you to press to start it without starting windows. I have windows xp home. Thanks a lot guys.

AmigaDude · 07-16-2006, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by compaq64

I have a Compaq V2000 with no hotkeys ...If I install QuickPlay, is there anyway I can get this to work?

Uknown so far, but if you are ambitous and have a good backup, you can download the code for QP Direct and see if installs, then install QP Windows and see if it runs.

Quote:

Does having it as a boot partition work?

No, not consistently but I'm still looking at the code to see if I can understand why not.

Quote:

Is there anyway to edit the hotkey it wants you to press to start it without starting windows.

Not without directly editing the Master Boot Record, and even then I'm not sure it would work. It appears that the code is using some undocumented Bios routine, but I'm still looking.

Any good x86 ASM programmers out there?

tokuc · 07-16-2006, 01:33 PM

ludayoda, thanks for QPv2.1...

I have used QPv2.1 in my computer and after the installation successfully finished and restart, the computer gives an error message given below and does not start windows or QP at all...

Quote:

Intel UNDI, PXE 2.0 (build 082)
Copyright(c) 1997-2000 Intel Corporation

For Realtek RTL8139(X)/8130/810X PCI Fast Ethernet Controller v2.13 (020326)
PXE-E61:Medium test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM

Anyone knows what does this mean?

The computer only starts with O/S CD.

ludayoda · 07-16-2006, 02:10 PM

did you have version 2.0 before this? im not sure why it's giving u that error message. mine installed successfully on my dv5000, but i did this after i installed QP 2.0 using the installation cd. maybe its some compatability issue with dv4000?

AmigaDude · 07-16-2006, 06:28 PM

I second the thanks for uploading QP2.1, I plan to try it a little later on.

As for the error, yes I got it once while playing with QP2.0. Basically, your notebook is trying to boot from the network since it has an invalid Master Boot Record (MBR). I can't recall exactly what caused mine, but I'm guessing that something got a bit confused.

- WARNING - You can screw your machine really easily, so please, please have a backup and only do this if you absolutely need to.

Easiest way to recover is to find your WinXP setup CD and boot from that. When you get the option, choose (R)ecover to get ot the recovery console. Then type in FIXMBR. Umm, here is MSFT's description -> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058/

Best of luck.

Oh yes, if this works you will have access to your WinXP install but will probably need to reinstall QP2.1 -- if you dare!

tokuc · 07-16-2006, 10:57 PM

Quote:

did you have version 2.0 before this? im not sure why it's giving u that error message. mine installed successfully on my dv5000, but i did this after i installed QP 2.0 using the installation cd. maybe its some compatability issue with dv4000?

I think you are right about compatibility issue(s).
When I have tried to install on ver.2.0 but it gives an error message (since there is no unpartitioned space). So I have decided unpartition QPv2 partition and tried to install once more. And the result: QPv2.1 succesfully installed but gives the error that I mentioned before.
Compatibility issue

Quote:

As for the error, yes I got it once while playing with QP2.0. Basically, your notebook is trying to boot from the network since it has an invalid Master Boot Record (MBR). I can't recall exactly what caused mine, but I'm guessing that something got a bit confused.

- WARNING - You can screw your machine really easily, so please, please have a backup and only do this if you absolutely need to.

Easiest way to recover is to find your WinXP setup CD and boot from that. When you get the option, choose (R)ecover to get ot the recovery console. Then type in FIXMBR. Umm, here is MSFT's description -> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058/

I think this is because I directly deleted partition of QPv2. Before I did, QP partition was the 2nd partition. Then I had a 3rd partition also (1st is Windows). When I deleted 2nd, I think 3rd becomes 2nd and new QP partition (which QPv2.1 created) becomes 3rd partition. But in MBR it was written as 2nd

Anyway... So I will try to re-install QPv2.1 to a clean windows

If there is no compatibility issue, It will be successfull (I hope so...)

ludayoda and AmigaDude: Thank you both

ludayoda · 07-16-2006, 11:53 PM

Tokuc, when you do a clean install, I recommend that make only 1 partition (for windows). I have read that if you have more than one partition, QP installation can cause problems. Here is what I did:

1) backup any files and delete everything from hd (all partitions)
2) when intalling windows, create just 1 partition for the windows installation. however, make sure that there is more than 1024 mb left over on hd. Do not create a partition with the 1024 mb, leave it as unpartitioned and unformatted. If you are planning on creating more partitions later, leave more space free, but do not create those partitions until AFTER quickplay is installed.
3) I used the QP 2.0 cd from this thread to install quickplay. this created the partition and installed everything. there were some problems I had however with audio and whatnot (I mentioned this a few posts back).
4) finally I decided to install QP 2.1 from the hpqpdp folder. Without uninstalling QP 2.0 or deleting its partition, I ran the setup file for QP 2.1, and it installed on the same 1 gig partition that 2.0 was on (I guess it wrote over the files). this seemed to solve any problems I was having with quickplay, and it worked like it was supposed to.

note: you probably dont even want to do part 3, I think just intalling QP 2.1 should be fine (at least for dv5000t). hope this helps.

tokuc · 07-17-2006, 12:21 AM

ludayoda, I tried to install QPv2.1 on to QPv2.0... But gives an error message: Error -27...... (Lots of numbers, someone post that error message back posts) Afterwards I decided to Install it without QPv2.0, and I don't know how to uninstall QPv2.0, so I unpartition that QPv2.0 space. (So that I have 1024 MB unpartitioned space, with C: for windows and D: for Master <- I think, this has to be unpartitioned also...)

Today, I'll try to install QPv2.1 on my clean system without installing QPv2.0 first.

If not work, I'll try to do the same as you did. But I think there is no need to install QPv2.0 first, because QPv2.1 is not an update, it is not required QPv2.0...

I'll post the results here...

Wish me LUCK...!!!

Is there anyone have X700 on is notebook??? In some other forums, they said QPv2.0 have problem with X700... But during the installation, it installs Radeon Drivers (although I don't know whether for X700 or not)...

billcsho · 07-17-2006, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tokuc

When I try to launch it, it doesn't work at all... (By pressing "QP Buttons" or "Power and after QP Buttons")

Did you try "Power after QP buttons" or "Power and then QP Buttons"? I think only the latter one works according to Amigadude.

tokuc · 07-17-2006, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billcsho

Did you try "Power after QP buttons" or "Power and then QP Buttons"? I think only the latter one works according to Amigadude.

I don't understand what you mean but I tried both QP Button(s) and Power button and then QP Button(s).

What is the difference btw: "Power after QP buttons" and "Power and then QP Buttons" ?
Do you mean Power Button with QP Button(s) same time?

Because when I push QP button first, I get nothing...

I am using the same bios with one of my friends computer (Pavilion DV4000 series). He can install QPv2.1 but I can not...

How can it be?

The HP Guys did a very good job

07-14-2006, 07:36 AM	#421
AmigaDude Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Commodore Land Posts: 186 Credits: -272	Thanks for trying... BTW, How large did it end up being? One old school way to get around this might be to split it into mutiple <250Mb files. __________________ AmigaDude

07-14-2006, 08:48 AM	#422
billcsho Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 202 Credits: -297	Try RAR it into multiple smaller files. 4shared.com also provides 500MB free uploading space, but each file needs to be smaller than 25MB. Last edited by billcsho; 07-14-2006 at 08:50 AM.

07-14-2006, 02:26 PM	#423
tokuc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 10 Credits: -348	Help needed... With the great help of AmigaDude's posts, I have finally installed QPv2 to my DV4000. But it is not working. Program made a second partition with 1024 MB space. When I try to launch it, it doesn't work at all... (By pressing "QP Buttons" or "Power and after QP Buttons") So I decided to make a multiboot system and make necessary changes in boot.ini... Code: [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="HP QuickPlay" /fastdetect When I choose to start with "HP QuickPlay partition", Only thing I get is a Blank Screen with a mouse cursor on it... Is there anything that I can try to solve this problem? Bios Version F14 ATi X700 ...

07-14-2006, 04:26 PM	#424
AmigaDude Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Commodore Land Posts: 186 Credits: -272	Tokuc, I probably should have warned you that would happen, since I tried the exact same thing. For some reason, which I'm still investigating, it does not like to boot that way. my guess is that the bios temporarily changes the boot partition table to point to the 1GB partition, and QP depends on this. It seemed that after installing the QP/Windows code and running it, the Power key , 1/2 second, Music key sequence worked. __________________ AmigaDude

07-14-2006, 05:53 PM	#425
ludayoda Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 14 Credits: -345	so I split the file into 3 parts about 200 mb each. here are the links: part 1: http://depositfiles.com/files/151944...part1.rar.html part 2: http://depositfiles.com/files/152161/HPQPDP.part2.rar.html part 3: http://depositfiles.com/files/152160/HPQPDP.part3.rar.html Last edited by ludayoda; 07-14-2006 at 11:52 PM.

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07-15-2006, 09:57 PM	#426
compaq64 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1 Credits: -350	I have a Compaq V2000 with no hotkeys (except for volume +, volume -, mute, and wireless, Along with keyboard (fn) keys. Its a sempron processer with a phoenix motherboard. If I install QuickPlay, is there anyway I can get this to work? Does having it as a boot partition work? Is there anyway to edit the hotkey it wants you to press to start it without starting windows. I have windows xp home. Thanks a lot guys.

07-16-2006, 02:10 PM	#429
ludayoda Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 14 Credits: -345	did you have version 2.0 before this? im not sure why it's giving u that error message. mine installed successfully on my dv5000, but i did this after i installed QP 2.0 using the installation cd. maybe its some compatability issue with dv4000?

07-16-2006, 06:28 PM	#430
AmigaDude Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Commodore Land Posts: 186 Credits: -272	I second the thanks for uploading QP2.1, I plan to try it a little later on. As for the error, yes I got it once while playing with QP2.0. Basically, your notebook is trying to boot from the network since it has an invalid Master Boot Record (MBR). I can't recall exactly what caused mine, but I'm guessing that something got a bit confused. - WARNING - You can screw your machine really easily, so please, please have a backup and only do this if you absolutely need to. Easiest way to recover is to find your WinXP setup CD and boot from that. When you get the option, choose (R)ecover to get ot the recovery console. Then type in FIXMBR. Umm, here is MSFT's description -> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058/ Best of luck. Oh yes, if this works you will have access to your WinXP install but will probably need to reinstall QP2.1 -- if you dare! __________________ AmigaDude

07-16-2006, 11:53 PM	#432
ludayoda Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 14 Credits: -345	Tokuc, when you do a clean install, I recommend that make only 1 partition (for windows). I have read that if you have more than one partition, QP installation can cause problems. Here is what I did: 1) backup any files and delete everything from hd (all partitions) 2) when intalling windows, create just 1 partition for the windows installation. however, make sure that there is more than 1024 mb left over on hd. Do not create a partition with the 1024 mb, leave it as unpartitioned and unformatted. If you are planning on creating more partitions later, leave more space free, but do not create those partitions until AFTER quickplay is installed. 3) I used the QP 2.0 cd from this thread to install quickplay. this created the partition and installed everything. there were some problems I had however with audio and whatnot (I mentioned this a few posts back). 4) finally I decided to install QP 2.1 from the hpqpdp folder. Without uninstalling QP 2.0 or deleting its partition, I ran the setup file for QP 2.1, and it installed on the same 1 gig partition that 2.0 was on (I guess it wrote over the files). this seemed to solve any problems I was having with quickplay, and it worked like it was supposed to. note: you probably dont even want to do part 3, I think just intalling QP 2.1 should be fine (at least for dv5000t). hope this helps.

07-17-2006, 12:21 AM	#433
tokuc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 10 Credits: -348	ludayoda, I tried to install QPv2.1 on to QPv2.0... But gives an error message: Error -27...... (Lots of numbers, someone post that error message back posts) Afterwards I decided to Install it without QPv2.0, and I don't know how to uninstall QPv2.0, so I unpartition that QPv2.0 space. (So that I have 1024 MB unpartitioned space, with C: for windows and D: for Master <- I think, this has to be unpartitioned also...) Today, I'll try to install QPv2.1 on my clean system without installing QPv2.0 first. If not work, I'll try to do the same as you did. But I think there is no need to install QPv2.0 first, because QPv2.1 is not an update, it is not required QPv2.0... I'll post the results here... Wish me LUCK...!!! Is there anyone have X700 on is notebook??? In some other forums, they said QPv2.0 have problem with X700... But during the installation, it installs Radeon Drivers (although I don't know whether for X700 or not)... __________________ HP Pavilion DV4289EA (EK976EA) Intel Pentium M (Centrino) 1.86 GHz. ~ ATi Mobility Radeon X700 ~ 100 GB Toshiba MK1031GAS ~ HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4084N ~ Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection HP_Pavilion_TR YahooGroups Üye Olmak Için Tiklayin

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