Update 2.0 to 2.3 77+ meg

I've just tried QuickPlay 2.3 installation on my Presario V3040TU. Everything went on well (with all those registry tweaks). Unfortunately, the laptop refuse to boot up after pressing the quickplay button. Even pressing it after powering up also didn't have any effect.

Did try boot.ini hack by manually adding in an option to boot the quickplay partition. No luck! Went into XP loading screen but fade to black and froze shortly after.

If anyone has a clue. Please do shed some light. I'm beginning to doubt it'll ever work on Presario V3000 (asian version).

Cheers!

I have just read as many of these 38 pages seeking help but no luck.

Since deleting the recovery partition and using Acronis TI which writes to the MBR I can't use the QP or DVD key when powered off.

I still get QP when in windows but not pre loading into full windows, the QP partition is still intact so I'm assuming the MBR is at fault....

Should the QP partition also be an active partition?

any help

NO. What is probably missing is the actual code that QP rewrites into the MBR. In a standard, working, QP2.x enabled MBR the partition table entry for WinXP is active and NTFS, while the QP partion is type 'D7' and NOT active. The MBR code temporarily rewrites the partition table to make the QP partition active if/when you start with a media key. Subsequent reboots undo this and set WinXP active again.

The easist way to get the correct MBR code is to reinstall QP2.x.

NOTE: vincesee the boot.ini will not work since QP2 direct (WinXP embedded) MUST think it is the only active partition (C: drive) when it boots. Thats what the MBR code is doing, while the boot.ini will just tell it to boot from the D: drive, for example.

I reinstalled QP2.3 from the files offered here, page 37 I think... I had to remove the existing partition but it went smooth from there, during the install I saw that SATA drivers were loaded into the partition, the only wiered thing was that the drivers for GO 7600 were loaded not my GO 7400, but everything works fine and the MBR was fixed so I have full functionality again

Yes, I tried this and you are correct. During the install you can see it actually updating the QP Direct file system, and QP Windows code. However, for some strange reason after completing the updating the version numbers are not the same? (QP Windows = 2.3.xxx, QP/Direct = 2.1.xxx) go figure? Anyways, the new skins are worth getting for 2.3 as well since they are not included.

BTW - Big thanks to huchris27 for posting the 2.3 files!

You did something wrong! both parts have the same version number on mine

I personally really like the new Wavy skin. It matches the Imprint design on the shell of the DV2000T.

I have been reading this topic for the past few days to figure out how to get QP working again on my DV8000. I, like many, reformatted my HD to remove the fluff that HP ships with a new laptop. I also made recovery CD's but it failed to make them properly. I recently reinstalled Windows XP Pro and partitioned the HD for the 1GB of space QP2 needs (I have a disc! ). After several attempts to load it using HP's instructions I gave up and did it my own way. I started the laptop in Safe Mode and installed the software. QuickPlay now works as it is intened to work. I do not boot up if all I want to do is play a DVD or CD.

Hi..very good forum and thread..I wish I had found it weeks ago as I happily blew off partitions and MBRs on my new HP dv6000 trying to re-install QuickPlay..:-) ANyway, I wonder if anyone has the answer to the question I first saw posed way back at the beginning of this thread..namely, after reinstalling QP (on unpartitioned 1024 mb free space) it works ok except does not enter the hibernation mode it is supposed to upon exit, instead gives the error "unable to reserve hiberfile error c000007f" ANyone have insight how I might get rid of this? I have reinstalled QP many times..the first few times with no problem but now it gives me this error and cant seem to get rid of..thanks for any help!

I had the same problem after a reinstall of QP until I unistalled it and reinstalled it in Safe Mode. Try that and see if it works.

Excellent! That did the trick..thanks for your help! (As a thanks..after exploring diff hard drive imaging programs all week..if you need one check the Paragon page..its excellent and FREE..wish I had found it before I spent 50 bucks on the Acronis one..probably not the right forum but I had to tell someone..ha)

First of all , thanks for uploading the above. Sure it will help alot of people.


For anyone that's having problems...
RapidShare links not showing #4, and #9...

So just download 4 & 9 from Mega and re-name.

Mega for some reason was allot faster than RapidShare...

Oh, that did not the trick for me I still have the "unable to reserve hiberfile error c000007f" error (twice) when I've booted up the Quickplay 2.1 Direct. I've tried to install HPQPD in Safe mode but it still gives me the error message

Try version 2.3 of QuckPlay. If you need a copy I can send you mine or I can burn it.