HP's QuickPlay v2.0 ... I'll definately try this option, though i don't have the linux boot cd but i can change the quickplay partition to an active partition f ...

habash · 09-14-2007, 02:20 AM

I'll definately try this option, though i don't have the linux boot cd but i can change the quickplay partition to an active partition from the windows Disk Management. I wish to be successfull this time around.

Remember i'll still appereciate the link to download Quickplay 2.1
my mail box is habash1600@yahoo.com

Catch up soon...

glitchsys · 09-14-2007, 03:01 AM

I don't think Windows little disk management thing will be enough. You have to change the partition type as well, and set it bootable. You'd be better off downloading a knoppix or gentoo or CentOS (or any other distro's livecd/install cd. Most of them will let you run regular linux commands b4 the installation. I know that knoppix/centos/gentoo will definately let you run fdisk w/o any problems and w/o forcing you to install linux. You have to do:

fdisk /dev/sda
p
t
2
07
a
2
w
q

p will print out the current partition table. If you're like me, you'll have 2 partitions, 1 big one and 1 little one.

t will set the type, it will ask for which partition, I selectd '2' for the 2nd partition, the QuickPlay partition. Enter type 07.

a will toggle a partition bootable, I selected partition 2 (my QuickPlay partition).

w will write the partition table to disk.

q will quit.

Then just reboot. I'll email you shortly a link for the software. Gotta rar it up and then upload it to one of my servers. Remember it's only QuickPlay 2.1, not 2.3, but it seems to be what is suited to the V3000 series. It detects all my hardware perfectly and does what it's supposed to do.

Quote:

Originally Posted by habash

I'll definately try this option, though i don't have the linux boot cd but i can change the quickplay partition to an active partition from the windows Disk Management. I wish to be successfull this time around.

Remember i'll still appereciate the link to download Quickplay 2.1
my mail box is habash1600@yahoo.com

Catch up soon...

habash · 09-14-2007, 08:12 PM

Hi Deon,
I'm here fowarding to u my sincere apperciation, I'v already got the stuff down.
Be assured of the safety of your systems. no leaks... In fact you can take it off now...
Thanks very much once again.

habash · 09-16-2007, 04:07 AM

Hi deon,
It is sad to inform you that after following all the elaborated detailed procedure u provided, my notebook fail to pick up and complete the installation after reboot. Even after all partition management via knoppix the QPD partition still crashes into a BSoD.
I guess the Reason is mainly because my notebook is a chinese model while yours is American, It's model no. is V3142AU and shipped with AMD Turion X2 Processor not Intel which i think is also part of the reasons for this failure. I notice while QPD installation is running it installs many supports for Intel based applications. my PC is AMD not Intel. Oh my God!

I don't know what to do now, in fact I lost all hope and I know that I have to give up and Surrender.

Before then, I'd like to thank all the contributors to this forum and specifically U Bingo.

Thank you All.

Quote:

Originally Posted by habash

Hi Deon,
I'm here fowarding to u my sincere apperciation, I'v already got the stuff down.
Be assured of the safety of your systems. no leaks... In fact you can take it off now...
Thanks very much once again.

habash · 09-16-2007, 04:17 AM

Hi deon,
It is sad to inform you that after following all the elaborated detailed procedure u provided, my notebook fail to pick up and complete the installation after reboot. Even after all partition management via knoppix the QPD partition still crashes into a BSoD.
I guess the Reason is mainly because my notebook is a chinese model while yours is American, It's model no. is V3142AU and shipped with AMD Turion X2 Processor not Intel which i think is also part of the reasons for this failure. I notice while QPD installation is running it installs many supports for Intel based applications. my PC is AMD not Intel. Oh my God!

I don't know what to do now, in fact I lost all hope and I know that I have to give up and Surrender.

Before then, I'd like to thank all the contributors to this forum and specifically U Bingo.

Thank you All.

Quote:

Originally Posted by glitchsys

I don't think Windows little disk management thing will be enough. You have to change the partition type as well, and set it bootable. You'd be better off downloading a knoppix or gentoo or CentOS (or any other distro's livecd/install cd. Most of them will let you run regular linux commands b4 the installation. I know that knoppix/centos/gentoo will definately let you run fdisk w/o any problems and w/o forcing you to install linux. You have to do:

fdisk /dev/sda
p
t
2
07
a
2
w
q

p will print out the current partition table. If you're like me, you'll have 2 partitions, 1 big one and 1 little one.

t will set the type, it will ask for which partition, I selectd '2' for the 2nd partition, the QuickPlay partition. Enter type 07.

a will toggle a partition bootable, I selected partition 2 (my QuickPlay partition).

w will write the partition table to disk.

q will quit.

Then just reboot. I'll email you shortly a link for the software. Gotta rar it up and then upload it to one of my servers. Remember it's only QuickPlay 2.1, not 2.3, but it seems to be what is suited to the V3000 series. It detects all my hardware perfectly and does what it's supposed to do.

bobme23 · 10-24-2007, 01:11 AM

Hello, I just got a new HP DV 2617us with pre-installed vista home premium. Unfortunately, it did not come with HPQPDP folder in SWSETUP. I want to load QuickPlay 2.3 Direct. Is there any place I can get HPQPDP folder as zip, rar or torrent? The megaupload/rapidshare/depositfile links are long dead. I am waiting for access-key for download on the asifism.com site. Thanks in advance!

habash · 10-24-2007, 01:44 AM

Congrats for ur new DV series notebook, but i want u to know that quickplay 2.3 direct is windows XP based, so if u really like to enjoy it u've to downgrade from Vista to XP. I personally don't have a server to upload it for u now, yet I can help u in this way:

Write a kind of private email to this guy and request him for a link to donwload the QPD 2.3 file. I believe he'll help u with it.

glitch@glitchsys.com

Good luck!

bobme23 · 10-25-2007, 11:31 PM

OK, a kind soul let me download HPQPDP folder. However when I follow installation steps, once the C:\SWSETUP\HPQPDP\Setup.exe installation completes and vista reboots, it puts me in system recovery mode. Anyone else saw this or has any idea how to fix this, please let me know. Thanks!

MrToad · 12-08-2007, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glitchsys

BINGO! Forget booting off that quickplay button, the latest BIOS changes the way that button works (to make it 'vista' compatible, which doesn't support QuickPlay Direct).

Since I wanted to run the latest BIOS, I decided I'd have to find a new way into QuickPlay Direct 2.1; I've succeeded in booting QuickPlay via Windows XP's boot menu.

Step 1: Modify your boot.ini to something similar to mine:

-----
[boot loader]
timeout=5
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="MS Windows XP MCE 2005" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="HP QuickPlay 2.1" /fastdetect /maxmem=256
-----

But naturally, when you try to use that 2nd boot option, you get a BSOD as it's booting that version of Windows.

Step 2: Download the 'Restoring HP QuickPlay Boot' file (sp34444.exe) from HP's support website and attempt to install it. If your like me, you'll get some kind of error about the control panel, ignore it. Now load up a command prompt (start/run/cmd) and go to c:\swsetup\sp3444 and run 'mbrinst.exe /ini mbr.ini' This will bring up a nice little window, now I'm not 100% sure what I'm doing in here, but I do know what options I've selected to make it work. On my laptop, I've deleted the HP Recovery partition, it'd only restore XP Home which I have no intention of going back to, so I only really have 2 partitions, the main one, and the HP QuickPlay partition, no recovery. So I left 'none' checked under Force Start, under 'Recovery Partition' I selected 'Is part of user Partition' left the Timeout at 1, Left the QPlay option checked, and under "Partition Table" I clicked on "User part first" (I think this is the most important part), then clicked on Install.

Step 3: I booted off a Linux CD (in my case, a Gentoo LiveCD), and used 'fdisk /dev/sda' to set both partitions to Bootable, and I set them both as type 07, which is NTFS. So now that QuickPlay partition is no longer hidden, and it's toggled as bootable, just like the regular windows partition. Both are identical now.

So I go to reboot, and the Windows XP menu is displayed. I selected the HP QuickPlay option from the XP menu, and sure enough, it booted the QuickPlay Mini-Windows w/o any BSOD's. I think the BSOD's and hal.dll problem is due to the partition type (being hidden) and it not being set bootable. I kept setting it unhidden/ntfs and setting it bootable, but whenever I tried booting off of it, it'd blue screen and it'd also re-hide itself and re-unset itself bootable. I figured out Step 2 above (using mbrinst.exe) kept it from re-making itself hidden and not-bootable.

So now, when I boot up, I get the option of my Regular Windows MCE, or my HP QuickPlay. Now I've got the latest BIOS adnd I'll still get the battery-saving performance that I wanted out of QuickPlay Direct in the first place. I just won't be able to use that button, but it's a minor inconvenience.

So to recap my findings, if you want that button to work, you'll have to use BIOS F.13 or older, nothing newer. Then create that blank/unformatted partition at the end, install QuickPlay, let it do its thing, etc. then in theory that button will work.

If you want the latest BIOS, F.22 or newer, you'll have to find another way into QuickPlay Direct, which I've done by setting the QuickPlay Direct partition as NTFS (not that hidden/unknown/stealth partition type) and setting it as bootable just like the primary partition. Then you can modify your boot.ini to boot off the QuickPlay partition. You know, if you can dual boot Vista and XP, I've seen where you can add XP into Vista's boot menu, I imagine you can use this same trick. Just add the QuickPlay option to the boot.ini of vista, do that mbrinst.exe thing, set the partition as NTFS and bootable (have to use linux's fdisk) and bingo, it should work.

Thanks go to linusl's post on page 42 of this forum/thread. His post got me 90% there. hxxp://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?postid=2530532#post2530532

Thanks a lot for a most useful post.

I wanted to make a fresh installation of WinXP MCE on my Pavilion dv2166eu laptop using the key on the COA sticker, and avoiding all the "customization" made by HP on their restore disks, and also use the latest BIOS yet keep QuickPlay.

With your help this is now possible

Pity HP decided to "castrate" their laptops for the sake of Vista compatibility (Which I think is not a compatibility but a licensing issue. QuickPlay runs on a dumbed down version of XP. If there's no XP license on the laptop, no chance of legally running it. A solution would be a Linux based QuickPlay 3.x. But then they would have to make the source available, and we all know not many companies are keen on doing so, some of them (did I hear Inventel?) even breaching the license agreement with total impunity, because no lawsuits will ever be filled against them because of it. Talk about double standards in the industry lol).

tanbam · 11-14-2007, 09:39 AM

Has anyone been able to get this working on an Intel-based dv9500? I've attempted it a couple of times, and I always end up with the blue screen.

There's no option to disable the SATA in any of the BIOs versions that I can install; is there another BIOS (maybe for an Intel-based dv9000) that I can use that won't brick the motherboard?

I picked up this notebook with the intention of using QuickPlay Direct on it fairly often to keep the kids occupied; I'd rather they not boot the machine up completely to watch a movie. I had no idea that this didn't work on Vista; the buttons were still there and HP didn't go out of their way to advertise that the feature had been hobbled.

I'm pretty sure that the hardware is completely compatable, but I'm hesitant to go to extreme means that may render it inoperable.

If this is a SATA driver issue, is there any way to "slipstream" the SATA drivers into the QuickPlay Direct partition without having to boot into it first? Somthing as simple as copying drivers into the correct location and adding some pointer?

user001 · 11-15-2007, 07:52 PM

None of the laptops I have tested and helped others were on a SATA drive. I suspect HP has finally switched to this interface. Unfortunately the drivers and installation routines I have for XP and Vista are for PATA drives. Also, if your laptop has HD audio, that would cause it to fail using what I have. I still am looking for someone with the install routine on a HD audio laptop. I wish I could help.

chr0nos · 11-26-2007, 07:50 PM

HP Quickplay Direct Version 2.3 y HP Quickplay for Windows 2.3

h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72247019/QPD23.rar
h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72828120/QPD23.r00
h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72224465/QPD23.r01
h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72225278/QPD23.r02
h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72228976/QPD23.r03
h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72231052/QPD23.r04
h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72232300/QPD23.r05
h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72233056/QPD23.r06
h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72234175/QPD23.r07
h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72235192/QPD23.r08
h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72236101/QPD23.r09
h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72239461/QPD23.r10
h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72240452/QPD23.r11
h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72241174/QPD23.r12
h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72245376/QPD23.r13
h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72242516/QPD23.r14
h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72243353/QPD23.r15
h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72243603/QPD23.r16

EDIT: Missed r00 file

joystik · 11-15-2007, 11:58 AM

anyone please?? I desperately need quickplay version 2...

immortalshadow · 12-04-2007, 01:58 PM

ok, I've tried and tried through personal error......and installing this program SUCKS. But I've got it working. Thanks to all for the tuts and guides. I'm uploading another link (Rapidshare as well) so that in case one link goes bad, another is up as well. I'll update this post with links as they come. Thanks.

MrToad · 12-08-2007, 08:18 AM

By the way, apparently the "glitch" of the QuickPlay button booting you into Windows has been fixed in the F.37 and up BIOSes.

Unfortunately there's no F.37 (yet?) for my notebook.

I got this info just by searching the US HP site for the word "QuickPlay"

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/g...dlc=en&lang=en

Apparently it affects the entire dv2000 series laptops (AMD and Intel based alike) and some Compaq laptops as well.

EDIT: There's F.37 BIOS for my notebook, but I found the link on the HP Korean site. It does indeed fix the issue. And no, it doesn't put the BIOS in Korean language ^^

http://h50177.www5.hp.com/support/RZ...lve/76327.html

Dates back to August this year, so no idea why it hasn't been made available through other HP websites. It makes me wonder now which BIOS version is the current one lol. I can't read Korean, and finding the appropriate file was kind of a shot in the dark. There was also a F.39 BIOS, but this one was for Intel based systems.

Next step: Try to apply the update available on the CyberLink web site to the QuickPlay partition... more to come lol.

EDIT2: The update available from CyberLink updates both the windows and the standalone version of QuickPlay. So, now I have a fully functional QuickPlay partition. Yay!

11-26-2007, 07:50 PM	#12
chr0nos Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2 Credits: -340	HP Quickplay Direct Version 2.3 y HP Quickplay for Windows 2.3 h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72247019/QPD23.rar h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72828120/QPD23.r00 h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72224465/QPD23.r01 h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72225278/QPD23.r02 h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72228976/QPD23.r03 h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72231052/QPD23.r04 h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72232300/QPD23.r05 h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72233056/QPD23.r06 h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72234175/QPD23.r07 h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72235192/QPD23.r08 h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72236101/QPD23.r09 h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72239461/QPD23.r10 h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72240452/QPD23.r11 h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72241174/QPD23.r12 h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72245376/QPD23.r13 h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72242516/QPD23.r14 h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72243353/QPD23.r15 h+tp://rapidshare.com/files/72243603/QPD23.r16 EDIT: Missed r00 file Last edited by chr0nos; 11-28-2007 at 03:39 AM.

12-08-2007, 08:18 AM	#15
MrToad Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 37 Credits: -10	By the way, apparently the "glitch" of the QuickPlay button booting you into Windows has been fixed in the F.37 and up BIOSes. Unfortunately there's no F.37 (yet?) for my notebook. I got this info just by searching the US HP site for the word "QuickPlay" http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/g...dlc=en&lang=en Apparently it affects the entire dv2000 series laptops (AMD and Intel based alike) and some Compaq laptops as well. EDIT: There's F.37 BIOS for my notebook, but I found the link on the HP Korean site. It does indeed fix the issue. And no, it doesn't put the BIOS in Korean language ^^ http://h50177.www5.hp.com/support/RZ...lve/76327.html Dates back to August this year, so no idea why it hasn't been made available through other HP websites. It makes me wonder now which BIOS version is the current one lol. I can't read Korean, and finding the appropriate file was kind of a shot in the dark. There was also a F.39 BIOS, but this one was for Intel based systems. Next step: Try to apply the update available on the CyberLink web site to the QuickPlay partition... more to come lol. EDIT2: The update available from CyberLink updates both the windows and the standalone version of QuickPlay. So, now I have a fully functional QuickPlay partition. Yay! Last edited by MrToad; 12-08-2007 at 12:40 PM.

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09-14-2007, 02:20 AM	#1
habash Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 14 Credits: -330	I'll definately try this option, though i don't have the linux boot cd but i can change the quickplay partition to an active partition from the windows Disk Management. I wish to be successfull this time around. Remember i'll still appereciate the link to download Quickplay 2.1 my mail box is habash1600@yahoo.com Catch up soon...

09-14-2007, 08:12 PM	#3
habash Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 14 Credits: -330	Hi Deon, I'm here fowarding to u my sincere apperciation, I'v already got the stuff down. Be assured of the safety of your systems. no leaks... In fact you can take it off now... Thanks very much once again.

10-24-2007, 01:11 AM	#6
bobme23 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2 Credits: -350	Hello, I just got a new HP DV 2617us with pre-installed vista home premium. Unfortunately, it did not come with HPQPDP folder in SWSETUP. I want to load QuickPlay 2.3 Direct. Is there any place I can get HPQPDP folder as zip, rar or torrent? The megaupload/rapidshare/depositfile links are long dead. I am waiting for access-key for download on the asifism.com site. Thanks in advance!

10-24-2007, 01:44 AM	#7
habash Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 14 Credits: -330	Congrats for ur new DV series notebook, but i want u to know that quickplay 2.3 direct is windows XP based, so if u really like to enjoy it u've to downgrade from Vista to XP. I personally don't have a server to upload it for u now, yet I can help u in this way: Write a kind of private email to this guy and request him for a link to donwload the QPD 2.3 file. I believe he'll help u with it. glitch@glitchsys.com Good luck!

10-25-2007, 11:31 PM	#8
bobme23 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2 Credits: -350	OK, a kind soul let me download HPQPDP folder. However when I follow installation steps, once the C:\SWSETUP\HPQPDP\Setup.exe installation completes and vista reboots, it puts me in system recovery mode. Anyone else saw this or has any idea how to fix this, please let me know. Thanks!

11-14-2007, 09:39 AM	#10
tanbam Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 26 Credits: -314	Has anyone been able to get this working on an Intel-based dv9500? I've attempted it a couple of times, and I always end up with the blue screen. There's no option to disable the SATA in any of the BIOs versions that I can install; is there another BIOS (maybe for an Intel-based dv9000) that I can use that won't brick the motherboard? I picked up this notebook with the intention of using QuickPlay Direct on it fairly often to keep the kids occupied; I'd rather they not boot the machine up completely to watch a movie. I had no idea that this didn't work on Vista; the buttons were still there and HP didn't go out of their way to advertise that the feature had been hobbled. I'm pretty sure that the hardware is completely compatable, but I'm hesitant to go to extreme means that may render it inoperable. If this is a SATA driver issue, is there any way to "slipstream" the SATA drivers into the QuickPlay Direct partition without having to boot into it first? Somthing as simple as copying drivers into the correct location and adding some pointer?

11-15-2007, 07:52 PM	#11
user001 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 25 Credits: -334	None of the laptops I have tested and helped others were on a SATA drive. I suspect HP has finally switched to this interface. Unfortunately the drivers and installation routines I have for XP and Vista are for PATA drives. Also, if your laptop has HD audio, that would cause it to fail using what I have. I still am looking for someone with the install routine on a HD audio laptop. I wish I could help.

11-15-2007, 11:58 AM	#13
joystik Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 151 Credits: -292	anyone please?? I desperately need quickplay version 2...

12-04-2007, 01:58 PM	#14
immortalshadow Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1 Credits: -350	ok, I've tried and tried through personal error......and installing this program SUCKS. But I've got it working. Thanks to all for the tuts and guides. I'm uploading another link (Rapidshare as well) so that in case one link goes bad, another is up as well. I'll update this post with links as they come. Thanks.