Comments on: How to install Windows XP on a Gateway GT5628 with Windows Vista

By: rsw

rsw — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:09:08 +0000

More details would be helpful.

3) Walk through the DriverPacks BASE software, select the correct driver packs and create the output.

How??? I don’t see any driver packs to select? No doubt it’s something I’m doing wrong, but what?

Thanks

By: james

james — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:14:56 +0000

Many others have followed these instructions and they are exactly how I performed the work. Simply stating that it is nonsensical also doesn’t help anyone improve any given part of the instructions. If you describe where in the process you have a problem or what stage fails with any information on why, then perhaps the instructions could be improved.

By: Nic

Nic — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:36:30 +0000

This walkthrough makes absolutley no sense. I’ve been toying with this for over 2 days. If it’s so frustrating, why not make a more detailed tutorial on how this is done? It makes no sense to spend all this time getting it work, and not tell people how its done properly.

By: james

james — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:44:09 +0000

Yes, it is using driver version 5.10.5258.2 date 11/6/2006. The sound works properly and the device is registered properly so I am sure what issue you could be running into.

By: John

John — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:41:26 +0000

Did you get sigmatel audio working in xp and if so how did you do it? I got everything installed fine except audio driver, when I try to install it says device not install restart and try again. Any ideas, any help would be appreciated.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:55:46 +0000

I tried to copy either INF_allOS_9.1.0.1012_PV.exe or the unzipped contents of this files driver pack into c:\Program Files\DPs_BASE_7052\DriverPacks\. But DriverPacks BASE never shows any available drivers to select. Sorry, I am really bad on this. I followed the link on how to use DriverPacks BASE at http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=1449. But it seems my dowloaded driver pack never gets recognized.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:16:29 +0000

Sorry for my inadequate intelligence, can you confirm the correct drivers is #4 (Chipset: INF Update Utility for Intel® Desktop Boards (2759KB)?

I saw some people using “nLite” for integrating driver with XP install CD so that you don’t have to use “DriverPacks BASE”. Does this make sense to you?

Thanks

By: mike u

mike u — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:40:14 +0000

“3) Walk through the DriverPacks BASE software, select the correct driver packs and create the output.”
Can you just put this pack available for download? ;)
I spent an hour or two trying to get an output for DriverPack Base and I couldn’t get it to work. Getting the right “location” under the “settings” tab never worked. I curse my own inadequate intelligence.
Sigh.

I’d ask for help, but.. Well, I’d feel too much like a noob. *grimace* Help?

By: james

james — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:01:11 +0000

I covered that issue in #7 of my numbered list for this post. The Gateway website only has the Vista drivers but the link I provided to Intel has the XP drivers. Here is the link again as listed in #7 of my post:
Intel XP Drivers

The correct drivers are referred to as the chipset drivers as it is the intel chipset that dictates the intel sata drivers so it could be that you did not associate the sata drivers with the chipset drivers on that page?

By: tom

tom — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:09:14 +0000

Thanks. This is exactly what I am looking for. But I couldn’t find any XP driver for “Intel SATA Raid Driver 32-bit Version”. Did you use the Vista one for XP install?

My box is Gateway GM5485H. It’s completely dead after running the XP install CD. Even with Vista install CD, it hangs. The F8 key->Safe mode stops at CRCDisk.sys. I am just wondering if nothing work, should I just throw this machine away?

Thanks