Comments on: the Compaq Presario CQ50-106AU hell – Part II, getting the laptop to work with Windows XP drivers http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/ what's your bengloor quotient (BQ) ? Sat, 11 Sep 2010 03:43:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: The Compaq HELL final episode – hibernate crash solved | the Bengaluru blog http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-4296 The Compaq HELL final episode – hibernate crash solved | the Bengaluru blog Sun, 24 May 2009 06:54:33 +0000 http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/#comment-4296 [...] since I bought the Compaq Presario laptop, I have been running around to the service center in Bengaluru every other week to get a multitude of problems fixed. First I [...] [...] since I bought the Compaq Presario laptop, I have been running around to the service center in Bengaluru every other week to get a multitude of problems fixed. First I [...]

]]> By: Shohan http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-3800 Shohan Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:58:56 +0000 http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/#comment-3800 Hey geeksrik, I had a chat with the hp support center and they provided me the following link for the wi fi drivers for xp(Service Pack 3) ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp37501-38000/sp37950.exe and the driver for sp2 is http://techiesspot.com/filez/Atheros%20Wireless%20driver_XP.exe i think am not sure. And also got the driver for Data fax modem and the link is ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp35501-36000/sp35942.exe. I hope these info will be helpful. Now the wi fi button too is workin fine with the change of color of the button while enabling and disabling can be seen. Shohan Hey geeksrik,

I had a chat with the hp support center and they provided me the following link for the wi fi drivers for xp(Service Pack 3) ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp37501-38000/sp37950.exe and the driver for sp2 is http://techiesspot.com/filez/Atheros%20Wireless%20driver_XP.exe i think am not sure. And also got the driver for Data fax modem and the link is ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp35501-36000/sp35942.exe. I hope these info will be helpful.

Now the wi fi button too is workin fine with the change of color of the button while enabling and disabling can be seen.

Shohan

]]> By: geeksrik http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-3544 geeksrik Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:41:49 +0000 http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/#comment-3544 hey shohan you must look for the drivers here: http://saysprasad.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/compaq-presario-cq50-106au-drivers-for-windows-xp/ atheros wireless driver is available for xp. please let me know if this worked. Srik hey shohan

you must look for the drivers here: http://saysprasad.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/compaq-presario-cq50-106au-drivers-for-windows-xp/

atheros wireless driver is available for xp. please let me know if this worked.

Srik

]]> By: geeksrik http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-3500 geeksrik Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:28:26 +0000 http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/#comment-3500 Shohan I am pretty sure that it is the atheros xp driver for wireless. Since I am now on vista, I'm not sure where I put the old one, please be patient, I shall dig it out for you if I find it. Srik Shohan

I am pretty sure that it is the atheros xp driver for wireless. Since I am now on vista, I’m not sure where I put the old one, please be patient, I shall dig it out for you if I find it.

Srik

]]> By: Shohan http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-3495 Shohan Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:24:15 +0000 http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/#comment-3495 Hi srik, No luck with this driver too.......i think i must be missing something with the installation of the driver.....pls tell me how u should be goin thru with the installation of this driver shld i run the setup file or updating the "Network Controller" in the device manager control......pls do enlighten me wth the correct info.....and to add to the complications am using xp sp3 :).... Shohan Hi srik,
No luck with this driver too…….i think i must be missing something with the installation of the driver…..pls tell me how u should be goin thru with the installation of this driver shld i run the setup file or updating the “Network Controller” in the device manager control……pls do enlighten me wth the correct info…..and to add to the complications am using xp sp3 :) ….

Shohan

]]> By: geeksrik http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-3474 geeksrik Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:34:03 +0000 http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/#comment-3474 also shohan, please try this driver and see if it works, in all practicality it must. if it does not, do not try to install broadcom drivers or dell wireless stuff. only atheros is the card within this laptop. keep looking for atheros, xp drivers. thankfully they do have it with them. srik also shohan,

please try this driver and see if it works, in all practicality it must. if it does not, do not try to install broadcom drivers or dell wireless stuff. only atheros is the card within this laptop. keep looking for atheros, xp drivers. thankfully they do have it with them.

srik

]]> By: geeksrik http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-3473 geeksrik Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:32:33 +0000 http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/#comment-3473 Hi Shohan understand your frustration! cheer up. I did get wireless to work under XP before I changed to vista. you need to install Atheros AR5007 802.11b/g driver for xp. you can find it here: http://tinyurl.com/cev2sl Hi Shohan

understand your frustration! cheer up. I did get wireless to work under XP before I changed to vista. you need to install Atheros AR5007 802.11b/g driver for xp. you can find it here: http://tinyurl.com/cev2sl

]]> By: Shohan http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-3472 Shohan Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:44:53 +0000 http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/#comment-3472 Hi all, I totally agree with u for the type of laptops these F@#$@#(compaq) are givin us, and even i hv gone thru hell searchin for these drivers all over da place(i mean in the net) for da last 1 month..........I would like to ask a favour and i.e to provide me a correct info abt da wireless driver for xp(i knw u wld ask me to install vista but i want to stick to xp...) and also da procedure to install it(as am not a techie guy).......... Thank you in advance........ Waitin for ur precious response....... Hi all,

I totally agree with u for the type of laptops these F@#$@#(compaq) are givin us, and even i hv gone thru hell searchin for these drivers all over da place(i mean in the net) for da last 1 month……….I would like to ask a favour and i.e to provide me a correct info abt da wireless driver for xp(i knw u wld ask me to install vista but i want to stick to xp…) and also da procedure to install it(as am not a techie guy)……….

Thank you in advance……..

Waitin for ur precious response…….

]]> By: geeksrik http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-3458 geeksrik Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:21:28 +0000 http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/#comment-3458 Hi stan yes you are right, there are many drawbacks with compaq which HP has not successively followed up with leading to a bigger mess in these many years. Well on the drivers side, how much effort does it take HP to provide a cd along with a laptop purchase containing the drivers, I am not asking for Windows 7 am i? :) Hi stan

yes you are right, there are many drawbacks with compaq which HP has not successively followed up with leading to a bigger mess in these many years. Well on the drivers side, how much effort does it take HP to provide a cd along with a laptop purchase containing the drivers, I am not asking for Windows 7 am i? :)

]]> By: PiMpStAnLeY http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-3457 PiMpStAnLeY Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:46:27 +0000 http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/08/30/the-compaq-presario-cq50-106au-hell-part-ii-getting-the-laptop-to-work-with-windows-xp-drivers/#comment-3457 HP/Compaq machines dont get shipped with drivers you need to make the recovery CD from the files they store on the D: drive.. searching the net to install random unsigned drivers is just.. lol! i have a compaq presario cq50-210ca and it performs nicely in vista even though i had to disable UAC and DEP.. only problem im having is to install linux.. fedora 10, ubuntu 8.x.x, they cant even get anaconda into graphics install mode and when it goes into textmode it cant detect the dvd/rw.. hundreds of other ppl are having the same problem <_< HP/Compaq machines dont get shipped with drivers you need to make the recovery CD from the files they store on the D: drive.. searching the net to install random unsigned drivers is just.. lol!

i have a compaq presario cq50-210ca and it performs nicely in vista even though i had to disable UAC and DEP.. only problem im having is to install linux.. fedora 10, ubuntu 8.x.x, they cant even get anaconda into graphics install mode and when it goes into textmode it cant detect the dvd/rw.. hundreds of other ppl are having the same problem <_<

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