EliCash i'm trying to downgrade a Pavilion dv2585ep which has the same chipset that yours.

the problem is that I can't install the graphics driver. I get a error message sayng that the system does not have the requirements to make the install...

Can you help me solving this issue??

Thanks in advance...

GeracaoXXI

what video gfx do you have in your laptop ?

hp list a possible two

geforce 8m or intel 965

you must load up the correct one for your laptop.

It's Nvidia NB8M-GS (G86M).

Where can I find the correct driver for this?

Thanks...

and that i am sorry to say is going to be your sticking point.
i checked hp and they do not list a windows xp driver for the " 8 " series go , only vista is listed.

like wise nvidia do not list a " 8 " series go forceware driver yet.

even looking at hp business end machines i could not find anything which i feel maybe of help to you.

now your only real hope would be the new nvidia auto detect , it may find you a driver you can use with that laptop.
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

GERACAOXXI: I found a lead for the Nvidia NB8M-GS driver on this link which might help you : http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/109540

I have a Pavilion dv9580ez and I am in the same situation as the guy with the dv2550. Using Everest, I identified the chipset on the dv9580ez to be the Intel Crestline-PM PM965. Further to the suggestions made at the beginning of this thread, I went to the Intel site (Mobile Intel? 965 Express Chipset Family), where I found drivers for RAID SATA only (I have the drivers for the graphics). Even if I go through the Matrix Storage Manager, I land on RAID drivers.

Can I use those RAID drivers although the disks are meant to be used "ordinarily"?

Hi There! I do all by instructions. looks everything work. now i have dual boot. i have 3 partitions on my hdd.. 1st vista, 2nd xp and 3rd not used just free. so.. how can i remove vista to just leave xp? i was trying to delete vista partition, but i cant, because the says that there is drivers and something else.... how can i delete vista? i try to remove vista from vistabootpro and just stay only xp.. but after restart xp doesnt start.. then i put vista dvd and restore backup.. now i have again vista and xp again.. i remove vita from boot menu, and in booting always start xp without asking to choose which to start. but vista still in this first partition and cant be deleted.. :/ anyone understand what iam saying. my English is not so good, so there must be mistakes and not correctly used words :). btw can help me someone?

Download EasyBCD 1.7.1 from http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 . It's a freeware. It's a clean way to get rid of Vista.

this is the way to edit the boot loader file to read only the xp parition
you need to be in windows xp

click control panel , double click system icon,
click advanced tab.
then click start up and recovery options.
look for to edit start up files manually click edit.
click edit and edit the boot loader to read

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

replace the partition number to that of the one you have xp on.
save that boot loader file and restart.
the computer should now just start in xp

Hi,

I want to install Win XP on a dv2550se without the Vista. Can you please tell me what steps of the guide provided by EliCASH I should follow in order to make a single-boot XP install on the dv2550se.

Thanks a lot!