For HP Pavilion dv7-1199ev users who have problems such as incomplete copy of Windows XP
to the harddisk, bad burning process, etc. you can try some suggestion
below to avoid problems while installing XP on HP pavilion dv7-1199ev:
- Don’t try to slipstream all of SATA drivers, use only ICH9 =>
ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller
- There are a lot more easy if you use Windows XP-SP2 since many of XP
drivers were built based on XP-SP2.
- If you want to burn XP installer, better use the slowly speed for
the best result. Try to not use the maximum speed as it sometimes
create errors.
And also, another one important enough is choosing the CD media. Don’t
choose only because of that CD has a cheap price. Try to choose a
reputable CD media as most people have a good experience with it.
Finally, you need to know the webcam driver in Windows XP-SP2 may
doesn’t need for HP Pavilion dv7-1199ev laptop since Microsoft generic
driver will work fine.