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The specs above r not for this laptop i own.
I have a Compaq Armada 1530DM laptop and i just loaded Windows 98 onto it today and after it was done installing and booted up it just gave me a BSOD and restarted itself and it keeps doing this over and over. i can get into safe mode without any problems what should i do?
Go into safe mode. Go to Device Manager to see if any devices are not working properly.
The BSOD may be caused by windows loading the wrong graphics drivers for your laptop. Remove the drivers by rolling back to Standard VGA. Then try rebooting to standard Windows. If you can get into Windows go to the HP site and find all the drivers for your computer.
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well i kinda got it to work it booted into regular windows because i disabled the startup sounds but what can i do 2 keep it from experiencing the problems
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Download and install ALL the drivers for your Laptop. Below is the link to the HP site for your computer.
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I said ALL. Download and install ALL Win98 drivers for that laptop and install ALL.
Also, save them to CDR so you will have them next time.
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You're welcome. The drivers from the manufacturer are usually preferable to generic Windows drivers.
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would it be good to install windows 2000 or just keep windows 98 on it cause its a Pentium 1 with 32 Megs of Ram
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Stay with Win98. Does 98 get teh job done for you?
Are you having problems loading the drivers?
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yeah 98 is ok just need a few updates like IE and media player im gonna see if i can go out and buy a pcmcia network card so i can go online on the laptop and download the drivers or i will download them on my desktop and transfer them 2 the laptop
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you need to be carefull which type of pcmcia card you get. A card that fits only type 2 slots probably will not work, you need the older type.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...
I used this card in a compaq LTE, with a pentium 75 & 40mb of ram.
card was new in the box & came with 98 drivers on a floopy. DSL linux picked it up out of the box.larry
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would this work:
http://netgear.com/Products/Adapter...cause all the computers in my home have netgear stuff
or this:
http://netgear.com/Products/Adapter...
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you would need a 32 bit cardbus type slot.
If you have the older 16 bit slot, they won't work. You need to research you laptop to find out. I don't even know if 16 bit wireless cards exist. Maybe someone else may know.larry
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a quick google search, shows you have a pentium 133. so that 2nd card you listed is definitly out.
I doubt if a p133 has 32 bit slots, but I could be wrong.larry
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well in one of the slots i have a US Robotics XJ5560 Pcmcia modem is that 32 bit and if it supports 32 bit cards then can i go out and buy a netgear pcmcia network card
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Here is a useful link that MAY answer your questions and will certainly help you finish installing Win98.
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some older 16 bit cards, also support 32 bit, like the card I listed. that doesn't mean your slot is 32 bit.
larry
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I agree with larry. Your P133 is most likely not 32 bit compatible. I don't know alot about PC cards but I think the slot configuration is even different.
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well the only way i could get on the internet from the laptop is if i buy the netgear card or i try 2 use dialup
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I just looked at the link I provided above and there is a listing for a network driver. That would indicate you have a built in network adapter and you should be able to connect to a network that way using a cable.
Look for a port that looks like a phone jack but a little wider. You Might have both a network and modem port on there.
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i read the pdf file and downloaded the drivers onto a flash drive here are the ones i downloaded:
Armada 1500 C&T 68554, 655xx Video Drivers SP7141
ESS 1878 Audio Drivers SP7448
Diagnostics SP7445
Real Mode Support* SP7143
Insight Management SP7393
Power Management SP7726
Programmable Keys SP7176Carbon Copy 32 Host Edition* SP7441
Intel Ethernet Drivers*7 SP7129
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and i looked on the laptop and there doesnt appear 2 be a network port
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the card doesn't have to be netgear. the one on ebay I linked to will work. view sellers other items shows he has one left.
They are brand new in the box, keep in mind the drivers are on a floopy.
the seller has paypal, but if you "contact the seller, and ask if you can mail a money order, he may agree, he did for me.larry
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ok ummm for the compaq drivers im reinstalling windows 98 as soon as its done installing should i install all the compaq drivers from the website or should i just install other things ie office, internet antivirus
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Install all the drivers. If you use Windows Media Player you may want to update that. You will need to update your IE to ver6 in order to access most sites fully so do that. There may be some critical updates still available on the update site. Get the computer running smoothly and then think about installing programs.
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I posted a link above that covers in detail how to install Win98 on your computer. I think it may have come with win95.
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i already have windows 98 installed it just installing the drivers from compaq that im having a hard time with cause sometimes it will give me a blue screen or the computer wont boot to regular windows and i have 2 go to the safe mode or the computer would freeze
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I believe the article covers all or that. Installing the drivers IS part of installing the OS.
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i know im reading it right now and followin the instructions but when i try 2 install them i get blue screens or the computer freezes
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are you installing more than one at a time? If so, try just one at a time. You may have a defective integrated hardware component or something. Do one, reboot, do another. If you identify one that causes the BSOD, write down the exact message on the screen.
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im installing them one by one i have only got the video and audio driver installed but it wont let me install diagnostics for windows and insight management
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You may need an updated version of Windows installer. Look in Control Panel> add/remove programs to see if windows installer is listed. If so, what version is it?
Are you installing Win98 original or SE?
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What happens when you try to install those two programs?
BTW, I don't believe you need to install those anyway.
This all started with the sound didn't it? Have you enabled to sound again?
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it gives me error like disk unable to distribute files and also my screen is not adjusting to the settings when i restart the computer like if i set it to 1024 or something and i restart the computer like it tell me to nothing happens it just stays the same
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Below is a link for Windows Installer 2.0 which will run on Win98. Download and install.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloadS/...
That installer may allow you to install the programs you can't currently install.
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ok and will microsoft still have the windows 98 updates on windows update even though it discontinued
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Some updates are still available for Win98. The two I mentioned above and possibly some critical updates.
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ok and i think theres a display resolution problem because when i set the display settings and restart the computer nothing happens or changes
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1024 seems to be too high a resolution for a 12.1" screen. However, if you are offered that resolution it must be available. When trying to reset the resolution also look at the color depth. You only have 32MB of RAM and only part of it is shared video RAM. If you want to run at 1024 you may need to set the depth to 256 colors. Even then it may not work. Try 800x600. Your model has a maximim RAM capacity of 80MB. If you had more RAM the amount you might be able to change the amount of shared RAM. Look for that setting in the BIOS screens.
The link below indicates your PC slot is 32 bit. I can’t state for sure that is accurate but it does appear to be.
http://developer.novell.com/yes/343...
That would mean you have more options available for getting online.
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the display is doing fine for now its at the maximum of 800 by 600 with 256 Colors and i was trying to open the laptop to look inside but i dont know how
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Don't fix what ain't broken. Stay out of the case.
So did you finally manage to get the drivers installed or not? Some of the drivers may be OK using the Win98 default ones. This is due to the fact that your laptop MAY pre-date the release of Win98. If you can get the drivers from the HP site to work all the better.
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yeah i got all the drivers its just getting on the net i need internet explorer update though but it will take like forever to download with the dial up connection and netzero wont install without it
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yea, I've run into that problem with netzero before. If you have a netero cd, IE6 may be on it. IE6 may be on other cd's also, like an aol cd. You could download it with another computer and, burn it to a cd.
larry
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and if i plan on upgrading to windows 2000 will i need to reinstall all the drivers from compaq
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well the cd was actin weird when i inserted it into the laptop so im making the 4 boot disks and seeing if that will work
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windows 2000, on 32mb of ram??
stick with 98 & count your blessings.
How big is the harddrive?larry
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