Installing Microsoft Windows on an HP ProBook or EliteBook Notebook PC and creating an image Table of contents Executive summary............................................................................................................................... 2 System requirements and prerequisites ................................................................................................... 2 Installing the OS, drivers, and enhancements .....................................................................
Executive summary This white paper provides instructions for installing the Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional, Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional and Windows Vista® Business operating systems (OSs) along with applicable HP drivers and applications on select HP Elitebook and HP ProBook Notebook PC models. Instructions are also provided for creating a common image for 2008 HP Business Notebook PCs. Target audience: This white paper is intended for IT staff.
Note You can also download HP drivers and utilities – including the most current BIOS for supported notebook PC models – from the HP website. Installing the OS, drivers, and enhancements This section provides guidelines for users performing a clean installation of Windows on a supported HP business notebook PC. For more information on installing Windows, refer to the Microsoft website at http://windows.microsoft.com/help. Important Follow the installation instructions in the order provided.
Important To prevent possible data loss, you are recommended to adjust your power management settings prior to using the notebook. Drivers and enhancements Table 1 lists minimum recommended drivers and enhancements. Appropriate versions and SoftPaq numbers are provided for Windows 7, Windows XP Professional and Vista Business. Table 1. Minimum recommended software versions and Softpaq numbers Name Version SoftPaq# Broadcom Wireless LAN Driver 5.60.48.31 SP47346 Broadcom Wireless LAN Driver 5.60.48.
IDT HD Audio Driver 5.10.6267.0; 6.10.6267.0 SP47318 Intel 82577LM Gigabit Ethernet Driver for Microsoft Windows 11.5.4.0 SP47528 Intel Chipset Installation Utility 9.1.1.1025 SP47418 Intel HD Graphics Driver 8.15.10.2057 SP47536 Intel HD Graphics Driver 6.14.10.5179 SP47585 Intel Management Engine Components Driver 6.0.2.1194 SP47053 Intel Matrix Storage Manager 8.9.2.1002 SP47526 Intel PRO/Wireless Drivers for Microsoft Windows XP 13.0.
Building a common image Instructions are provided for building Windows XP Professional and Windows Vista Business images. Windows XP Professional 1. Install Windows XP Professional on a supported platform. 2. Install the following and then reboot the system: – Microsoft .NET 2.0 – Essential System Updates for Windows XP – System Default Settings – Microsoft Universal Audio Architecture (UAA) High Definition Audio class driver 3.
8. As shown in Figure 2, make the following changes to the sysprep.inf file. – In the [Unattended] section – Change InstallFilesPath to %SystemDrive%\i386. The OemPnPDriversPath should include paths for all .inf installed drivers. – In the [SetupMgr] section – Change DistFolder to %SystemDrive%\i386 – In the [GuiRunOnce] section – Place the install.bat command in this section Note Figure 2 does not show a complete sysprep.inf file. Figure 2. Updating the sysprep.inf file 9.
5. As shown in Figure 3, make the following changes to the sysprep.xml file: – In the Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE component – Set the PnP driver search path. – In the Microsoft-Windows-Deployment component – Following the pass=”auditUser” phase, set Reseal in OOBE mode. – In the Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup component – Set up the Authentec Fingerprint Driver, HP Quick Launch Buttons, Intel Matrix Storage Manager, and HP Multi-WWAN Driver Installer (for more information, refer to Figure 1).
Figure 3. Example of sysprep.
6. Copy sysprep.xml to % SystemDrive%\Windows\System32\Sysprep. 7. Run the following command: sysprep /generalize /audit /shutdown /unattend:sysprep.xml 8. After shutting down the system, use hard-drive duplication software (such as Ghost) to deploy the common image. Appendix A: Using HP SoftPaq Download Manager To use HP SoftPaq Download Manager, perform the following steps after manually installing Windows: 1. Boot the Windows OS. 2. Open Microsoft Internet Explorer. 3.
LanguageGroup=1 [Identification] JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents=Yes [OEM_Ads] Background=BACKGRND.BMP [Data] UseBIOSToBoot=1 [SysprepMassStorage] PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2410 = %systemroot%\inf\machine.inf PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_0571 = %systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_01BC = %systemroot%\inf\mshdc.inf ;INTEL PCI-ISA bridge ;VIA IDE controller ;NVidia IDE controller Example of Vista / Windows 7 SYSPREP.XML
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<h6><a class=" text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/hp/hp-elitebook-2740p-tablet-pc-energy-star/installing-microsoft-windows-on-an-hp-probook-or-elitebook-notebook-pc-and-creating-an-image-whitepaper/page-13.html>PAGE 13</a></h6><p>xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchemainstance"> <skipautoactivation>true</skipautoactivation> </component> <component name=Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin processorarchitecture=x86 publickeytoken=31bf3856ad364e35 language=neutral versionscope=nonSxS xmlns:wcm=http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.</p>
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<h6><a class=" text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/hp/hp-elitebook-2740p-tablet-pc-energy-star/installing-microsoft-windows-on-an-hp-probook-or-elitebook-notebook-pc-and-creating-an-image-whitepaper/page-14.html>PAGE 14</a></h6><p>References How To Use Setup Manager to Create an Answer File in Windows http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308662/EN-US/ System Preparation Tool and Answer File Usage http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314460 Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) Download http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=C7D4BC6D-15F3-42849123-679830D629F2&displaylang=en Windows Automated Installation Kit Information http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc748933(WS.10).</p></li></ul></nav></div></section></section></main><footer class=page-footer><div class="container flex-column py-3 py-sm-4"><div class="row mb-1 mb-sm-2 mb-md-5"><a href=/ class="brand offset-sm-0 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2 offset-2 col-8 text-center text-md-start"><img class=logo-small src=/assets/img/brand-large.png alt=Manualshelf></a></div><div class=row><dl class="text-center text-sm-start col-sm-3"><dt class=fw-bold>Who We Are</dt><dd><a class=text-decoration-none href=/about>About Us</a></dd><dd><a class=text-decoration-none href=/company>Company</a></dd><dd><a class=text-decoration-none href=/careers>Careers</a></dd><dd><a class=text-decoration-none href=/terms>Terms & Privacy</a></dd></dl><dl class="text-center text-sm-start col-sm-3"><dt class=fw-bold>Resources</dt><dd><a class=text-decoration-none href=/brands>List of Manufacturers</a></dd><dd><a href=/ class=text-decoration-none>Support</a></dd><dd><a class=text-decoration-none href=/press>For the Press</a></dd><dd><a class=text-decoration-none href=/press#assets>Media assets</a></dd><dd><a class=text-decoration-none href=/faq>FAQ</a></dd></dl><dl class="text-center text-sm-start col-sm-3"><dt class=fw-bold>Get in touch</dt><dd><a class=text-decoration-none href=#>Blog</a></dd><dd><a class=text-decoration-none href=#>Email</a></dd><dd><a class=text-decoration-none href=/dmca>DMCA</a></dd></dl></div><div class=row><div class="text-center text-sm-start col-sm-4 pe-sm-0"><a href=https://www.facebook.com/pages/ManualShelf/1488826334681423 class="fs-5 text-center d-inline-block social rounded-2 align-middle text-decoration-none me-2"><i class="fab fa-facebook-f"></i></a><a href=https://www.twitter.com/ManualShelf class="fs-5 text-center d-inline-block social rounded-2 align-middle text-decoration-none me-2"><i class="fab fa-twitter"></i></a><a href=https://plus.google.com/+ManualShelf class="fs-5 text-center d-inline-block social rounded-2 align-middle text-decoration-none me-2"><i class="fab fa-google-plus-g"></i></a><a href=http://www.pinterest.com/ManualShelf class="fs-5 text-center d-inline-block social rounded-2 align-middle text-decoration-none"><i class="fab fa-pinterest-p"></i></a></div><div class="col col-sm-8 d-flex flex-column align-items-center flex-sm-row flex-wrap flex-sm-nowrap justify-content-center justify-content-sm-end"><div class="copy w-auto d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-sm-end mt-2 mt-sm-0 me-2">ManualShelf © 2013-2024</div><select class="form-select form-select-sm w-auto mt-2 mt-sm-0"><option value=usa>USA</option></select><div></div></div><div id=pixel><script>
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