Installing Microsoft Windows Vista on Selected HP Products

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Introduction
HP is committed to supporting our customer’s operating system needs. As new operating systems and
service packs are introduced, HP engineering teams perform testing to verify compatibility on HP
products. This allows our customers to pick the operating system and service pack which best suits
their computing environment.
This white paper discusses installing Microsoft Windows Vista on selected HP products. The document
provides basic instructions for the installation process. The information contained in this white paper is
current as of the date of publication. It is recommended that you refer to
http://www.hp.com/support for
the most current files. We recommend that you back up all user data before beginning an upgrade.
List of Tested Systems
The following HP commercial PCs are supported under Windows Vista. Systems marked with an
asterisk (*) are only provided Limited Support.
Desktops
* HP Compaq d530
* HP Compaq dc5000
HP Compaq dc5100
HP Compaq dc5700
HP Compaq dc5750
* HP Compaq dc7100
HP Compaq dc7600
HP Compaq dc7608
HP Compaq dc7700
HP Compaq dc7800
* HP Compaq dx2100
HP Compaq dx2200
HP Compaq dx2250
HP dx5150
* HP Compaq dx6100
* HP Compaq dx6120
HP Compaq dx7200
HP Compaq dx7208
HP Compaq dx7300
Blade PCs
HP bc1500 Blade PC
HP BladeSystem bc2000 Blade PC
HP BladeSystem bc2500 Blade PC