Comments on: The Envy 15 Driver Nightmare http://blog.spisoft.net/2010/the-envy-15-driver-nightmare/ The Web, Music, Art, Games -- Everything a Modern-day Renaissance Man Needs Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:07:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Ben http://blog.spisoft.net/2010/the-envy-15-driver-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Ben Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:07:03 +0000 http://blog.spisoft.net/?p=93#comment-185 Dude, you save my freakin life with this, please email me with your closest beer drinking establishment and allow me to buy you a beer. Ben Dude,
you save my freakin life with this, please email me with your closest beer drinking establishment and allow me to buy you a beer.

Ben

]]> By: Valery http://blog.spisoft.net/2010/the-envy-15-driver-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Valery Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:33:36 +0000 http://blog.spisoft.net/?p=93#comment-148 Thanks a ton for this post! You saved my day! When I faced this issue my first attempt was to slipstream drivers (and, obviously, it would fail because I installed from USB stick), but I didn't even know what drivers are missing (error message is way too abstract) Thanks a ton for this post! You saved my day!

When I faced this issue my first attempt was to slipstream drivers (and, obviously, it would fail because I installed from USB stick), but I didn’t even know what drivers are missing (error message is way too abstract)

]]> By: Jørgen Aaserud http://blog.spisoft.net/2010/the-envy-15-driver-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Jørgen Aaserud Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:23:41 +0000 http://blog.spisoft.net/?p=93#comment-144 Thank you so much! You are a lifesaver. I was about to tear my eyes out, hehe. Thank you so much! You are a lifesaver. I was about to tear my eyes out, hehe.

]]> By: Michael Mortensen http://blog.spisoft.net/2010/the-envy-15-driver-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Michael Mortensen Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:16:53 +0000 http://blog.spisoft.net/?p=93#comment-140 Thank you very much for sharing these informations - the USB 3.0 was a lifesaver for me! Keep up the good work :-) Thank you very much for sharing these informations – the USB 3.0 was a lifesaver for me! Keep up the good work :-)

]]> By: Ycros http://blog.spisoft.net/2010/the-envy-15-driver-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Ycros Tue, 11 May 2010 13:41:11 +0000 http://blog.spisoft.net/?p=93#comment-119 My friend was trying to install Linux on his Envy, and it wouldn't install because of the USB 3.0 thing, but we discovered that the eSATA/USB combined port is actually USB 2.0, and it worked fine. My friend was trying to install Linux on his Envy, and it wouldn’t install because of the USB 3.0 thing, but we discovered that the eSATA/USB combined port is actually USB 2.0, and it worked fine.

]]> By: Michael http://blog.spisoft.net/2010/the-envy-15-driver-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Michael Tue, 04 May 2010 12:17:21 +0000 http://blog.spisoft.net/?p=93#comment-97 Here's how I did it: Popped the Win 7 install DVD in while Win 7 was running, had it do a new install (which automatically moved the old windows 7 to a folder called windows.old), then deleted that folder. Voila, fresh install. But there's another solution, and it'll probably make you cry. You know that eSATA port you have? It's a combo USB/eSATA port. USB 2.0. If you plugged your external USB DVD drive into the eSATA port, it would've worked perfectly. Here’s how I did it: Popped the Win 7 install DVD in while Win 7 was running, had it do a new install (which automatically moved the old windows 7 to a folder called windows.old), then deleted that folder. Voila, fresh install.

But there’s another solution, and it’ll probably make you cry. You know that eSATA port you have? It’s a combo USB/eSATA port. USB 2.0.

If you plugged your external USB DVD drive into the eSATA port, it would’ve worked perfectly.

]]> By: HP Envy 15 BIOS Drama | The Official SpiSoft Blog http://blog.spisoft.net/2010/the-envy-15-driver-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-62 HP Envy 15 BIOS Drama | The Official SpiSoft Blog Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:52:49 +0000 http://blog.spisoft.net/?p=93#comment-62 [...] of you may remember The HP Envy 15 Driver Nightmare — some of you may still be dealing with it (albeit, it’s much easier now than when I [...] [...] of you may remember The HP Envy 15 Driver Nightmare — some of you may still be dealing with it (albeit, it’s much easier now than when I [...]

]]> By: Grydholt http://blog.spisoft.net/2010/the-envy-15-driver-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Grydholt Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:22:09 +0000 http://blog.spisoft.net/?p=93#comment-18 Thank you for this guide. Saved me an afternoon of digging! Thank you for this guide. Saved me an afternoon of digging!

]]> By: Nikolaj http://blog.spisoft.net/2010/the-envy-15-driver-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Nikolaj Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:22:51 +0000 http://blog.spisoft.net/?p=93#comment-16 Thank you very much. With the driver added to the sd card I managed to install the OS, and it works perfectly!! Thank you very much. With the driver added to the sd card I managed to install the OS, and it works perfectly!!

]]> By: Adam http://blog.spisoft.net/2010/the-envy-15-driver-nightmare/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Adam Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:06:08 +0000 http://blog.spisoft.net/?p=93#comment-15 Thx alot for the tip on the USB drivers. Made my day. Thx alot for the tip on the USB drivers. Made my day.

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