DRIVERS AND INSTALLATION TECHNIQUES FOR COMPAQ PRESARIO C773TU WITH WINDOWS XP

Compaq Presario C722TU, from the house of HP-Compaq is a good laptop. It is an Intel based machine with Intel Dual Core Processor (1.86 MHz), 2GB RAM, 160 GB HDD, DVD RW, Wifi, 15.4" Widescreen, Web Cam and so on. This machine comes installed with FreeDOS.
This laptop is designed to work with VISTA .All the required drivers of VISTA re available at company's website
link for company's website is
http://www.compaq.com

But drivers for windows XP are not given in the website of compaq.Here qe have all the links for installing all the drivers of windows XP on your PC and to enjoy this very good creation of compaq.
You can either click or copy the given link and paste them onto a new driver to download them.
The various links are as follows

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (VGA) Driver:
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/15766/a08/winxp_14331.exe

Intel Chipset Installation Utility for ICH8:
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/13499/a08/infinst_autol.exe

Here is the link for ALPS Touchpad Pointing Device Driver:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp31001-31500/sp31075.exe

HP Quick Launch Buttons Driver:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp38001-38500/sp38171.exe

Realtek RTL8100CL LAN Driver:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp30501-31000/sp30580.exe

HP Webcam Software Drivers:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp35001-35500/sp35414.exe

To install audio / modem drivers, first download and install Microsoft Universal Audio Architecture (UAA) Bus Driver for High Definition Audio (sp32646):
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp32501-33000/sp32646.exe

And then install Audio driver:
http://www.2shared.com/file/2944663/2a44c4df/sound

Conexant CX20548 Modem Driver for Microsoft Windows XP (sp36089.exe) (UAA Driver needed)

ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp36001-36500/sp36089.exe
Atheros wireless driver:
http://www.atheros.cz/download/drivers/ar5xxx/xp32-5.3.0.56-whql.zip

The alternate sites for downloading of the same drivers are given below:-
http://hapapism.blogspot.com/2008/04/installation-of-windows-xp-on-compaq.html

http://www.zyxware.com/articles/2008/04/04/drivers-for-compaq-presario-c772tu-laptop-for-windows-xp
These are the websites where you can find drivers for c773tu model and others of the same c700 series.

TECHNIQUES FOR INSTALLATION OF VARIOUS DRIVERS ARE FOLLOWS:-

Firstly all should be installed in a sequence . This is the best downloading sequence practically.
The sequence is as
01. VGA/Display - winxp_14331_VGAGL960.exe
02. WinXPSP2 Enhancements - sp28668_Enh4WinXPSP2.exe
03. Card Reader - sp33604.exe
04. Webcam - sp35414.exe
05. UAA Driver for HD Audio - sp32646.exe
06. Audio/Sound - Manual install WiSVHe5
07. Modem - SP33442.exe
08. Wireless - Manual install net5211
09. Quick launch - sp38266.exe
10. SM Bus Driver - Manual install

INSTRUCTIONS:---

(A).AUDIO DRIVER:-

0. Download the corresponding file and unzip.
1. Click START
2. Click RUN
3. Type "devmgmt.msc" in the prompt and click "OK"

4. In other devices>> right click Audio Device on ........
5. Click "update driver"

6. Select "No, not this time" and Click "Next"
7. Select "Install from a list or specific loccation(Advanced)" and Click "Next"
8. Select "Don`t search. I will choose" and Click "Next"
9. From the list sroll down and select "Sound, video and game controller" and Click next

10. Click "Have Disk.."
11. Click "Browse" and choose this folder
12. Select the "/X32/WiSVHe5" file and Click "Open"
13. Click "OK"
14. Click "Next"
15. A menu appears saying "Installing .... Do you want to continue?" Click "YES"
16. Click "Continue Anyway"


(B)ATHEROS WIRELESS DRIVER:-

0. Download the corresponding file and unzip.
1. Click START
2. Click RUN
3. Type "devmgmt.msc" in the prompt and click "OK"

4. In other devices>> right click "Ethernet Controller"
5. Click "update driver"

6. Select "No, not this time" and Click "Next"
7. Select "Install from a list or specific loccation(Advanced)" and Click "Next"
8. Select "Don`t search. I will choose" and Click "Next"
9. From the list sroll down and select "network Adapters" and Click "Next" wait

10. Click "Have Disk.."
11. Click "Browse" and choose this folder
12. Select the "/WiFi/net5211" file and Click "Open"
13. Click "OK"
14. Click "Next"
15. Click "Finish"

(C)MODEM DRIVERS:-

0. Download the corresponding file and unzip.
1. Click START
2. Click RUN
3. Type "devmgmt.msc" in the prompt and click "OK"

4. In other devices >> Right click "Modem Device on ........"
5. Click "update driver"

6. Select "No, not this time" and Click "Next"
7. Select "Install from a list or specific loccation(Advanced)" and Click "Next"
8. Select "Don`t search. I will choose" and Click "Next"
9. From the list sroll down and select "Modems" and Click next

10. Click "Have Disk.."
11. Click "Browse" and choose this folder
12. Select the "/SP33442/CPL30A5m" file and Click "Open"
13. Click "OK"
14. Click "Next"
15. Click "Finish"

(D) SM Bus Driver

1. Click START
2. Click RUN
3. Type "devmgmt.msc" in the prompt and click "OK"

4. In other devices>> right click "SMBus Controller"
5. Click "update driver"

6. Select "No, not this time" and Click "Next"
7. Select "Install from a list or specific loccation(Advanced)" and Click "Next"
8. Select "Don`t search. I will choose" and Click "Next"
9. From the list sroll down and select "Show all Devices" and Click next

10. Click "Have Disk.."
11. Click "Browse" and choose this folder
12. Select the "/X32/ich5core" file and Click "Open"
13. Click "OK"
14. Click "Next"
15. Select "Intel(R) 6300ESB SMBus Controller - 25A4"
16. Finish

(E) REST ALL ARE INSTALLED IN A SIMPLE WAY.
Open the file containing driver.run it simply by clicking on that icon and it will be installed

(Procedure and links are from the site ]
http://www.zyxware.com/articles/2008/04/04/drivers-for-compaq-presario-c772tu-laptop-for-windows-xp)

IT IS PREFFERED IFYOU RESTART YOUR COMPUTER AFTER INSTALLING DRIVERS.
YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ALL THIS FROM ABOVE LINKS