vizskywalker 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2005 Okay, this seemed like the best place to post this. I'm trying to update my Compaq Presario 1800T notebook to Windows XP, and half of the drivers I need to install say "The data is invalid". This is the situation for the graphics driver as well as my linksys wireless g adapter. I tried updating the bios, which windows recognizes as a "System device" with a yellow exclamation mark, but the update provided by compaw does not match the type of bios the motherboard has (according to the install utility). Any help here would be appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
banjosforpeace 0 Report post Posted March 14, 2005 First, what are your laptop's specs? This can be helpful for us in the forum to help you with troubleshooting. Second, are you doing a fresh operating system install, meaning formatting the hard drive and using an XP disk designed for new installs? Or are you using an XP upgrade CD? Using upgrade versions are always buggier. Finally, are you getting your drivers and bios updates from HP? HP now owns Compaq and they have support info here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vizskywalker 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 Okay, I'm going to address the second and third points first. It's a new install of XP with reformatting the HD. Even though HP owns Compaq, the Compaq site still provides support for Compaw computers, and the driver search on HP takes me to the same site for driver downloads as the Compaq site. I just (after making that post) reinstalled Windows, and now the network card works fine (I'm on it now). I haven't tried the graphics driver yet, but I will let you know the results as soon as I do. Thanks for your help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
