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HP Pavilion DM4t-2000 Drivers

May 6, 2014 12:41PM PDT

Hello everyone, I have a HP Pavilion DM4t-2000 (NOT the dm4t-2000 CTO) and I had to due to a complete restart with a windows 7 boot disc. To make a long story short, HP.com does not support my laptop's drivers anymore (more specifically the video/graphics driver). I have a windows 7 32 bit. Any help on where I could get these drivers would be greatly appreciated!


Thank you all in advance

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TRUE.
May 7, 2014 2:09AM PDT

Since I have had no trouble running 32 bit apps on Windows 7 64 and there are Windows 7 64 bit drivers at
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=5111908&
Why not go with a supported OS?

Or cheaper yet, use HP's supplied OS?

It's not as if no one told you about CLASSIC SHELL for Windows 8.

The CTO is the same machine from what I can tell and don't flame here. Supply links to your model so folk can get it right.
Bob

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Thanks
May 7, 2014 5:13AM PDT

Thank you Bob. When I tried the drivers for the CTO series for the graphics card, it said my system did not meet minimum requirements. I will try your link and see how it works!


Thanks,
Alex

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Failure
May 7, 2014 5:18AM PDT

When I tried to install the Graphics drivers under this link, after they downloaded from the HP site and hit install, it said your system does not meet the minimum requirements for this install. Is there any other ideas that you may have to fix this issue?

I still do not have a driver for my graphics/video card.


Thanks,

Alex

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It should fail. Why?
May 7, 2014 6:12AM PDT

You lead with Windows 7 32 bit and no drivers there for that.

Can you reveal why you can't use the OS supplied by HP on the laptop?
Bob

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PS. Just for clarity.
May 7, 2014 6:17AM PDT

I didn't go on a driver hunt. You would be doing that and no need to duplicate your hunting results.

But since there's little reason to run a 32 bit OS on this one, or why not use what they supplied, I think there are other exits. I wish you would reveal why you didn't try the supplied or supported OS.
Bob

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Here is why
May 7, 2014 9:31AM PDT

The laptop came with windows 7 already installed on it. I had the boot disc from when I received the laptop. I have looked for over 8 hours for the drivers and had no luck what so ever.


-Alex

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Then my suggestion is to go with HP's supplied OS.
May 7, 2014 9:37AM PDT

They didn't supply it with Windows 7 32 bit so maybe there's more to this story like an Ebay or pawn shop but given the hours invested I'd stop and head to the OS HP supplies.
Bob

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PS. I don't see a link to your model.
May 7, 2014 9:39AM PDT

Please speed this along with a link to your exact model. I know you claim it's not a CTO but it's possible there are no 32 bit drivers. Your 8 hours of searching seems to confirm this.
Bob

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HP Pavilion dm4t-2000 CTO various versions
Jan 18, 2015 5:04AM PST

My HP has both the Intel HD graphics and
an AMD- ATI Radeon 6470M advanced graphics with VGA out port. Some of the graphics on this board are interlaced and therefore dependent on both graphics systems operating correctly...one thing to try is locate the driver file for each and uninstalling in device manager and see if you can reboot back to normal at least until the system finds the Uninstaller driver again...then your problem Will reappear but you will have identified the culprit. Good luck!