ROM BIOS Upgrade for Hewlett-Packard Vectra (89017)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2.03
- Microsoft Windows 2.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Windows 3.0a
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q89017 SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Windows may not install or run on a Hewlett-Packard (HP) Vectra
with Phoenix ROM BIOS version A.01.02.
WORKAROUND
HP has a patch file that allows Windows to run properly on a Vectra with
this BIOS. The patch is called either FIRMWARE.EXE or WD.EXE, and is loaded
in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If you see a file called PATCH.EXE, then the
computer has an earlier BIOS patch and not the correct one for running
Windows.
If you have this BIOS on your HP Vectra, contact your HP dealer or call
(800) 858-8867 in the United States or (800) 387-3867 in Canada, and ask
for a later version of the BIOS.
FIRMWARE.EXE and WD.EXE are located on the "Customer Utilities for Vectra"
disk.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/7/2005 |
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| Keywords: | KB89017 |
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