You just need a Windows XP installation disk and a licence key. If you have both of those just pop the disk into the CD drive and then boot from CD drive. In order to do this you can either use your BIOS's boot menu or you need to go into BIOS and then switch your boot order to your CD drive first.
There is extremely limited support for Windows 2000 on HP's website for the HP Pavilion dv6700. Drivers for Windows XP are available.
look on hp's website
look on Hp's website
Link is provided below.
There were actually three variants of the HP DV6000. The link provided below is for the HP DV6000t.
Windows XP cannot be installed or reinstalled directly from DOS.
Compaq / HP does not provide Windows XP drivers for this model. if you want to install Windows XP on it, you will have to research who the ODMs for the different parts were (graphics card, LAN card, wireless, etc...), and download generic drivers from their sites.
The windows website should be able to provide the steps to reinstall windows XP. Also, if the install disc is still available there may be information through there.
# Wipe it and restart your Windows XP OS from scratch. # Reinstall your drivers and utilities. # Your done.
On a computer with both Windows Vista and either Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 installed, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 deletes any existing System Restore points belonging to Windows Vista during boot. Microsoft confirms this issue but maintains that it is a fundamental function of the way XP works and cannot be changed. According to Microsoft, the solution is to install Windows Vista on a separate partition invisible to XP.
You set the bios to CD boot. After that reinstall windows with a windows xp cd.
Install windows XP, then go to the website of the manufacturer of your device(s) and look for the windows xp driver. For example, you have nvidia geforce 9xxx, then go to nvidia.com, click the drivers (above) and choose windows xp. DOwnload and install each driver. Or if you have the disc for those driver(s), you can look for the windows xp drivers intead of windows vista.For the tutorial on how to install windows xp, got tohttp://tinyurl.com/installwxp or http://tinyurl.com/installwxp2