ROM BIOS Upgrade for Hewlett-Packard Vectra

Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
Article ID: Q89017

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 2.03, 2.1, 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

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.

KBCategory: kbhw kbprb kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win30 win31
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.00a 3.11 3rdParty win286 win386 3.10

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Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
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