Hi Guys,
I've worked through a bunch of bugs, and found some fixes to both the audio, and other problems with installing Xp on this sh!tty HP laptop.
Here's the fix.
Audio:
Dload SP34204.exe from HP. This is the DV6101ea conexant driver. You will need to extract it, let it fail on the auto install. Directory will be something like c:\SWSetup\SP34204.
Follow these simple instructions (not my words!) to 'force' XP to install this driver.
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Device Manager>Audio device w/ "?'
Right click, Update Driver
Say "no, not at this time" for connecting to Windows Update
Install from a list or specific location
Don't search I will choose the driver to install
Remove the check from "Show Compatible Hardware" and click on "Have Disk"
Next...browse to unzipped 'c:\SWSetup\SP34204.' <--- THIS WILL BE OUR DIRECTORY LIKELY
Choose the "inf" file (there should be only one, and ignore any protest from XP. Reboot.