There is a way to do it, fortunately. I found this method, while looking for a way to extract the drivers from the IMA image file.

You'll need <a href="http://www.magiciso.com/download.htm">MagicISO</a>, <a href="http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/nLite.shtml">this (freeware) application</a> and your Windows CD. nLite is a slipstreamer, that is, a utility to remove unwanted and add desired components to a Windows CD ISO image.

Here's what to do:
  • First, download and install <a href="http://www.magiciso.com/download.htm">MagicISO</a>. I'm not sure what limitations the free version has, but I'm sure you're smart enough to make it work for you. You need to use MagicISO to extract the files from temp.IMA, and put them somewhere you know the location of.
  • Then you need to rip your Windows disc to ISO (if that's not how it started out ). I think MagicISO can probably do it, but there are a million tools out there to rip discs; you probably have one.
  • Then you need to open up nLite and slipstream the drivers extracted from temp.IMA into the Windows ISO image. <a href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Windows-XP-On-SATA-Without-a-Floppy-F6-47807.shtml">Here</a> is a general guide to using nLite.
  • Then burn your ISO to disc, and run it as a normal Windows installation, and it should work if those drivers are indeed the solution to your problem.

One other thing: When you busted open the laptop, did you notice whether it had a SATA or IDE drive? SATA drives use thin, red cables, IDEs use fat grey ribbon cables. I ask because the drivers from HP above are definitely SATA drivers.

EDIT: Beaten. xD
I had extracted the executable files, but not the files from the image.
Also Nom - It would be much faster just to nick the drivers off of clout than to download MagicISO.