Installing Windows 7 Ultimate on a Panasonic CF-29 Toughbook First off is it possible YES, I have done this, second off.it is very difficult to achieve, but well worth it. All of our test CF-29s are touchscreen models. They came with Windows XP Professional, and I purchased them a few years ago from an oil company on auction for 100 bucks each. Last week I wanted to upgrade my personal one to Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit. Here is what I experienced. 1) The CF-29 has a 32 bit chip set thus 64bit of Windows 7 will not install, BUT the 32bit will!

2) All the drivers install perfectly except the Intel 5 GM/GME Graphics controller. (Intel will NOT make a Windows 7 Driver), and the touchscreen driver (XP Only) had problems too. 3) Windows 7 will only allow the default Generic VGA graphics driver. (Which does not support the touch screen driver) So after talking with Panasonic and Intel they told me to forget about upgrading the CF-29 to Windows 7 it is impossibleand not supportedI have heard that beforelol 🙂 Solution: Force the Windows 7 to accept the Intel 5 GM/GME Graphics controller for Windows Vista, and force the Mouse driver to accept the XP Driver for touchscreen to work. All this works fine, and the Panasonic CF-29 has a few more years of life with Windows 7, and every driver works, and all the cool touch screen features with Windows 7 are very cool, and what is even more cool is I don't have to go out and purchase a new Toughbook and save myself thousands of dollars that can be spent elsewhere, like a badly needed spa vacation!!

Here are the instructions that worked for me: I found MANY helpful instructions I listed below from: Sevenforums.com STEP 1 Go to the Intel website and Download the latest Intel 5 GM/GME Graphics controller for Windows Vista, and save the driver where you can find it later! Make sure you uninstall all the video drivers that do not work.

If you see exclamation marks on your previous drivers in Device Manager, uninstall them. Your Device Manager should say that you have Standard VGA Driver installed under Display category and exclamation mark on 'video controller'. Make sure you restart PC when asked. STEP 2 We will need to edit 'c: windows system32 drivers vgapnp.sys' file, but there is a problem. Windows Vista and Windows 7 will NOT allow you to edit system files even when you are the admin. Changing security attributes of that file did not work either. The file is owned by 'TrustedInstaller' service.

We will need to own the file and give ourselves the full control to edit it. Click 'Start' and in 'Search' type 'cmd'.

The result will show on top. Right-click on 'cmd' and choose 'Run as Administrator'.

If your account does not have admin rights you might be prompted to enter username and password. I used account that already has administrator privileges. You should have a command prompt with administrator privileges. STEP 3 Lets say my logged in username is nick First command you do is: takeown /f c: windows system32 drivers vgapnp.sys This will give ownership to the your user account. You should see a message saying SUCCESS etc. Second command you do is: cacls c: windows system32 drivers vgapnp.sys /G nick:F There will be a confirmation message so type 'Y'.

This will change the security attributes to give you ONLY all the permissions for the file. STEP 4 Open c: windows system32 drivers vgapnp.sys in any text editor. Make a copy vgapnp.sys file. In the original vgapnp.sys file add any character to the beginning of the text. Let's say we add character 'z'.

So the text should start with zMZ and the rest of stuff. Save the file. This edit will render that file unusable. This will not destroy the file. Windows 7 will bypass it, your video card will still work. STEP 5 In Device Manager uninstall Standard VGA Adapter. It will prompt you to restart so do it.

After install you will see a message saying that certain devices did NOT installed successfully, which is GOOD!! Go to Device Manager and you should see the exclamation point next to 'video controller' and 'video controller (vga compatible)'. Right-click on 'video controller (vga compatible)' and do update driver. Choose 'Browse for the Driver' (or something like it ).

Point to the Vista Intel 5 driver directory that you downloaded and extracted from the Intel web site. Wait for the driver to be installed. After restart it will finish installing the driver. You should have a working video driver!!! STEP 6 Open c: windows system32 drivers vgapnp.sys in any text editor.

Remove the first character you put there which was 'z'. Save the file. Your file will be useable again.

If it is damaged, mine didn't you can delete the file and use your backup, rename it. STEP 7 Right-click on any other file in the c: windows system32 drivers. Choose 'Properties'.

Go to 'Security' tab. Now compare that security tab with the security tab of c: windows system32 drivers vgapnp.sys. Just make sure the security tabs of those two files look the same (all tabs and advanced options). In order to add 'Trusted Installer' it is not the same as regular usernames because it is a service. You will need to type 'NT SERVICE TrustedInstaller' (without quotes) when adding it to own the file and to have all permissions. Once you done editing you can delete your account from c: windows system32 drivers vgapnp.sys, because it was not there from the beginning.

We took control over and the previous commands added it by default. STEP 8 Install the Touch screen drivers for windows XP you downloaded from the Panasonic Website, or the ones you have that came with your CF-29. Install it using the Capability mode for windows XP SP2, and with admin rights. Go to Device Manager and under the default mouse controller that Windows 7 installed by default change it to the touch screen driver. You should have a working touch screen driver!!!

The fact is the CF-29 runs Windows 7 Better than XP! Yes the screen resolution is still 1024 x 768, but that is not bad when using the touch screen. Every Drivers works! I am very happy with the new life of the CF-29!!

This entry was posted in,. Bookmark the.

The order in which your drivers are installed may well determine if your touchscreen will work. To fix this issue, you need to load the needed drivers on a flash drive or another machine. I suggest www.toughbookdrivers.com/drivers/cf-29/ First, restart your computer in safe mode (pressing F8 as you are cold-starting up). Then, using CONTROL PANEL, remove all drivers (Video, Audio, Mouse, Peripherals, etc) Finally, install the Touchpad/Touchscreen driver FIRST.

Cf-29 Touch Screen Driver For Mac Download

Install then video, then audio, then the rest.EXCEPT save the LAN and WLAN drivers, respectively, for LAST. If you have GPS, add after LAN and WLAN drivers are installed. If this doesn't work, it's likely your touchscreen card went bad.it is a weak link with these units.especially the Mk IV's or V's.

Maybe the answer lies in the Model of CF-29. If you have a Mark I to Mark III (a 1.2 or 1.3 GHz chip), your driver will not have a calibration utility. Mark Iv and Mark V have a calibration tool available.

Cf 29 Drivers Xp

If your mouse pointer won't move to where you point on the screen, then either you installed the drivers in the wrong order, or (worst case) your touch screen doesn't work any longer. Uninstall the Mouse driver, then reinstall it ( NOTE: make sure you install the correct driver for your unit! You will need the ENTIRE model number to find the right driver from Panasonic. This is found in BIOS or on the bottom of your machine.) Bear in mind that that not all CF-29's had touchscreen capability; your Model # will give you a lot of info.