Reinstall Intel WiDi, HP compatible version, on 64-bit Win 7 Pavilion DV6

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On my Pavilion dv6-7043cl, with Windows 7 (64-bit), I had been using the Intel WiDi successfully to view my computer screen on my 50 " LG 3D Smart TV, except for the display of 3D images processed into the correct 3D TV format by a well-tested program (Stereoscopic Player).   In order to try to solve the 3D problem, I updated the Intel WiDi with the latest version on the Intel Website, only to find out that I had missed a message stating that a different HP OEM version of WiDi was configured by HP for the maverick graphics processor on my dv6, requiring update by HP software.  As a result, subsequent attempts to use the Intel-updated WiDi failed;  the computer to TV connection was detected, but on the TV screen, instead of getting a duplicate of my computer screen, I got a box in the lower right corner, stating something like "Miracast connecting".  After that box disappeared, nothing happened on the TV, and the connection message on the computer changed back to "disconnected." 

I tried rebooting -- tried again, same result.  Went through HP Support Assistant, drilling down to my computer description and looking at the update list.  Under something like "Displays and Multimedia." I found the HP update for Intel WiDi, and tried to apply it.  Unfortunately, the result was a message that I had "already installed a more recent version" (apparently the update I had applied from the Intel web site).  Accordingly, I thought  I had to reinstall the basic Intel WiDi from a saved source file and update it from the HP Update list instead of using the one from the Intel Web Site.   

So I uninstalled the Intel WiDi from the "Programs and Features" in Control Panel.  Now I cannot find an installation file for the basic WiDi that works with my computer!   Question:  How do you recommend that I restore the  HP version of Intel WiDi for Windows 7 (64 bit)?  

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

I found the Intel Wireless Display Software under the Multimedia driver section on your notebook's support and driver page.

Naturally, I would have thought it would have been listed under the wireless driver section...

This package contains the Intel Wireless Display Software for supported notebook models that are running a supported operating system. The Intel Wireless Display Software enables users to display information and video on a remote monitor or TV that is equipped with a device that supports the Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) technology. This software only runs on systems that meet the prerequisites specified by Intel.

File name: sp63552.exe

Moral of the story...expect the unexpected. 

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Sorry I took so long getting back to this answer that was helpful at the time.  I am now using Windows 10, and I found it a lot easier just to disconnect most of the peripherals from my HP laptop and schlep the laptop to a closer proximity to the TV, where I have a long wired ethernet cable that runs back from the TV to my modem.  I just disconnect the etherned cable from the TV, connect it to the laptop, and run an HDMI cable from the laptop to the smart TV.   Works like a charm, and results in much faster streaming than I get when using the glacial streaming rate from the wireless WlDi.   The only problem is a slight oversize of the TV copy, which obscures objects and one or two letters of words ocurring right at the edge of the picture.  However, the obscured objects and letters are clearly visible on the computer screen, which I would use with my mouse for navigation and mouse clicks anyway. 

Thank you. Provost, for your earlier help!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.