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November 12th, 2012 02:00

Two versions of STMIcroelectronics Accelerometer installed in one PC....

I have a Dell Studio 1558 and I have two versions of STMicroelectronics 3-axis Digital Accelerometer installed in one PC. First, I had v1.06.08.17 but then I wanted to install Windows 8 on my PC and then I installed v4.11.0028. This was actually meant for Dell XPS (The new range). This didn't cause any problem and the Free-fall Data Protection Software runs perfectly! While I was installing the new version, I installed it in the same file where the old one was already installed. Is it bad to have two versions of STMicroelectronics 3-axis Digital Accelerometer installed in one PC. 

*I ran the Windows 8 upgrade assistant and I came to know that STMicroelectronics Accelerometer v1.06.08.17 was not compatible. So, do I need to uninstall the old version? Will this affect my PC and the new version of STMicroelectronics Accelerometer.

Thanks, 

alcatraz99

EDIT - I have not installed Windows 8 on my PC, yet.

  • Philip_Yip

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    Posted November 13th, 2012 14:00

    uninstall the old version it should still work fine however in the unlikely case it doesn't work you can reinstall the old driver.

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    Posted November 13th, 2012 22:00

    I uninstalled the old version, but I cannot find FreeFall Data Protection in the control panel....Is that a problem?

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    Posted November 15th, 2012 17:00

    I would leave it just now, uninstall the old one and install Windows 8 then look for it again or reinstall the Windows 8 driver after Windows 8 is installed.