I downgraded to Microsoft XP on a Studio 1535 laptop because I just couldn't stand Vista...too slow and incompatible with lots of programs. I seem to have found out too late, though, that the IDT 92HD73C1 sound card drivers for XP don't allow for microphone boosting for some reason. Is there a reason for this? The drivers I found from a Google search for studio 1535 xp drivers and the audio driver itself has the name "PIDT001.exe". I tried to talk to a friend on a VoIP program with an external microphone that I have tested with no problems on other computers and that's when I realized that the sound was coming out too quiet.

I'm sure other people have complained about XP drivers for the Studio laptops so let me just add another voice onto the pile. I don't want to be stuck with a OS like Vista longer than I need to, and I would prefer a solution to XP, for all drivers (like the internal microphone and fingerprint software), but audio is what I reall want. I contacted IDT about it but their website pointed me here, so here I am asking for help from the Dell workers as well as other Studio owners. Thanks for all the help!