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Dual Boot
Bought my Dell Vostro with Vista. Not liking vista, I installed XP alongside it as a dual boot. Vista works same as ever, but the new install of XP did not find sound or internet. I'm not sure why. Can I buy a Dell software pack, or something along those lines that'll help me sort xp out?
T
No...That's what I need to do init!
In the past on prev pc's windows has more or less installed itself.
Now I have my Drivers disk from Dell for Vista, but there isn't any obviously relevant file or folder on it such as "XP Audio drivers" or "ethernet Drivers". I also think I might need softwre for the volume control and Realtek mixer.
So I'm not really sure what to install.
One key concern; Could you confirm that if I mess up XP by installing the wrong drivers, or conflicting software, It can't possibly harm my vista installation? It seems to make sense. but I dont want to risk losing internet access.
thanks
tony
- to look for your drivers, look at the left pane and under Resources click support tools>drivers and downloads and follow the trail for your system.
since you have vista installed with all the drivers, go into the vista device manager and make a note of what hardware is actually installed then in the drivers download page for xp only get drivers for your installed hardware.
the drivers install in xp will not affect your vista system. Provided you have the Vista installation disk you can.
http://apcmag.com/how_to_dualboot_vista_with_xp__stepbystep_guide_with_screenshots.htm
Tony
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Posted April 13th, 2008 07:00