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Old 08-11-2007, 08:02 PM
Mike
 
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I have upgraded XP to Vista on a Dell. I am missing all sorts of drivers. Is
there a place to find drivers for Vista? Is there a way to uninstall Vista if
I cannot?
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Old 08-11-2007, 08:46 PM
Bruce Chambers
 
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Mike wrote:
> I have upgraded XP to Vista on a Dell. I am missing all sorts of drivers. Is
> there a place to find drivers for Vista?



This normally the type of question that one asks _before_ starting an
upgrade. You'll have to get the proper device drivers either from
Dell's support web site, or from the manufacturer of each individual
component (NIC, audio controller, video adapter, motherboard, etc.).


> Is there a way to uninstall Vista if
> I cannot?



How to go back to Windows XP after you have upgraded a Windows XP-based
computer to Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933170/en-us

How to restore a computer to a previous Windows installation after you
install Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168/en-us


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Old 08-11-2007, 08:48 PM
Carey Frisch [MVP]
 
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Visit: http://support.dell.com/ or http://support.dell.com/support/down...=us&l=en&s=gen

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"Mike" wrote:

I have upgraded XP to Vista on a Dell. I am missing all sorts of drivers. Is
there a place to find drivers for Vista? Is there a way to uninstall Vista if
I cannot?
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Old 08-11-2007, 08:55 PM
Generator
 
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win update will have a few drivers i guess ..you cant uninstall vista
now..you have to reboot from cd and install xp again..i guess..but you
should be able to get the drivers just check what you need in device
manager..graphics and cpu drivers and network drivers if your using a
router with ethernet cable windows update should have. i might be
wrong..so others can advice you better.


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Old 08-11-2007, 11:55 PM
AJR
 
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Mike - curious here, but as to "...I am missing all sorts of drivers.
Is...." - clarification please? What drivers?

"Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:54615237-F5D8-4B5F-A065-6C3D47F85C3B@microsoft.com...
>I have upgraded XP to Vista on a Dell. I am missing all sorts of drivers.
>Is
> there a place to find drivers for Vista? Is there a way to uninstall Vista
> if
> I cannot?



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Old 08-14-2007, 07:40 AM
Mike
 
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Sound, video, ethernet are the main problems

"AJR" wrote:

> Mike - curious here, but as to "...I am missing all sorts of drivers.
> Is...." - clarification please? What drivers?
>
> "Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:54615237-F5D8-4B5F-A065-6C3D47F85C3B@microsoft.com...
> >I have upgraded XP to Vista on a Dell. I am missing all sorts of drivers.
> >Is
> > there a place to find drivers for Vista? Is there a way to uninstall Vista
> > if
> > I cannot?

>
>
>

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Old 08-15-2007, 01:53 AM
Bruce Chambers
 
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Mike wrote:
> Sound, video, ethernet are the main problems
>


As you've already been told:

Dell Drivers and Downloads
http://support.dell.com/support/down...=19&l=en&s=dhs


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Old 08-15-2007, 07:40 PM
Mike
 
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Been there done that. Nothing available for Vista. This is a Dell Dimension
4400 service tag 7rdlj11

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

> Mike wrote:
> > Sound, video, ethernet are the main problems
> >

>
> As you've already been told:
>
> Dell Drivers and Downloads
> http://support.dell.com/support/down...=19&l=en&s=dhs
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
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> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
>

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