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    M15x Win XP VMWare

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by Indiran, May 24, 2011.

  1. Indiran

    Indiran Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi guys, i recently used vmware player and installed win xp pro into it. However, im having troubles installing the drivers as i cant seem to find one. Any help? Thanks. Check my sig for the specs ^^.

    It shows only 2 driver missing: 1 Video and another is Base system??
     
    Indiran, May 24, 2011
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  2. jarvmeister

    jarvmeister Notebook Consultant

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    Have you actually tried Win7 or Vista drivers from the Dell page? Often I find that although drivers are labeled as XP or Vista that they'll work on several versions of Windows.

    Sounds like you need CHIPSET drivers to start with - which should sort your 'base system device' out if they work on XP, and then I'd move to AMDs website and grab an XP driver for your 5850.

    Should be pretty straightforward, although I've not put XP on an M15x, but I have seen several postings about it here so I'm sure there are more experienced people who may give different advice.
     
    jarvmeister, May 24, 2011
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  3. widezu69

    widezu69 Goodbye Alienware

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    If you are using vmware, you need to install vmware tools, that will solve the video problem.
     
    widezu69, May 24, 2011
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  4. Indiran

    Indiran Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks Widz, that worked. :))
    + rep.
     
    Indiran, May 24, 2011
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    pepemosca Notebook Evangelist

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    BTW, VirtualBox works terrible great too. :)
     
    pepemosca, May 25, 2011
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  6. Indiran

    Indiran Notebook Evangelist

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    I'll give it a try :) Thx for the suggestion.
     
    Indiran, May 26, 2011
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