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    Anyone tried putting XP on a Vostro yet?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Malc, Aug 23, 2007.

  1. Malc

    Malc Notebook Guru

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    I know theres a few threads about putting XP onto dell laptops, but just wondering if theres any difference with the Vostro's? Mine is a 1500 and I wanna stick XP on to get rid of the annoying HDD "ticking" that Vista seems to produce!

    Asking, just in case a few of the xp drivers differ to other models?

    Cheers.
     
    Malc, Aug 23, 2007
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    offbase Notebook Evangelist

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    The bluetooth driver will be different, and there's a good chance the dvd driver will be, too. Dell has copies of all drivers on its site.
     
    offbase, Aug 23, 2007
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  3. Malc

    Malc Notebook Guru

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    Thanks, I cant seem to find all the drivers needed for my vostro 1500 under XP but hopefully a few things will be installed automatically.
     
    Malc, Aug 23, 2007
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    Look for 1520 drivers.
     
    billcsho, Aug 23, 2007
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