Win XP on pre-installed vista laptop - driver issue

Neshi · Oct 8, 2007, 08:19 AM

i've bought a laptop for my mother with Vista pre-installed. But now it turns out she doesnt like it very much and want XP with the older office on it. so i've installed windows XP, but the driver CD i got with the laptop is for Vista only. So there is no way to install the drives from that cd on my XP. The laptop i bought isnt mentioned on the Asus website (Asus Z53U) so that isnt an option either.
has anybody got an idea how to get my hands on the drivers?

**ChaosMinionX** · Oct 8, 2007, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Neshi

i've bought a laptop for my mother with Vista pre-installed. But now it turns out she doesnt like it very much and want XP with the older office on it. so i've installed windows XP, but the driver CD i got with the laptop is for Vista only. So there is no way to install the drives from that cd on my XP. The laptop i bought isnt mentioned on the Asus website (Asus Z53U) so that isnt an option either.
has anybody got an idea how to get my hands on the drivers?

Find out the components being used on the laptop, and then get them individually.

Goto start/run --> DXdiag then save the information, and either host the .txt it creates, or just copy and paste the info and I would be glad to look over and give you the drivers.

Neshi · Oct 9, 2007, 03:46 AM

i found out through dxdiag that the laptop is a F3U series, not Z53U. but that didnt help me much, because all drivers on the asus site are for vista.

this is the dxdiag text.

**ChaosMinionX** · Oct 12, 2007, 02:39 PM

Its pending approval.... Can a mod approve this? Either that or email it to me neshi -

***temeteus82*** · Oct 12, 2007, 03:20 PM

Sorry that I'm a bit late. Approved the file and removed your e-mail ChaosMinionX

**ChaosMinionX** · Oct 13, 2007, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by temeteus82

Sorry that I'm a bit late. Approved the file and removed your e-mail ChaosMinionX

Oh but I love people having it, so I get lots of spam mail

**ChaosMinionX** · Oct 13, 2007, 12:30 PM

From your DXdiag you should have no problems getting drivers for the devices, beyond that all you need to know is the manufacturer of like your ethernet card, but mouse/keyboard/video drivers are all widely available for almost every make and model.

just give a hollar if you cant get something working.

Matth · Oct 13, 2007, 12:51 PM

VEN_168C&DEV_001C - Atheros Wireless

VEN_10EC&DEV_8168 - Realtek 8169 (10/100/1000)

VEN_1002&DEV_791F - Radeon X1250

Not found any evidence for what the sound system would be

Neshi · Oct 14, 2007, 04:31 AM

thanks