Windows 7 drivers?

Mekks

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• Jan 7, 2009

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i just downloaded 7 beta off msdn. im thinkin about installing but im unclear as to the drivers. i know ati has a "7" driver. but will vista drivers work for the rest of my stuff?

 

Mathis

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• Jan 7, 2009

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I thought that was supposed to be one of the main ideas behind Windows 7 was that it would be close to 100% compatible with all Vista Drivers. But with any beta, you are running a risk as far as wasting your time if you cant get all of your gear to work.

 

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Mekks

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yea i understand that. just wanted to give it a few days and see how it runs. all the hype gave me a itch

 

Mr.Guvernment

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• Jan 7, 2009

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correct it seems for most vista drivers work fine.

 

Trombe

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• Jan 7, 2009

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Some drivers I needed were only available in .exe form, but running it in compatibility mode worked just fine.

 

kayson

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• Jan 7, 2009

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I installed a winxp driver for my sound card and that worked fine. 7's compatibility mode seems to work well.

 

Oroka Sempai

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Vista drivers worked fine for me.

 

georanma

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• Mar 27, 2009

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Just updated to build 7057 and I seem to be having trouble installing my audio drivers for my P5Q-E. Weird part is I had no issue for build 7000

edit: for stupid mistake.

 

Last edited: Mar 27, 2009