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If you are already looking for a driver?
If this post is not too late
then click here to run the compatibility test
So for those of you who have loaded Vista without checking
click here for the hardware compatibility list
The folks over at ieXwiki have
started a list of what software does and doesn't work This is not an
official list, just the members experiences. Thanks TechZ for finding it!
If your device does not appear on the compatibility list and your device
manufacturer does not have Vista drivers, that means there isn't one at the
moment.
Will there be one?
Who knows? You can write to your device manufacturer and ask them what their
plans are. If you get a reply, post in this forum and let everyone know.
Why doesn't Vista already have the drivers?
As you can see from the compatibility list, Vista already contains hundreds
of drivers. If you are using something that is not there, you can not blame
Microsoft! It is impossible to include every single driver for every device
with Vista. The device manufacturer is responsible for writing the drivers.
My device manufacturer says there are no plans to write drivers for my
device - now what do I do?
You have four options:
1. Go back to your previous operating system that worked.
2. Buy a new device that is supported in Vista
3. Hire a driver programmer to write you a driver
4. Write the driver yourself
The last two may seem flippant, but they aren't. You can hire people to do
this, you can learn to do this yourself if you want to.
Isn't this just a scam to get you to buy new hardware/Software?
No. Your hardware and software worked with the operating system listed in
its specification. The fact that you want to run Vista with this hardware is
your choice. Vista is designed to work with new hardware and hardware
currently in development.
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