Windows XP drivers for Aspire 5520 help please!

Hi folks, I wonder if any of you guys had success formatting and installing Windows XP Professional in a Acer Aspire 5520 machine!

If so, where in the world did you get the XP drivers? Plese share that information with me.

Thanks a lot!

 

we have them here on the forum from the acer ftp page

here you go fill your boots.
ftp://ftp.support.acer-euro.com/notebook/aspire_5520

 

Here u go m8! http://www.acerpanam.com/flex/acerdrivers/bin/drivers.html?CFID=460690&CFTOKEN=37817833 All the XP drivers u need . I installed XP on my Aspire 5520 without a hitch. I have a dualboot now but I hardly use XP anymore. Good luck!

 

first of all I want to thank you...

then:

the file folders listed are EMPTY exception of "Vista" wich displays lots of files, are these XP compliant? should I download all of them? My Acer is Aspire 5520-5908

 

hi there! I want to thank you of course for the information, but the link you provide displays no file to download...just a wizard to select Acer models

if I choose 5520 (there's also 5520G) it lists some files...but aren't them Vista files???

 

If you click on a driver and check its download details below the 3 option boxes it lists which OS it is for. Some will say Vista and some will say XP. I have done this in preparation to get my Aspire 3680-2682 ready to install XP as I have grown tired of Ubuntu linux that I got to rid myself of Vista on my poor low spec machine.

Edit: To clearly answer you question about Vista and XP driver compatibility: Vista drivers will not work with XP. The OS's are not compatible for drivers. You must only download the drivers that are designated for the OS you are going to install or have installed.


I was just going to post a new thread question about installing new OS's on laptops but this seems to almost answer my question. There isn't a problem installing an operating system after a complete format of the drive right? Just install the OS and then each of the drivers? I let Ubuntu use all of my hard drive and got rid of all partitions and any bits of Windows Vista.

 

thank you for your answers. I was able to download WinXP drivers now. I'm gonna test them tonight and see if they do their magic. I wonder if those will be enough to make the aspire work ok, I mean, these drivers make the special buttons (direct access buttons) work? what about Acer Empowering Technologies, is it needed?

 

Under the list of drivers there should be empowering technology driver and other drivers for the special acer features. They should all be there. If not I guess others have stated you can get them here in this forum somewhere. I would hope Acer would have all the drivers for XP. I scrolled through the entire list looking at each drivers OS and downloaded all the ones for XP for my Aspire 3680. Installing all of the drivers after the installation of XP should get you up and running as if you laptop came with XP(at least thats how it should work). I will only know for sure in May when I can trade OS's once my college lets out. Good luck with the XP install and let us know how it goes!

 

I'm actually installing Service Pack 2 from a clean formatted hard disk, everything fine SO FAR. The only complaint is that the LCD screen looks weird, the aspect ratio is wrong (streched icons and stuff). I wonder if installing video drivers will solve that...or?

 

Look here for your XP drivers:

http://www.acerpanam.com/synapse/fo...m/us&siteid=7293&areaid=7&formid=3394#results

They seem to better organized on this site. And yes, d/l and install the XP video driver to fix the screens appearence.

 

Yes, until you install your VGA drivers, XP defaults to 400x600 screen resolution I believe. Once you install the graphics driver you should get a normal display again along with the ability to tweak color contrast, gamma, etc... to correct and color/brightness issues with you screen.

 

the notebook is now running Windows XP and let me tell you, there is a LOT of performance difference between Vista! I mean, it takes 1 minute to boot the whole XP while it takes 3 for Vista!! Similar happens to shutdown.

Everything works the same with XP (it just XP does not look as Vista, of course you can miss the eye-candy but...).

I had some trouble with VGA drivers, the european site gave me a corrupt file while the other's site had problems finding some .sy_ files... . I had to shorten folder's name and problem solved.

So far, XP works great with this notebook. Anyone tried "Stardock Windowblinds" to improve Windows XP appearance?

Thanks to you all

 

XP on Acer Aspire 5520-5148



Here is the pack. All tested drivers for XP install.
Also included "My Drivers" software, to an easy intall.

http://rapidshare.com/files/138366666/DRIVERS_ACER_ASPIRE_5520-5148.rar

Good Star !!

- : FOGMAN : -

 

Hi, I have the aspire 5520-7A2G12MI with the amd processor and I would like to ask any special driver is needed in order to 'see' its sata disk while I setup winxp?