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    M1530 and vista sp1

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Adrian_Stanford, Jul 10, 2008.

  1. Adrian_Stanford

    Adrian_Stanford Notebook Enthusiast

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    Firstly, i am aware that there have been threads of similar content.
    I read these threads and did what i thought were the relevant driver updates when i was still using Vista, and still sp1 would not appear in Windows Update.

    I recently switched to XP, and it runs fine, but for all practical purposes, not any faster than vista, i get the idea that with a T9300 and 4 gigs of Ram, XP/Vista both tend to run at similar speeds.

    Anyway, going to go back to Vista, for comparison's sake, but i want Sp1. NOw i noticed that Dell is now shipping m1530's with Vista Sp1 - does this then imply that the previous driver conflicts have been sorted out by microsoft? I checked the dell website and ther have been no new audio or fingerprint drivers released, so i can only assume that since dell is shipping the M1530 with sp1 that the conflicts have been resolved?

    I have a standalone Sp1 installer, but i dont know whether i should install it or not after a fresh install of vista.

    Im a little confused on this one. Any input?

    Thanks!
     
    Adrian_Stanford, Jul 10, 2008
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  2. Relativity17

    Relativity17 Notebook Evangelist

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    What specific drivers do you believe will pose a problem? I'm running Vista x64 UE on my 1530, and it appears that all the hardware works fine.
     
    Relativity17, Jul 10, 2008
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    Fountainhead Notebook Deity

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    I believe that Microsoft was offering necessary pre-SP1 driver updates via Windows Update. Just install the Dell drivers, then run WU and install any updated drivers from Microsoft. Then you should be good for SP1.

    This is a generic suggestion. I'm not aware of any specific M1530 Dell drivers that aren't SP1 compatible, but if there are any the this method will safely update them.
     
    Fountainhead, Jul 10, 2008
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