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    Downloading Drivers After Upgrade - 1737

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by stkr, Feb 15, 2009.

  1. stkr

    stkr Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just recently upgraded to Vista Home Premium 64-bit on my Studio 1737 laptop. Can anyone tell me the best method to determine what drivers from Dell I have and which ones I need? I went to 'Drivers and Downloads' on Dell.com, but I cannot tell which ones are already installed other then the obvious (quickset, the wifi card driver, etc.). Certain key functions still aren't working, like the media buttons, so any help would be appreciated.
     
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    Thanks :). I was looking at that, in addition to the disc, but I couldn't tell what was installed or not. I ended up just using the disc that came with my computer and installing everything that I saw listed in my product manual. Everything is working right now, CD/DVD drive and media buttons are working too, so if there is anything that isn't installed it's not bothering me atm. 64-bit moves quite a bit faster, especially with programs like iTunes, from what I've seen. The only issue that is bothering me is a slower boot-time. I'm reinstalling Photoshop later today.
     
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