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    Windows XP for M1330

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by topboxman, Aug 9, 2007.

  1. topboxman

    topboxman Notebook Guru

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    I listed my HP tx1120us 12.1" notebook on e-bay because I absolutely hate Vista. There are not enough XP drivers available for this laptop.

    Enough about my laptop. I went to DELL support web site to see if XP drivers are available for M1330 and it looks like everything is there except fingerprint reader. Even web cam and SATA drivers are there. Has anyone tried "upgrading" successfully to Windows XP with their M1330? If so, please give step by step procedure.

    I already searched for old posts about my question but they were not informative.

    I would buy M1330 if I can "upgrade" to Windows XP. Yes, I call it an upgrade because it's so much better than Vista. :D

    See http://support.dell.com/support/dow...&ServiceTag=&SystemID=XPS_M1330&os=WW1&osl=EN for Windows XP drivers for M1330.

    Thanks,
    Peter
     
    topboxman, Aug 9, 2007
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  2. killer23d

    killer23d Notebook Geek

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    Unless the fingerprint reader is unique to M1330, you can just do a search under the "Drivers" page, if there are other Dell (like Latitude) has XP drivers, you can use the same drivers.
     
    killer23d, Aug 9, 2007
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  3. cliegal

    cliegal Notebook Evangelist

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    Or, you could just get them from the Upek site.
     
    cliegal, Aug 9, 2007
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  4. HCW

    HCW Notebook Deity

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    How well does XP pro work on the 1330 ?
     
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  5. topboxman

    topboxman Notebook Guru

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    To those who currently own M1330, please go to the Device Manager and look for Manufacturer's Name and Driver Version number for Finger Printer Reader and post your findings. Please document as much as you can.

    Are there any other Windows XP drivers missing from Dell's driver download web site for M1330?

    cliegal, Thanks for providing info about Upek.

    My goal is to make sure Windows XP really works with every hardware inside M1330 before I spend between $1800 and $2000.

    Damn Vista. :mad:

    Thanks.
     
    topboxman, Aug 9, 2007
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  6. _RT_

    _RT_ Notebook Geek

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    I'll be following this thread closely. Cheers for the work.
     
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  7. HCW

    HCW Notebook Deity

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    Keep up the good work
     
    HCW, Aug 9, 2007
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  8. _RT_

    _RT_ Notebook Geek

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    Well... it doesn't seem like anyone has made the XP jump just yet.
    If this thread doesn't get any action between now and Saturday, I'll be the test subject.

    Should be..... interesting? lol
     
    _RT_, Aug 13, 2007
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  9. Zetto

    Zetto Notebook Deity

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    Zetto, Aug 13, 2007
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  10. DoubleBlack

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    DoubleBlack, Aug 13, 2007
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  11. Zetto

    Zetto Notebook Deity

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    Fixed! :laugh:
     
    Zetto, Aug 13, 2007
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  12. DoubleBlack

    DoubleBlack Notebook Deity

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    Glad to know I'm not the only person with the Search function available to them :p
     
    DoubleBlack, Aug 13, 2007
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  13. _RT_

    _RT_ Notebook Geek

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    Considering THIS thread was created before the other....... :rolleyes:

    My apologies. I thought this would have been the one updated.
    I'm off to do some reading in the other one.
     
    _RT_, Aug 13, 2007
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  14. Zetto

    Zetto Notebook Deity

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    Quit rolling ur eyes, it's not the actual time of posting that counts, but the amount of work the OP put in. Considering they are only a couple of hours apart, the other has the priority since the OP there had done all the work for us ;)
     
    Zetto, Aug 13, 2007
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