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    GTX 560M on XP 64-Bit

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by HeardEmSay, Jul 18, 2011.

  1. HeardEmSay

    HeardEmSay Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys, I'm currently trying to dual boot my 8130 with windows xp.. I have all the proper drivers installed(surprisingly), but the video drivers I'm having an issue with. I can't find modded inf ones either. I play some older games from time to time that run way better on xp, if not then whatever.. not an issue
     
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  2. Anthony@MALIBAL

    Anthony@MALIBAL Company Representative

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    Nvidia doesn't have any official support for the 560m on XP, 64 bit or not. XP is generally being phased out (and Microsoft will officially no longer support it after 2014).

    You can probably see if there are kludgy ways to make it work, but as a rule, most new laptop hardware will be hit or miss with Windows XP support (and 64 bit XP never had great support even when it was released).
     
    Anthony@MALIBAL, Jul 18, 2011
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  3. Shaden

    Shaden Notebook Deity

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    DaFinest you could just grab a cheap version of vista ... or bust out for win 7 ... you generally get better cpu and memory management with either as well ... might be worth it all in all.

    Even just ask your friends for an old CD key for either ... I am sure there are several kicking around.

    Hells once I get my replacement alienware I will have a Vista Key ...
     
    Shaden, Jul 18, 2011
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  4. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    What games? There's not a single game I own that I can't run on Windows 7. Sometimes a workaround or patch is needed, but everything works eventually.
     
    saturnotaku, Jul 18, 2011
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