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Where can I find Windows Vista compatible drivers?

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Published on 24 January 2007

Check with your hardware manufacturer’s web site for the latest drivers for your hardware - look in the Support or Downloads section for Windows Vista drivers, then follow the instructions to download and install them on your PC.

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Did this. No drivers for Buffalo products - PCI wireless card etc. So cannot get online to register and update Vista etc. Ditto for SB Live. Ditto Logitech Mouse & Keyboard. ATI Radeon update ready. Writing this on another PC. Not very impressed with those companies for not being ready and have told them so (except ATI). Software not much better - Norton Ghost 10 doesn't work so cannot reload my Windows XP I put on external drive. They don't know when an update might be out. fraserthompson in a very wet Kent

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14/02/07 | 10:08

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t2

windows vista says it found a device
i have try the automatic update it dont work
i donwload the laste drivers frome
Fujitsu Siemens for my computer

and the update device frome location

e: wher the drivers are located

vista scans for 2 sec and tell it
cant find drivers for my device

wlan dont work

tv tuner dont work

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24/02/07 | 08:16

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djdanster

Same here but just got a Advent laptop not a Fujitsu Siemens

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18/03/07 | 02:14

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It`s a tad tricky to get online help and even to activate windows when the software provided by your ISP is not recognised by Vista. Because I cannot get online I am in a world of pain. No other software runs without Vista online updates and so the viscious cycle continues.......

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14/03/07 | 03:48

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i have various hardware and software items that will not run under vista. nor is there any drivers found on the various individual company sites that will help. so i have especially a useless epson scanner. after speaking to a so called shop engineer who only gave me half of what vista could do the good half, and never mentioned all the bad bits. to me vista under the parlance of the sale of goods act is not fit for purpose.

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15/03/07 | 10:21

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Hi. I don't know if this helps at all, but here is a published list of all compatible software for Windows Vista: http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.php/Windows_Vista_RTM_Software_Compatibility_List

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15/03/07 | 11:15

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Wheelie

I have a feeling this site will also help people

http://www.radarsync.com/vista/index.php

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25/03/07 | 08:58

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I need drivers for GeForce FX 5500...

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28/03/07 | 06:42

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Wheelie

This site will help http://www.nvidia.com/page/technology_vista_downloads.html I read the pdf and your card is supported.

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28/03/07 | 08:53

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I have Vista home premium and just upgraded to the 64bit version, now I have problems with a few items, the main one being the wireless network adapter, I have a netgear wg111t usb, cant get drivers anywhere so would like to know if you can recomend a wireless adapter that works with Vista 64bit?

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13/06/07 | 08:52

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Wheelie

This one should do the job even though its 32bit ftp://downloads.netgear.com/files/wg111t_vista_32bit_setup.zip

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28/06/07 | 08:12

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I can't get my vista 32 to recognise my ipod. In device manager, it list 'unknown device'. When I click on properties I am told 'The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)'. Help

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20/07/07 | 11:56

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Wheelie

This link may well help http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837691 It seems there are a couple of other people with the same problem. http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1592250&SiteID=17

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27/07/07 | 06:23

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ShellP

Nope. Seems HP likes not having non-compatibl drivers for Vista. Both the 1600 Media Drive they recommended & the All-in-One Photosmart C3180, do no have compatible drivers thatt won't keep reistalling or uninstalling!

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08/10/07 | 12:41

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Wheelie

Did you look here they have a fix for the uninstall problem with the printer

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?lc=en&cc=uk&dlc=en&product=1146331&lang=en&

as for the 1600 Media Drive only has drivers for XP and thy should work if you are using Vista 32bit, only the HP HD1600s Personal Media Drive has Vista drivers available.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?os=2093&softwareitem=pv-47198-1&lc=en&cc=uk&dlc=en&product=3247895&lang=en

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09/10/07 | 09:20

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anandk

Ready Reckoner for Vista Drivers: How to search, backup, update them, etc
http://www.winvistaclub.com/t8.html

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03/12/07 | 11:53

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