Vista Drivers Compatible With 7

[Don]

Are chipset drivers (lan, audio, raid, etc.) originally developed for

Windows Vista compatible with Windows 7?



Thanks

 

[Bill Yanaire]

Quite a few of them are but I would check with the manufacturer to see if

they have specific drivers for Windows 7. For instance, a motherboard by

ASUS that came with a Vista drivers CD, may have updated drivers for same

MOBO on their site.







"Don" wrote in message

news:82s0afFh1vU1@mid.individual.net...

> Are chipset drivers (lan, audio, raid, etc.) originally developed for

> Windows Vista compatible with Windows 7?

>

> Thanks

 

[Don]

This is an Intel D945 series board. Intel has posted all of the Vista

drivers for my board, but only the RAID driver specific to Windows 7. I

may go to a reputable white box dealer I know and ask.





On 04/16/2010 16:50, Bill Yanaire wrote:

> Quite a few of them are but I would check with the manufacturer to see

> if they have specific drivers for Windows 7. For instance, a motherboard

> by ASUS that came with a Vista drivers CD, may have updated drivers for

> same MOBO on their site.

>

>

>

> "Don" wrote in message

> news:82s0afFh1vU1@mid.individual.net...

>> Are chipset drivers (lan, audio, raid, etc.) originally developed for

>> Windows Vista compatible with Windows 7?

>>

>> Thanks

>

 

[Bob]

On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:40:47 -0400, Don wrote:



>Are chipset drivers (lan, audio, raid, etc.) originally developed for

>Windows Vista compatible with Windows 7?

>

>Thanks



Sometimes, but not always. It's more likely that a 32-bit driver will

be compatible. Less so for 64-bit.

 

[relic]

"Don" wrote in message

news:82s53gFe2tU1@mid.individual.net...

> This is an Intel D945 series board. Intel has posted all of the Vista

> drivers for my board, but only the RAID driver specific to Windows 7. I

> may go to a reputable white box dealer I know and ask.

>

>

> On 04/16/2010 16:50, Bill Yanaire wrote:

>> Quite a few of them are but I would check with the manufacturer to see

>> if they have specific drivers for Windows 7. For instance, a motherboard

>> by ASUS that came with a Vista drivers CD, may have updated drivers for

>> same MOBO on their site.

>>

>>

>>

>> "Don" wrote in message

>> news:82s0afFh1vU1@mid.individual.net...

>>> Are chipset drivers (lan, audio, raid, etc.) originally developed for

>>> Windows Vista compatible with Windows 7?

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>

>



http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng



Scroll ALL the way to the bottom for the Windows 7 drivers.

 

[LouB]

Bob wrote:

> On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:40:47 -0400, Don wrote:

>

>> Are chipset drivers (lan, audio, raid, etc.) originally developed for

>> Windows Vista compatible with Windows 7?

>>

>> Thanks

>

> Sometimes, but not always. It's more likely that a 32-bit driver will

> be compatible. Less so for 64-bit.



Win7 is based on Vista

 

[Bob]

On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:56:24 -0400, LouB wrote:



>Bob wrote:

>> On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:40:47 -0400, Don wrote:

>>

>>> Are chipset drivers (lan, audio, raid, etc.) originally developed for

>>> Windows Vista compatible with Windows 7?

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>

>> Sometimes, but not always. It's more likely that a 32-bit driver will

>> be compatible. Less so for 64-bit.

>

>Win7 is based on Vista



Therefore you think all the drivers are compatible, eh?

 

[LouB]

Bob wrote:

> On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:56:24 -0400, LouB wrote:

>

>> Bob wrote:

>>> On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:40:47 -0400, Don wrote:

>>>

>>>> Are chipset drivers (lan, audio, raid, etc.) originally developed for

>>>> Windows Vista compatible with Windows 7?

>>>>

>>>> Thanks

>>> Sometimes, but not always. It's more likely that a 32-bit driver will

>>> be compatible. Less so for 64-bit.

>> Win7 is based on Vista

>

> Therefore you think all the drivers are compatible, eh?



No, but there is a reasonable chance. I would certainly try the drivers

you have now, after I visited the mfg'x website in case they have issued

newer drivers.

 

[Shoe]

On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:02:23 -0400, Don wrote:



>This is an Intel D945 series board. Intel has posted all of the Vista

>drivers for my board, but only the RAID driver specific to Windows 7. I

>may go to a reputable white box dealer I know and ask.

>

>

>On 04/16/2010 16:50, Bill Yanaire wrote:

>> Quite a few of them are but I would check with the manufacturer to see

>> if they have specific drivers for Windows 7. For instance, a motherboard

>> by ASUS that came with a Vista drivers CD, may have updated drivers for

>> same MOBO on their site.

>>

>>

>>

>> "Don" wrote in message

>> news:82s0afFh1vU1@mid.individual.net...

>>> Are chipset drivers (lan, audio, raid, etc.) originally developed for

>>> Windows Vista compatible with Windows 7?

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>

I had the same problem with an Intel mobo. I emailed Intel and the

answer from Intel was to use the Vista driver for the management

engine. Before running setup, they told me to right click on the

setup.exe file and set it to run in Vista compatibility mode. This

worked for me and eliminated the error shown in device manager.

 

[Joe Morris]

"LouB" wrote:

> Bob wrote:

>> LouB wrote:

>>> Bob wrote:

>>>> Don wrote:



>>>>> Are chipset drivers (lan, audio, raid, etc.) originally developed for

>>>>> Windows Vista compatible with Windows 7?



>>>> Sometimes, but not always. It's more likely that a 32-bit driver will

>>>> be compatible. Less so for 64-bit.

>>> Win7 is based on Vista



>> Therefore you think all the drivers are compatible, eh?



> No, but there is a reasonable chance. I would certainly try the drivers

> you have now, after I visited the mfg'x website in case they have issued

> newer drivers.



As a data point, Dell explicitly documents that users wanting to run Windows

7 on the later (and long since end-of-lifed) D-series Latitude laptops

should use the Vista drivers, although no guarantees are offered. I've

successfully run both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 on D630 and D830 systems

with no problems using the Vista kits.



Joe Morris

 

[Jack]

"Joe Morris" wrote in message

news:hqcj9101vno@news1.newsguy.com...

> "LouB" wrote:

>> Bob wrote:

>>> LouB wrote:

>>>> Bob wrote:

>>>>> Don wrote:

>

>>>>>> Are chipset drivers (lan, audio, raid, etc.) originally developed for

>>>>>> Windows Vista compatible with Windows 7?

>

>>>>> Sometimes, but not always. It's more likely that a 32-bit driver will

>>>>> be compatible. Less so for 64-bit.

>>>> Win7 is based on Vista

>

>>> Therefore you think all the drivers are compatible, eh?

>

>> No, but there is a reasonable chance. I would certainly try the drivers

>> you have now, after I visited the mfg'x website in case they have issued

>> newer drivers.

>

> As a data point, Dell explicitly documents that users wanting to run

> Windows 7 on the later (and long since end-of-lifed) D-series Latitude

> laptops should use the Vista drivers, although no guarantees are offered.

> I've successfully run both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7 on D630 and D830

> systems with no problems using the Vista kits.



Back to what the OP wanted, see the link in relic's post. Windows 7 drivers

for the Intel motherboards _ARE_ there.