Perfect install -- no issues at all

[Tom Scales]

Just thought I'd share a positive experience. I just loaded the latest beta
on my Dell Inspiron 9300 laptop. Every single device was properly detected,
including the ATI X300 video card, the Intel 2915abg wireless card, the
Broadcom network card, the Conextant modem and even the Bluetooth card.

So far, it's just a pretty XP , but it is working well.

Tom

 

[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

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[Guest]

Congrats! Gives the rest of us hope...

 

[Guest]

perfect install here, too.
HP ZV6000 CTO laptop, Broadcom 802.11G wireless, bluetooth, ATI X200M,
memory card reader, HP Photosmart 7850 Printer.

I had problems installing XP, it was kind of a surprise to see Vista go in
so smoothly.

 

[Guest]

Hi Tom,

I'm really glad to see your post. I also have an Inspiron 9300 and am eager
to try out Vista Beta 2. When I run Vista Upgrade advisor though, it tells me
that I a driver is available from Microsoft Update for my SigmaTel C-Major
Audio (SIGMATEL STAC 975X AC97). But when I go to Microsoft Update, it finds
absolutely nothing! (I have done Custom search of course). When I go to
Dell's Drivers and Downloads section, and look for drivers for my notebook
model, it gives the latest version as A03 5.10.0.4255 which is what I have
under Device Manager! Also, trying to Update Driver through Device Manager
hasn't done anything. Everything else under Vista Upgrade advisor is perfect,
but I can't risk sacrificing sound! Can anyone give me advice on what to do?
Could you tell me what driver version your running for your sound card?
Perhaps Microsoft Update will only make the update available once I've
upgraded to Vista...

 

[Guest]

Hi Tom,

I'm so glad to see your post! I also have a Dell Inspiron 9300 laptop and am
eager to try out Vista Beta 2. I'm a bit worried though because when I run
Vista Upgrade Advisor it tells me that I need a driver from Microsoft Update
for my SigmaTel C-Major Audio which is a SIGMATEL STAC 975X AC97. But when I
go to Microsoft Update it doesn't show a single listing for anything. When I
visit Dell's Downloads and Drivers section, and look for drivers for my
computer, I see that the latest version is A03 which is what I have!
Specifically I have driver version 5.10.0.4255 as given under Device Manager
~ also, when I try to Update Driver from Device Manager, it finds nothing.
Everything else in Vista Upgrade Advisor is perfect but I can't risk
sacrificing sound! Can you tell me what driver you're using for your sound
card?

 

[Guest]

I too have an Inspiron 9300 and I also had no problems installing it. About
the sound, it found and installed the drivers for my SigmaTel audio. I
haven't been able to get my headphones or the front media buttons to work,
but I haven't tried very hard. If the original poster's buttons work, could
you post how you got them to work?

The biggest problem I had was trying to install it three times on an
external HD before finding out that it isn't possible. . I then had to
split my HD partition into two which I had never done before. However, it
worked perfectly and my install on it went perfectly.

 

[Tom Scales]

Yes, that's how it works. Once I did a Windows Update IN VISTA, it found a
new driver for the modem.

Tom

 

[Tom Scales]

Oops, forgot the second question. Sound works flawlessly. Worked on the
first boot. I saw Sigmatel and thought modem.

So, the modem has a new driver in Windows Update, but the Sigmatel sound is
supported right at the start.

Tom

 

[Tom Scales]

The front buttons start to work AFTER you've run Media Center and gone
through settings. Weird huh.

Haven't tried headphones.

Tom

 

[Guest]

Thanks so much for the quick response! Hopefully it goes well ~ I'll keep you
informed.

 

[Guest]

Evening Everyone...

I too have had a very good experience with Vista on my 9300... Except for
the sound. I have a great set of headphones that I listen to my library of
music with and Vista won't let me use them. The speakers work just fine, as
well as the fron media buttons. I just can't get the headphone jack working.
I have Vista and XP Pro on two swappable laptop drives, so, thinking I was
losing my mind, switched the drives back over to XP. No problem. I've tried
the driver from XP in Vista to no avail... any idea's anyone??

MovieM

 

[paul]

I too had a perfect install. Seems to run easier than xp so far. annoying
securtiy popups, but hey. Took a day and 1/2 to download. about an hour to
install.
Now lets test it heavy and see how she drives.
Winders is growing up it looks like. Paul.

 

[Guest]

Yeah if anyone has any success with getting the headphone jack working on
Inspiron 9300 be sure to put your solution here.

 

[Guest]

downloaded the audio drivers from windows update. works fine.