XP in a new Dell Laptop

[Guest]

Stanley -- I wanted to give you and other visitors to this chat board a heads
up -- the drivers at the Dell link you provide do NOT work for current model
Inspiron 1521 computers, even though the Dell site says they do. I tried
them, and get error messages and drivers that don't load.

I was about to return the computer to Dell (it wasn't running XP and Vista
isn't acceptable). One tech support guy suggested that the new Inspirons
aren't "compatible" w/ XP???!!!. Then I lucked into finding someone at Dell
who actually helped. He was the return agent I contacted, who just by
coincidence happened to be recently transferred from tech support. He and his
tech buddy found dell XP drivers that work w/ late model Inspirons, and he
gave them to me. The computer now runs normally. I will pass them along to
anyone interested.

Now, I ask anyone reading this: Is Dell incompetent? Unwilling to support XP
anymore? Or both? A very strange episode.

 

[Jeff D.]

Hey can I get those XP drivers from you? The ones off of Dell's website
don't do anything and i'm desperate to get XP working on my Inspiron 1521!

Thanks in advance,

 

[DZigas]

Jeff -- Sure, of course. The only hitch is the drivers add up to 171 mb, so
sending you a CD sounds like the best option. I may be able to use
"yousendit.com", which is a site that offers FTP download service, for
sending large files, but I'd have to do that tomorrow or later today. Let me
know your thoughts. Reach me at (e-mail address removed). Thanks. -- David

P.S. -- This is pretty pathetic on Dell's part, that we have to scramble
this way to make their damn machine work.

 

[tantric_lover]

Hey can I get those XP drivers from you? The ones off of Dell's website
don't do anything and i'm desperate to get XP working on my Inspiron 1521!

Stanley -- I wanted to give you and other visitors to this chat board a heads
up -- the drivers at the Dell link you provide do NOT work for current model
Inspiron 1521 computers, even though the Dell site says they do. I tried
them, and get error messages and drivers that don't load.

I was about to return the computer to Dell (it wasn't running XP and Vista
isn't acceptable). One tech support guy suggested that the new Inspirons
aren't "compatible" w/ XP???!!!. Then I lucked into finding someone at Dell
who actually helped. He was the return agent I contacted, who just by
coincidence happened to be recently transferred from tech support. He and his
tech buddy found dell XP drivers that work w/ late model Inspirons, and he
gave them to me. The computer now runs normally. I will pass them along to
anyone interested.

Now, I ask anyone reading this: Is Dell incompetent? Unwilling to support XP
anymore? Or both? A very strange episode.

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

Thank you so much for the link. I needed to get Vista off my 1521. Now
I have the drivers for XP! Woo Hoo.

 

[DZigas]

Unless Dell has fixed them since last SEpt., the ones on their site for XP
and the 1521 are bad. I tried loading them and you get errors. I managed to
get the right ones -- just by luck -- from a tech at DEll. If you want, I'll
give them to youi.