dell inspiron 530 with xp pro?

Question

i have a inspiron 530 it had vista on it but i didnt like it so i reformatted it and put windows xp pro it works fine apart from some of the drivers wont work any ideas where i can download them they are for ethernet controller pci device sm bus controller video controller [vga] hope you guys can help me

Answer 1

would be better if you gave us the exact names of the components so we could find the correct drives

Answer 2

A really easy way to do this is:



1. Open Internet Explorer

2. Go to Tools \ Windows Update

3. When you get to the first screen, it will say something about, " New! Get Microsoft Update Today!"

4. Go through the motions and install Microsoft Update.

5. Select Custom instead of Express for update method

6. At the update screen, click on the Hardware (Optional) tab, and you should see some updates for your hardware!



This works for most components and it is pretty easy. I hope my directions are right, I'm trying to do them from memory (I run Vista Ultimate x64 instead of XP). Good luck!

Answer 3

You can find the drivers from Dell Support, use the following link ...



http://tinyurl.com/24cryw

Answer 4

Click here http://www.dell.com/

and go to the support icon and select download drivers



Cheers