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Upgrating laptop form xp to vista

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Anonymous   08-23-2009 at 09:53:35 PM

this may be a stupid question but do i need to update the drivers for my actual laptop (ex. mouse, monitor, modem etc.) before i put on a new os (vista) or will it be ok? Or can i do it after? I have downloaded the latest version of firefox already will that be compatible with vista by itself? thanks so much in advance for any/all help!

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walt526   08-23-2009 at 11:19:25 PM

You won't be able to install the new drivers until you have installed the new OS. Best thing is to download them before hand and keep them on a flash drive or something (I'm assuming that you're doing a clean install?), particularly if this is the only computer with which you'll have access to the internet (your networking cards probably need updated drivers).

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Bronze Laptops badge frozenlead   08-24-2009 at 12:07:05 AM

I wouldn't upgrade to Vista. In another few months, Vista will be outdated. Wait and get a copy of Windows 7.

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Bronze Laptops badge frozenlead   08-24-2009 at 04:23:22 AM

nannu_15 wrote :

Keep on going "Stupid"



To what are you referring?

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