How to get xp drivers to work on vista

 · You should try providing the names of the drivers required (chipset name, sound driver model, ethernet or wireless card, etc.). Try providing hardware IDs of unknown devices as well. Google is your friend with those. Because Intel HD Graphics are Ivy Bridge, you might be able to install Windows XP completely in theory.  · I'm fairly sure ALL hardware out there that has Vista drivers also has XP bit drivers (I make no such assumptions about bit XP). Since it's a new laptop, you can also just make a Vista install disk from the hard drive, install XP and see how it goes, if it doesn't work out then reformat and install Vista again. a) Place the driver installation file on the Desktop. b) Right Click the driver installation file and select Properties/Compatibility Tab. Select the appropriate options in from the list in the following image. c) Click Apply/OK. d) Right Click the file and select the .

You can install XP drivers on 10, but it requires a little bit of work.. 1. Right-click on the driver file. 2. Click on Troubleshoot compatibility. 3. Click on Troubleshoot program. 4. Check the box that says The program worked in earlier versions. Sign in to vote. Ensure that any drivers an application uses are user mode drivers as much as possible to maintain multiplatform (bit and bit) compatibility. On vista bit: bit applications, bit installers, and bit kernel mode drivers are not supported by the kernel. Also drivers must be signed. Insert the Windows XP CD and boot to it. Put in the CD and then restart your computer. Wait for the setup files to finish loading. If the computer starts into Windows Vista instead of Windows XP Setup, you may have to press a key to boot from the CD. Restart your computer and press the key for the boot menu.

The order of Windows /Vista/XP driver installation is as follows: 1. If you plan to use the workstation RAID functionality, install the NVRAID drivers. Some of the hardware that worked in Windows XP does not work, or works poorly in Vista, because no Vista-compatible drivers are available due to companies. Are your hardware devices not working in Vista after upgrading from XP? If there are no Vista drivers, try using the Windows XP drivers for the device.