InstantForum.NET v4.1.4Windows Vista Forumhttp://www.vistaforums.com/Forum/Admin@VistaForums.comWed, 07 Jan 2009 23:54:42 GMT20http://www.vistaforums.com/Forum/Topic14413-41-1.aspxSimple answer - NO.<br><br>More complex answer, it depends -- on what the degree the XP driver relied heavily on an OS infrastructure layer/component that doesn't exist in Vista anymore, or doesn't work the same way.<br><br>So, basically, the only way you'll know is on a case-by-case basis for individual drivers.<br><br>I'm running Vista Business on a tablet PC, and some of the hardware drivers (touchpad, screen rotation, buttons, audio) are the XP drivers and they work fine. I had to experiment with each and every driver, and also, hunted down drivers for similar models. What ended up working is a mixture of XP and Vista drivers spread across three different models of tablet. But hey -- it works!Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:49:39 GMTWAW8http://www.vistaforums.com/Forum/Topic14413-41-1.aspxThanks for the heads up...but Dell's only giving XP drivers for my laptop. Can I make them run somehow in Vista?Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:44:51 GMTseamustryhttp://www.vistaforums.com/Forum/Topic14413-41-1.aspxJust make sure you hunt down and store off all the drivers your machine and hardware will need. Laptops generally have special drivers for builti-in hardware (such as buttons, touchpad, etc). You will need to get those from the laptop provider.Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:15:16 GMTWAW8http://www.vistaforums.com/Forum/Topic14413-41-1.aspxYeah I upgraded from XP Pro SP2 that originally came with my laptop (about 3 years ago).</P><P>I wanted to try Vista and it works great but I think I'll do a clean install this weekend and that should make it run even better.Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:29:09 GMTseamustryhttp://www.vistaforums.com/Forum/Topic14413-41-1.aspxDid you do a "clean" installation (wipe the drive, install from scratch)? Or did you do an "upgrade" installation (retain the accounts, settings, programs, and data files)?<br><br>The latter has been known to be plagued with problems. IF this is what you did, it's unlikely that you'll be able to fix it.Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:20:12 GMTWAW8http://www.vistaforums.com/Forum/Topic14413-41-1.aspxEverytime I try to use Control Panel or something else administrative, I get this error:</P><P>System is busy and cannot initialize. Please try again later.</P><P>After I click OK everything works but it is kinda annoying having to click it each time I want to do something.</P><P>I upgraded yesterday to Vista business from xp pro.</P><P>Help??Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:16:32 GMTseamustry