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  1. JAM
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    W7 on older systems


    How do you go about installing W7 on an older system without Vista drivers?

    I have a ShuttleX pc

    Thanks
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  2. JAM
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    malware?
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  3. whs
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    If you have the win7 installation disk, just throw it in and install. It may happen that it does not find all the drivers for your hardware if that is really old. Then you may have to scout for them or try with Vista drivers - if available.
    I have seen several people that successfully installed win7 on really old system. So there is a good chance it will work.
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  4. JAM
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    whs said:
    If you have the win7 installation disk, just throw it in and install. It may happen that it does not find all the drivers for your hardware if that is really old. Then you may have to scout for them or try with Vista drivers - if available.
    I have seen several people that successfully installed win7 on really old system. So there is a good chance it will work.
    Already tried, it does not find any of the drivers, it wont even install, asks you to point to a location where the drivers are held.

    Its a Packard Bell Imedia desktop, xp drivers available, only PC I have had trouble with.
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  5. whs
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    Yeah, that may be a problem. Without the proper drivers (especially for the HDD), you are going nowhere. You can check the component manufacturers sites whether they have win7 drivers, but I doubt it.
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  6. JAM
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    whs said:
    Yeah, that may be a problem. Without the proper drivers (especially for the HDD), you are going nowhere. You can check the component manufacturers sites whether they have win7 drivers, but I doubt it.

    Thought so just wanted confirmation, thanks for your time appreciate it
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  7. whs
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    No problem, any time.
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    JAM said:

    Its a Packard Bell Imedia desktop, xp drivers available, only PC I have had trouble with.
    :::OT:::

    Whoa. Packard Bell? I didn't know that name had survived into the XP days. My 286sx and 386dx were both packard bell machines. But that was, like, 20 years ago. Actually, I think my 486 was a Packard Bell, too.
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  9. whs
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    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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    macksgarage said:
    JAM said:

    Its a Packard Bell Imedia desktop, xp drivers available, only PC I have had trouble with.
    :::OT:::

    Whoa. Packard Bell? I didn't know that name had survived into the XP days. My 286sx and 386dx were both packard bell machines. But that was, like, 20 years ago. Actually, I think my 486 was a Packard Bell, too.

    I think Packard Bell is now part of Acer. They still sell now in Europe. just a couple of weeks ago I saw a few in an electronics store in Germany.

    Packard Bell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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    JAM said:
    whs said:
    If you have the win7 installation disk, just throw it in and install. It may happen that it does not find all the drivers for your hardware if that is really old. Then you may have to scout for them or try with Vista drivers - if available.
    I have seen several people that successfully installed win7 on really old system. So there is a good chance it will work.
    Already tried, it does not find any of the drivers, it wont even install, asks you to point to a location where the drivers are held.

    Its a Packard Bell Imedia desktop, xp drivers available, only PC I have had trouble with.
    You didn't say what drivers it is looking for.
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