Windows XP drivers for TravelMate x483 PLEASE

johnc

Hi there..Is there any possibility of running Windows XP in TravelMate x483? If so, where can I download the drivers?

 

Badly needed.

 

Thanks

Vince53

John, I really wish you wouldn't do that. You've got a powerful rig with a second generation Corei3 CPU. Depending on your model, you've got at least 4 gigs of RAM--XP can handle that, but not as well as your current operating system. And while XP can usually handle a dual-core CPU, it isn't designed for it. The 64 bit XP was so bad that many people with 64 bit computers went back to the 32 bit version.

 

If you have a problem with Windows 7 or 8, there are many good forums that can help you. If you tell us what's wrong, I'll try to help. But your rig cannot possibly run Windows XP better than 7 or 8.

johnc

Thank Vince53!!! I really appreciate your thoughts and would think about your suggestion.

 

It's just that I only have an xp license for now.

Vince53

???????You lost me there, Old Buddy: Did you buy your laptop used? Or did it come without an operating system?

johnc

i bought a new one without OS..But my friend gave me a WinXP Prof ed OEM so I install it. Prob is, no support from ACER.com for winxp OS..only Win 7 and 8

Vince53

Okay, John, let me help. First, I would like to know how well your machine runs with XP. Does some of the hardware refuse to run?

 

You probably realize that by buying a laptop without an OS, you were not covered under the warranty for any problems with your OS. If you type the full model number of your rig into a search engine, you can find out if it is designed for Windows 7 or 8. Because their hardware uses different architectures, I recommend buying the correct OS, regardless of which one you would prefer.

 

If you can't afford better OS, you have some choices, but none of them are too good.

 

1) FreeDOS is not designed to run a dual-core processor. It has some uses as an emergency boot-up system, but even its champions admit that it runs poorly on Windows machines.

2) You might have better luck with Linux. Be aware that we get posts in this forum from Linux users who wanted to go back to Windows but couldn't re-install their legal copy of Windows.

3) Assuming that you can run XP, wait until Microsoft comes out with their free Windows 9 beta edition next year (maybe). Don't laugh. I loved their free Windows 8 Preview Edition, and their Windows 7 Preview Edition was pretty good.

 

And my best suggestion of all: put your laptop in a safe place and work all the overtime you can until you can afford $120 to buy the Windows Upgrade that you need. And be careful with the store that sold you a good laptop that didn't have an OS.