Travelmate 8100 later versions of Windows Model No. ZF1

PliSsK
PliSsK Member Posts: 7

Tinkerer

edited December 2020 in Legacy Laptops and Netbooks
I have an Acer Travelmate 8100 (8103WLMI) Model No. ZF1 and it came with Windows XP. Does anyone know if it supports Vista? I think I tried installing 32 bit Win 7 on it once but I vaguely recall it not working. I have a copy of XP and have been trying to activate it on this laptop and previously it has gone ok, after installing the drivers, but now I can't seem to get IE8 to work with windows update or windows activation program to connect, and the network diagnostic tool tells me I have no HTTP, HTTPS etc. even though IE8 partially works and Firefox works perfectly.

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  • PliSsK
    PliSsK Member Posts: 7

    Tinkerer

    I have since given up and installed Windows 7 Pro on it, the only problem seems to be the sound driver doesn't work in Windows 7.
  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 31,454 Trailblazer
    Try installing the XP sound driver in XP sp3 compatibility mode...
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