Vista - Basic upgrade question

I have a Dell PC running XP Home SP2. Dell has their own Vista
Upgrade Advisor, and after running it, the program stated that my sound,
display, modem, and two ATA Storage Controllers would need updated drivers.
Wouldn't Vista automatically install them during the upgrade?

Drivers are provided by the hardware mfg, not Microsoft. If the mfg's
haven't provided Microsoft the drivers, they are not included, and you will
need to download and install them.

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"History Fan" <UnknownplacesonEarth@unknown11.com> wrote in message
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> I have a Dell PC running XP Home SP2. Dell has their own Vista
> Upgrade Advisor, and after running it, the program stated that my sound,
> display, modem, and two ATA Storage Controllers would need updated
> drivers. Wouldn't Vista automatically install them during the upgrade?
>

Sometimes, yes. Basically, it was saying that the WinXP drivers were not
compatible with Vista. My motherboard only needed the onboard sound
drivers, everything else was done by Vista (and it gave me similar
messages as yours when the Upgrade Advisor was ran).


Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com
http://www.vistarip.com



History Fan wrote:
> I have a Dell PC running XP Home SP2. Dell has their own Vista
> Upgrade Advisor, and after running it, the program stated that my sound,
> display, modem, and two ATA Storage Controllers would need updated drivers.
> Wouldn't Vista automatically install them during the upgrade?
>
>

Maybe yes - maybe no.

"History Fan" <UnknownplacesonEarth@unknown11.com> wrote in message
news:ur91Fc%23QHHA.2252@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> I have a Dell PC running XP Home SP2. Dell has their own Vista
> Upgrade Advisor, and after running it, the program stated that my sound,
> display, modem, and two ATA Storage Controllers would need updated
> drivers. Wouldn't Vista automatically install them during the upgrade?
>