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Generic drivers in Win XP

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by camper29

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I recently bought a Toshiba laptop version A215-7407. Of course, like all new computers it came with Vista. After using it for almost 2 months, I am ready to go back to XP. There is just too much fluff in it for me. I have tried to find drivers for the sound card and the video for XP but I have been unable to find them for the components that are in the laptop My question is: If I wipe Vista out and install Win XP, will XP find generic drivers for the sound and video?

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by older mycroft

You'll have to establish that you have the necessary XP drivers BEFORE you kill Vista off.

Laptop manufacturers are creating chassis with components that were never designed for XP, and in some cases you may never find suitable drivers for the hardware mounted within these laptops.

by triathlete1981

I had a similar problem with switching my HP from Vista to XP but didn't do research beforehand assuming drivers wouldn't be a problem. However, I was able to find a universal audio driver from hp.com for my audio problems. The driver was the Microsoft Universal Audio driver...

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-45958-1&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=1817059&os=228&lang=en

But this was hp.com - don't know how it will work with Toshiba. Being Microsoft, I don't think it'll be a problem, but HIGHLY SUGGEST you check Toshiba site first for XP drivers for your laptop before you make the switch.

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