I have purchased two laptops to run non-vista compatible software.
Toshiba A215-S808
Windows XP Pro SP2 Loaded however the XP Drivers that can be found won’t load automatically or manually.
The biggest issue is connectivity. If I can hit the network I have more options for directly running updates. For now I am using a memory stick.
The Wan adapter is a Realtek RTL8187B_WLan_Adapter. (USB Based)
I located an XP driver that “successfully” auto installs from a Setup.exe routine, however, the device manager shows no driver installed for the device.
The second unit is an ACER Aspire 5920-6864
The XP support on this unit doesn’t look too promising either.
Any advice / experiences with Vista Downgrades or recommendations for compatible notebooks would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Andy
