aspire e571 downgrade to XP - NO Drivers

melunan · 05-04-2008, 09:43 PM

When i check my device manager ALL items display the yellow question mark...

I tried downloading the drivers from the european website, but can't get an Ethernet Controller driver for the life of me. The only one i got to work was the modem driver. PLEASE adevise!!!

I 'm using an ASPIRE E571 which i downgraded from vista to xp.

I would really appreciate ANY help

Houndog777 · 05-30-2008, 03:53 PM

HI, if you're determined to downgrade, why don't you just back-up all your personal data, reformat the hard drive and and install xp?

melunan · 06-07-2008, 10:33 PM

Thats what I had done - a total reformat and new XP installation. XP, hopwever, did not automatically install the drivers. It took me a lot of time, but i eventuallly managed to track down and figure out which drivers i needed for each unknown device, download them and install them manually. Some "vista" drivers worked, some didn't. I had to visit different harware sites to get the drivers from the manufacturers. Thankx.

05-04-2008, 09:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
melunan Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 OS: winxp	aspire e571 downgrade to XP - NO Drivers When i check my device manager ALL items display the yellow question mark... I tried downloading the drivers from the european website, but can't get an Ethernet Controller driver for the life of me. The only one i got to work was the modem driver. PLEASE adevise!!! I 'm using an ASPIRE E571 which i downgraded from vista to xp. I would really appreciate ANY help

05-30-2008, 03:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Houndog777 Tech Hardware TEam Join Date: May 2007 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 1,768 OS: XP Pro SP3 My System	Re: aspire e571 downgrade to XP - NO Drivers HI, if you're determined to downgrade, why don't you just back-up all your personal data, reformat the hard drive and and install xp? __________________

06-07-2008, 10:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
melunan Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 OS: winxp	Re: aspire e571 downgrade to XP - NO Drivers Thats what I had done - a total reformat and new XP installation. XP, hopwever, did not automatically install the drivers. It took me a lot of time, but i eventuallly managed to track down and figure out which drivers i needed for each unknown device, download them and install them manually. Some "vista" drivers worked, some didn't. I had to visit different harware sites to get the drivers from the manufacturers. Thankx.