Help with Vista installation

Velvet Ghost · 12-20-2008, 06:39 AM

I'm a complete newbie trying to (re)install Vista on my Dell Inspiron 1520 laptop. I've finished the installation, but haven't installed any Dell drivers or software yet. Is it ok to insert my USB mouse and keyboard into my computer now, given that I haven't yet installed the Intel Chipset drivers? I have heard that the mouse and keyboard are detected, and apparently work fine, but cause compatibility problems later, due to being installed with Microsoft default drivers, rather than Intel ones. Is it better to insert them after driver installation is complete?

P.S. Obviously, I would not have posted this if I didn't have trouble working with a touchpad.

joeten · 12-20-2008, 02:31 PM

i would install the drivers better safe than sorry if your touch pad is working plod on with it for now it wont take long to sort the drivers out then your away

12-20-2008, 06:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Velvet Ghost Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Windows Vista	Help with Vista installation I'm a complete newbie trying to (re)install Vista on my Dell Inspiron 1520 laptop. I've finished the installation, but haven't installed any Dell drivers or software yet. Is it ok to insert my USB mouse and keyboard into my computer now, given that I haven't yet installed the Intel Chipset drivers? I have heard that the mouse and keyboard are detected, and apparently work fine, but cause compatibility problems later, due to being installed with Microsoft default drivers, rather than Intel ones. Is it better to insert them after driver installation is complete? P.S. Obviously, I would not have posted this if I didn't have trouble working with a touchpad.

12-20-2008, 02:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
joeten Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,187 OS: vista	Re: Help with Vista installation i would install the drivers better safe than sorry if your touch pad is working plod on with it for now it wont take long to sort the drivers out then your away