[Jorje]

I got a brand new laptop with Windows 7 and I hate it. I can't find XP drivers for this thing ANYWHERE, Can I pull the drivers off my windows 7 install and put them on a XP install? (both 64bit)

Gateway NV53A (I ordered a P series with the amazing video card for same price but guy screwed up and ebay is just being ebay, oh well taxes come again NEXT year lol) but anyway yeah. Much thanks

 

[jcgriff2]

Windows 7 is the only listed supported OS for your system.

Gateway Support - Downloads & Support Documents - Notebook / NV Series / NV53A

What problems are you having with Windows 7?

 

[Jorje]

even on bare minimum settings with minimum services running its as slow as a mule and takes like 10x system resources that windows xp takes. everything is in the wrong place (not a different place, the wrong place) ive been using xp since early teens and love how fast it is i just dont like the sluggishness of windows 7

 

[jcgriff2]

Windows 7, like Vista, does differ from XP. If 4 GB RAM, you should not experience slowness. Windows 7 does consume more system resources than XP, but less than Vista.

Are these your system specs?

Tech Specs
 Processor: AMD Turion II Dual-Core Processor P520 (2.3GHz) 
 Display: 15.6" HD Widescreen Ultrabright TFT LCD Display 
 Chipset: AMD M880G 
 Memory: 4GB DDR3 Dual-Channel 1066MHz Memory (2 x 2GB); upgradeable to 8GB 
 Video: ATI Radeon HD 4250 Graphics with 256MB of dedicated system memory 
 Audio: High-Definition Audio Support; two built-in stereo speakers; built-in digital microphone 
 Hard Drive: 500GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive 
 Optical Drive: 8X DVD Super Multi Double-Layer Drive 
 Digital Media Reader: Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader; Secure Digital (SD) Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card (xD) 
 Communications: 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIED; 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port) 
 Interfaces: 3 USB Ports; 1 HDMI port, 1 VGA port, 1 Headphone/speaker/line-out jack, 1 microphone-in Jack, 1 Ethernet (RJ-45) Port, 1 DC-in Jack for AC Adapter, 1 Kensington Lock Slot 
 Webcam: 1.3 Megapixel Webcam (1280 x 1024)

Buy.com - Gateway NV53A 15.6" Notebook, AMD Turion II Dual-Core Processor P520 (2.3GHz), 4GB DDR3 Memory, 500GB HDD, DVD Super Multi-Drive, ATI Radeon HD 4250, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (Black)

RAM = 4 GB?

If you have Internet Security Suite like NIS, N360, McAfee, KIS, etc... remove it -

Uninstallers (removal tools) for common antivirus software - ESET Knowledgebase

Reboot upon completion.

Install MSE - http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

Regards. . .

jcgriff2

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[cluberti]

To answer the original question, no - you cannot use drivers for Windows Vista or Windows 7 on Windows XP (the driver model for Windows changed during Vista, and is not backwards-compatible). You can use *some* XP drivers on Vista or Windows 7, but not the other way around.

Perhaps we could assist you in getting Windows 7 running properly on your laptop? Especially if you're using Windows as installed by the OEM, rather than a clean installation...

 

[dai]

http://www.techsupportforum.com/forums/f108/how-to-find-drivers-420583.html

 

[joeten]

Hi you should also make use of your manual it will soon get you up to speed on what is where http://support.gateway.com/s/Manuals/gateway/MU20100104_PTB_User_Guide_1110.pdf

 

[i9review]

Thank you for share. One question for portable program csn running on win7?

 

[joeten]

Sorry what is csn