can't install my sound card and video card.

My Laptop is DELL XPS M1530 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit and Windows Xp SP3 32bit video card: nvidia GeForce 8600GT sound card: SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC processor: intel centrino duo 1.83ghz my problem is i cannot install my video card and sound card in my windows xp sp3. it says it cant find the hardware. infact i have installed my video and sound card in my windows vista home premium. ive download drivers for windows xp only but it says same thing. what should i do?

Hello,
Let me understand, you are dual booting Vista and XP.
The video and sound work with Vista, but not XP.
You have downloaded XP drivers.
Did you install the drivers after you downloaded them?
Did you get the correct drivers?

yes i did install them. i download the drivers from the website of nvidia since there are no drivers in dell.com for windows xp with the model of my laptop. i think the drivers from nvidia wont work because my model needs a drivers specially designed for my model. thats what i think…

heres a screen shot when i try to install the nvidia driver.

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i think the drivers from nvidia wont work because my model needs a drivers specially designed for my model. thats what i think…

This is what I was asking when I asked if you had the correct drivers.
You do not have the correct drivers.

i cant find one. nvidia gave that to me. what will i do?

They may not have any drivers for XP. You can always buy a video card that has drivers for XP and use it when you are using XP. (using the other when you are booted in to Vista.) Sounds lame doesn't it? If Nvidia does not have drivers for XP there is nothing that I can do.

Hi master_jaju

Have you checked Dell's homepage for drivers?

This should be the page you want for your model.
DELL driver download

Regards and happy christmas

Abydos

yes i have checked it. but the driver available is only for vista. i downloaded some drivers for xp but it is not compatible with my model.