Hardware

[curiousgeorge]

Just a quick one guys is it true ive been told when installing new hardware ie graphics etc card onto windows 7 it has to be windows 7 compatible ?

[Plastic Nev]

Basically yes George, and these days new hardware will be compatible with Windows 8.1 as well. However older hardware may also work with at least Windows 7, especially if it is compatible with Vista.

 

Nev.

[curiousgeorge]

Thanks Nev that cleared that up

[Plastic Nev]

Hi George, there is also the chance that the more simple hardware that was made for XP may also work, however it is a suck it and see situation as there may not be drivers available if not plug and play type stuff. An example of that will be some makes of printer not having drivers available, which is a well known one.

 

Very simple stuff such as keyboards and mice have no problems of course, as the same standards have been kept to since long before XP and all the way up to the beta of Windows 10.

 

Nev.