Drivers Compatibiliby between XP64 and Vista64?

[Guest rafoard]

Hello

I´m going to get a new wireless pci network card for my pc Intel 64 bit

processor with Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and i see that this device

has compatible driver with Windows Vista 64 bit edition,so i don´t know if

it´s compatible with my O.S.

I suppose that this driver,being compatible with Vista64,is written for 64

bits O.S. but I´m not totally sure about the compatibility with XP x64

Edition.

 

P.D:The network card is a Hercules HWGPCI-54 with Ralink RT2500 Chipset.

 

Thank you in advance for your attention.

[Guest PvdG42]

Re: Drivers Compatibiliby between XP64 and Vista64?

 

"rafoard" <rafoard@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:721911AF-B973-424B-A64E-48CE59045621@microsoft.com...

> Hello

> I´m going to get a new wireless pci network card for my pc Intel 64 bit

> processor with Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and i see that this

> device

> has compatible driver with Windows Vista 64 bit edition,so i don´t know if

> it´s compatible with my O.S.

> I suppose that this driver,being compatible with Vista64,is written for 64

> bits O.S. but I´m not totally sure about the compatibility with XP x64

> Edition.

>

> P.D:The network card is a Hercules HWGPCI-54 with Ralink RT2500 Chipset.

>

> Thank you in advance for your attention.

>

 

In general, Vista drivers and XP drivers are very different (32 or 64 bit).

So drivers for XP don't work in Vista and vice-versa.

For more specific info, try to contact the NIC manufacturer or chipset

maker, whoever is offering the drivers.

[Guest Dominic Payer]

Re: Drivers Compatibiliby between XP64 and Vista64?

 

See http://www.ralinktech.com/ralink/Home/Support/Windows.html

 

 

"rafoard" <rafoard@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:721911AF-B973-424B-A64E-48CE59045621@microsoft.com...

> Hello

> I´m going to get a new wireless pci network card for my pc Intel 64 bit

> processor with Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and i see that this

> device

> has compatible driver with Windows Vista 64 bit edition,so i don´t know if

> it´s compatible with my O.S.

> I suppose that this driver,being compatible with Vista64,is written for 64

> bits O.S. but I´m not totally sure about the compatibility with XP x64

> Edition.

>

> P.D:The network card is a Hercules HWGPCI-54 with Ralink RT2500 Chipset.

>

> Thank you in advance for your attention.

>

[Guest Dennis Pack]

Re: Drivers Compatibiliby between XP64 and Vista64?

 

Rafoard:

I have at least 2 wireless PCI cards with the Ralink RT2500 Chipset

that work properly with XP x64 and Vista x64. Follow the link that Dominic

Payer posted earlier for the drivers. Have a great day.

 

--

Dennis Pack

XP x64 SP2, Vista Enterprise x64

Office Professional Plus 2007

 

"rafoard" <rafoard@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:721911AF-B973-424B-A64E-48CE59045621@microsoft.com...

> Hello

> I´m going to get a new wireless pci network card for my pc Intel 64 bit

> processor with Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and i see that this

> device

> has compatible driver with Windows Vista 64 bit edition,so i don´t know if

> it´s compatible with my O.S.

> I suppose that this driver,being compatible with Vista64,is written for 64

> bits O.S. but I´m not totally sure about the compatibility with XP x64

> Edition.

>

> P.D:The network card is a Hercules HWGPCI-54 with Ralink RT2500 Chipset.

>

> Thank you in advance for your attention.

>

[Guest Graham]

Re: Drivers Compatibiliby between XP64 and Vista64?

 

rafoard wrote:

> I´m going to get a new wireless pci network card for my pc Intel 64 bit

> processor with Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and i see that this device

> has compatible driver with Windows Vista 64 bit edition,so i don´t know if

> it´s compatible with my O.S.

> I suppose that this driver,being compatible with Vista64,is written for 64

> bits O.S. but I´m not totally sure about the compatibility with XP x64

> Edition.

 

You might be lucky. I've got a Canon photo printer with no XP x64

drivers, but recently Vista x64 drivers appeared. Figuring I've got

nothing to lose (at worst I could restore from a backup), I tried to

install them, and they work.

 

Graham.