Pareto Logic driver cure

[pistonbroke]

Anyone tried the above ?

Hoping to resolve some driver issues with my recently  aquired  Dell latitude D810 from fleebay , its in top nic but the previous owner wiped the hdd and re installed win xp pro sp2 , now having some driver issues with sound ,video and internet connectivity  

[DavidR]

drivers are here for dell d810

I always seem to get problems using driver tools so usually go direct.

[pistonbroke]

drivers are here for dell d810

I always seem to get problems using driver tools so usually go direct.

Thanks forgot to mention , I tried Dell download support and had some succes but can't get the video and sound card drivers to run .

I downloaded the network card driver from dell , that was fine , but not so the others  

No idea why they wont do whats on the tin , but hey! this is a bill gates designed computer OS were dealing with here .

what the devil do you expect  

[Nick PC]

May be silly question but have you checked if the recovery data has been deleted as may be set up from start up. Secondly have you tried finding drivers using the service tag number on the sticker on the bottom of the computer.

[pistonbroke]

Hi Nic

Not sure what you mean regards the recovery data    

As for the Dell site, yes I did use the correct product tag for my lappy toppy  

[Nick PC]

Bernie

Check at the link to see if the partition is still there with infoClicky You may find that seller has done agood job and deleted everything but worth a try.

[pistonbroke]

If I right click my computer then select 'manage' I can see there is just the one primary partition ( C:/ )

I think there might have been a dell recovery partition but its been deleted during a clean install of XP Pro

Just noticed that the @ and " keys are mixed up , that is pressing @ button gives me an " and vicky verky , seem to remember reading something on this , can cause recognising hardware issues      

[Nick PC]

Where is Blatman when needed?    

[John Loudon - Sponsorship Liaison]

The @ and " keys being mixed up is just down to the keyboard being setup for the US. Go into Control panel and then regional settings and add UK English and remove the US one.

Its also worth downloading and installing XP SP3 as SP2 is well out of date

WRT to the drivers, try searching on the model rather than the Service Tag number. An alternative might show up in the listings

[Blatman]

Drivers may be available from the manufacturer of the hardware, so check who's sound card and video card is installed and then browse to the manufacturer web site. It may be worth trying Vista drivers, surprisingly

Be careful leaping in with SP3 on a laptop too. It is known to cause the odd issue here and there, and with the already malfunctioning sound and video hardware, it may be adding more temporary frustration to the mix...

[pistonbroke]

Problem now sorted thanks ......

Tip for anyone with a dell laptop doing a re install , do not do as dell suggest and use there  download manager , you will end up tearing your hair out and denting the wall wiv yer bonce    

luckily I found this ........

two hours wasted