Originally Posted by
ITstudent2006
If I upgrade from a 32-bit Vista OS to a 64-bit Vista OS and I had a hardware compat. issue then could I use a 64-bit XP driver? Well the driver would have to work obviosly and it would have to be signed. That or I must turn off digital signing everytime i boot!
Does this sound correct.
Also just because it's 64-bit in XP doesn't mean it will work for Vista right? Hardware changes and manufacturer released drivers are probably different for these two OS'
I guess my question would be "is all 64-bit XP drivers capable of working with 64-bit Vista machines"? For example say I had 32-bit Vista OS on a 64-bit capable HP. If I upgraded to a 64-bit OS and my sound card didn't work because the manufacturer didn't releasea 64-bit version for it. But they did for the 64-bit version of XP. Can I use that driver?
I think that's like asking are all apples oranges too? XP to Vista 32 or 64bit, are two completely different systems. Think about it really, since XP is the predecessory to Vista 32 or 64 bit, how would that even be possible that an XP driver would even remotely work on a new OS that it wasn't intended or designed for?