Dell and My Real-Life Vista Upgrade Frustration, Conclusion (For Now)
with the installation of Windows Vista on my Dell Inspiron XPS M1710, because, for one thing, there was a missing wi-fi driver. A bit of confusion later and after buying an Intel ABG mini-PCI card, it was revealed to me by a Dell Liason that a) there was a Dell 1500 draft-N driver built into Vista, b) it didn’t work too well, c) there was a new driver due out in late March, d) he would refund the cost of the ABG card to me.
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