Advice Please: Upgrade to Windows 7 even if Laptop vendor does not supply drivers?

This question sort of extends my other question.

I have contacted Hp support and they say that they will not be providing drivers for Windows 7 for my machine.

How safe and practical is it to just install Windows 7 without drivers or maybe with the Vista drivers. What will I functionality will I lose? Is it better to just install Vista? HP says they do not recommend running the laptop without drivers.


Solution 1:

Best advice: Do what the manufacturer suggests.

Practical advice: Vista drivers usually work fine. We can't really tell you how safe it will be since we don't have your machine to test it on.

Solution 2:

This question could only be answered if you or someone with the same laptop were to try it.

Things to consider if you plan to try it:

  1. Find a way to make an image of your machine so you can restore it if things don't work.
  2. Test the image to be sure that it can be restored before you wipe the laptop.
  3. Try Windows Vista drivers, Windows XP drivers, Windows 2000 divers, and look around on the internet for anything that works.

Good luck!