Comments on: Twas the night before Vista http://www.benwatt.net/blog/2007/01/29/twas-the-night-before-vista/ Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:28:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Benjamin Watt http://www.benwatt.net/blog/2007/01/29/twas-the-night-before-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-13215 Benjamin Watt Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:26:34 +0000 http://www.benwatt.net/blog/2007/01/29/twas-the-night-before-vista/#comment-13215 Yes, the latest drivers provided by Microsoft do seem to largely resolve the issues I had with that specific wireless card, although updates continue to appear about once a month for it, so clearly work is still being done. I actually don't use that wireless connection so often now, so it's less of a problem. I have a Dell laptop with Vista installed, and it has always connected fine via wireless, but I do know that were some problems initially with more recent laptops using Intel's wireless cards. I would suggest that if you've only tried my suggested way of finding new drivers in these comments, without getting anywhere, that you try Dell's site first to see if new Vista drivers are available ( http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen ), and then if you're still having problems you could try getting drivers directly from Intel at http://support.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/sb/cs-010623.htm You'll need to know what specific Intel wireless card your laptop has, but the Dell site should probably tell you that if you go there first. Feel free to post back with the model of Dell laptop you've got, I might be able to help further. Yes, the latest drivers provided by Microsoft do seem to largely resolve the issues I had with that specific wireless card, although updates continue to appear about once a month for it, so clearly work is still being done. I actually don’t use that wireless connection so often now, so it’s less of a problem.

I have a Dell laptop with Vista installed, and it has always connected fine via wireless, but I do know that were some problems initially with more recent laptops using Intel’s wireless cards.

I would suggest that if you’ve only tried my suggested way of finding new drivers in these comments, without getting anywhere, that you try Dell’s site first to see if new Vista drivers are available ( http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen ), and then if you’re still having problems you could try getting drivers directly from Intel at http://support.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/sb/cs-010623.htm

You’ll need to know what specific Intel wireless card your laptop has, but the Dell site should probably tell you that if you go there first. Feel free to post back with the model of Dell laptop you’ve got, I might be able to help further.

]]> By: SSH http://www.benwatt.net/blog/2007/01/29/twas-the-night-before-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-13213 SSH Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:04:55 +0000 http://www.benwatt.net/blog/2007/01/29/twas-the-night-before-vista/#comment-13213 I have had something similar with Vista Home Premium on my new Dell laptop with an Intel wireless card. The symptoms are exactly as you describe, and I've tried the latest driver. Did you ever get this sorted? I have had something similar with Vista Home Premium on my new Dell laptop with an Intel wireless card. The symptoms are exactly as you describe, and I’ve tried the latest driver. Did you ever get this sorted?

]]> By: Benjamin Watt http://www.benwatt.net/blog/2007/01/29/twas-the-night-before-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-4231 Benjamin Watt Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:45:21 +0000 http://www.benwatt.net/blog/2007/01/29/twas-the-night-before-vista/#comment-4231 Hi John, The updated drivers come from Microsoft directly. You should find it if you run Windows Update (listed in the start menu), and click on 'Check for Updates' down the left hand side. Microsoft has been releasing a new driver release for this hardware just about every week or two for months now, but it still doesn't look like things work as they should. No harm in trying though, so give it a go, I don't think these drivers can be found anywhere else, and Cisco still just state Vista is unsupported. Don't install any of the additional Cisco XP software that came with the wireless card, or uninstall it if you have, as it might cause some bother. Hope that helps, Ben Hi John,

The updated drivers come from Microsoft directly. You should find it if you run Windows Update (listed in the start menu), and click on ‘Check for Updates’ down the left hand side. Microsoft has been releasing a new driver release for this hardware just about every week or two for months now, but it still doesn’t look like things work as they should. No harm in trying though, so give it a go, I don’t think these drivers can be found anywhere else, and Cisco still just state Vista is unsupported. Don’t install any of the additional Cisco XP software that came with the wireless card, or uninstall it if you have, as it might cause some bother.

Hope that helps,

Ben

]]> By: John Baltz http://www.benwatt.net/blog/2007/01/29/twas-the-night-before-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-4229 John Baltz Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:20 +0000 http://www.benwatt.net/blog/2007/01/29/twas-the-night-before-vista/#comment-4229 i have the same wireless card that you mention that you use from Cisco. Am having problems finding the driver for it for Vista and your article says that you have found an update, could you point me in the right direction to find that update, cisco's web site doesn't seem to have it at the moment, not where i can find it anyway! -john b. i have the same wireless card that you mention that you use from Cisco. Am having problems finding the driver for it for Vista and your article says that you have found an update, could you point me in the right direction to find that update, cisco’s web site doesn’t seem to have it at the moment, not where i can find it anyway!

-john b.

]]> By: Benjamin Watt http://www.benwatt.net/blog/2007/01/29/twas-the-night-before-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-489 Benjamin Watt Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:57:30 +0000 http://www.benwatt.net/blog/2007/01/29/twas-the-night-before-vista/#comment-489 Quick update. 3DConnexion have updated the driver linked at the beginning of this post - the link will now take you to the current driver version and it works very well under Vista. It also supports Maya 8.5. Talking of Maya, nvidia's latest driver (<a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_101.41.html" title="nvidia.com: Driver v101.41 for Windows Vista" rel="nofollow">101.41</a>) has finally resolved the main problem I've had with the OpenGL support, there appear to no longer be any white screens showing up when selecting options outwith the main viewport window. Mental Ray rendering appears to work fine now too, which I did have some bother with before. OpenGL performance still isn't quite up to XP standards, but it's certainly usable, it only gets less smooth with particularly complicated scenes. Quick update. 3DConnexion have updated the driver linked at the beginning of this post – the link will now take you to the current driver version and it works very well under Vista. It also supports Maya 8.5.

Talking of Maya, nvidia’s latest driver (101.41) has finally resolved the main problem I’ve had with the OpenGL support, there appear to no longer be any white screens showing up when selecting options outwith the main viewport window. Mental Ray rendering appears to work fine now too, which I did have some bother with before. OpenGL performance still isn’t quite up to XP standards, but it’s certainly usable, it only gets less smooth with particularly complicated scenes.

]]>