Solved windows 8 on dell

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my daughter has a dell inspiron one19t, it was shipped with vista. i put windows 7 on it and was unable to get the touch screen driver so i telephoned dell, who told me since i'd put windows 7 on it i would have to buy the driver from them.
so my question is
if i install windows 8 on it how can i get the touch screen to work without buying the driver from dell?
 

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You have to buy a driver from Dell? This is odd as driver software from an OEM doesn't cost anything as long as you're not requesting a driver software disk.
 

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remember your talking Dell .like MS and Apple ,they are capable of anything, its possible that the driver you bought[that's if you did buy it ] for win7 will work for win8 ,hope you saved it
 

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    win8.1.1 enterprise
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i never bought the driver as i thought it was too stupid to be true. i actually laughed at the person on the telephone. i searched sites and found a few different drivers and never got it to work. then according to a dell forum you are supposed to install the drivers in a certain order: ie: bios, chipset, audio, graphics, touch screen then ethernet.. but i never got around to trying the driver install the way they recommend as she got her own house. but i am going to try windows 8 for her
 

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    fedora 17, bodhi, win7 win8
Did you try this one?

Drivers and Downloads | Dell [United States]

I've heard of Dell support doing dubious stuff involving warranties, but I haven't read much about them trying to sell drivers.

Perhaps the Win7 drivers will also support Win8. There are no listed drivers there for 8 yet.
 

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    Window 8 Pro
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    homebuilt
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    Asus P9X79 Pro
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    old 5 button Microsoft USB optical
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    6Mb cable
Come on, Dell don't sell drivers, this is 100 % BS
 

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    Windows 8 enterprise x64
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    Pc-Quebec / Area 66
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    i7-3960X Extreme Edition
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    Rampage IV Extreme
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    Gskill 4x4 GB
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    4 x HD 7970
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    onboard
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    2560*1600
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    C:\Intel series 520 SSD , 250 GB
    D:\ WD 750 black with Intel 40gb SSD cache Intel RST
    E:\ WD 2TB Black
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    Corsair AX 1200
    Case
    TT Mozart TX
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    Water Cooled
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    Logitech G-15
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    Windows 8 VM is install on his own SSD.
sorry mate but i know what they told me, apparently i broke the warrenty and was told id have to pay for the driver
 

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    fedora 17, bodhi, win7 win8
The Win 7 64bit driver is on the Dell site and should work for Windows 8.

TouchDell2.jpg

Does not appear to be one for 32 bit.
 

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I service Dell since 9 years now, I call them and order parts quite often, I never see a single driver from sell from them.

Where is the link for paid drivers on this page ?

Drivers and Downloads | Dell [Malaysia]
 

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    Windows 8 enterprise x64
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    Pc-Quebec / Area 66
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    i7-3960X Extreme Edition
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    Rampage IV Extreme
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    Gskill 4x4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    4 x HD 7970
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Screen Resolution
    2560*1600
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    C:\Intel series 520 SSD , 250 GB
    D:\ WD 750 black with Intel 40gb SSD cache Intel RST
    E:\ WD 2TB Black
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    Corsair AX 1200
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    TT Mozart TX
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    Water Cooled
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    Logitech G-15
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    Windows 8 VM is install on his own SSD.
i aint getting into an argument with you mate, i only told you what the woman on the phone told me, take it or leave it... i even had a guy from dell at my home changing a faulty screen on a laptop tell me the same thing.
 

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I will leave it if we was not on a forum where peoples can believe such thing, sorry this is not true. I'm a Dell Service Partners , so the guy who go to your house to repair the LCD, and I never ear such thing. I already send an email to my account manager I will paste the reply here tomorrow when he gone reply to me, so you gone have the official reply.

show me something to suport it, I Google it and I have 0 results of someone else having paid for a Dell drivers.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8 enterprise x64
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    Pc-Quebec / Area 66
    CPU
    i7-3960X Extreme Edition
    Motherboard
    Rampage IV Extreme
    Memory
    Gskill 4x4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    4 x HD 7970
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Screen Resolution
    2560*1600
    Hard Drives
    C:\Intel series 520 SSD , 250 GB
    D:\ WD 750 black with Intel 40gb SSD cache Intel RST
    E:\ WD 2TB Black
    PSU
    Corsair AX 1200
    Case
    TT Mozart TX
    Cooling
    Water Cooled
    Keyboard
    Logitech G-15
    Other Info
    Windows 8 VM is install on his own SSD.
good on you, i know what i was told, you know what you know so be it

here's what I think ,im thinking the dell support guy meant that you would have to buy a oem win7 dvd from them to get the touch screen option/drivers, [ I worked at a couple of call centers and mistakes are made all the time ]and not use the win7 disk you were using ,and im not arguing with you ,I believe he likely said you need to pay ,but for the system restore dvd with there win7 and software on it
hope you get it sorted out .
also I would advise you run the win8 compatibility with the laptop before you buy win8 for it
 

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    Hinze57
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    AMD FX 6100 6core 3.30gHz
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    gigibyte ga-78lmy-s2p
    Memory
    4gig ddr3
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    Radon hd5000 Series
    Sound Card
    onboard realtek hd
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    19" viewsonic/ 22"Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
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    128gig ssd Kingston
    80gig WD 10000 rpm spinner
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    micro
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    microsoft curve 200
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless M215
    Internet Speed
    high speed 20
    Browser
    ie 11
    Antivirus
    windows defender
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    updated enterprise apr 2/14
good on you, i know what i was told, you know what you know so be it


who told me since i'd put windows 7 on it i would have to buy the driver from them.
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this make no sense they support Windows 7 as they have the drivers on their Website, Dell never put drivers of OS they don't support . As CaperJack said , you probably confuse Drivers with something else they want to sell you.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8 enterprise x64
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    Pc-Quebec / Area 66
    CPU
    i7-3960X Extreme Edition
    Motherboard
    Rampage IV Extreme
    Memory
    Gskill 4x4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    4 x HD 7970
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Screen Resolution
    2560*1600
    Hard Drives
    C:\Intel series 520 SSD , 250 GB
    D:\ WD 750 black with Intel 40gb SSD cache Intel RST
    E:\ WD 2TB Black
    PSU
    Corsair AX 1200
    Case
    TT Mozart TX
    Cooling
    Water Cooled
    Keyboard
    Logitech G-15
    Other Info
    Windows 8 VM is install on his own SSD.
good on you, i know what i was told, you know what you know so be it

here's what I think ,im thinking the dell support guy meant that you would have to buy a oem win7 dvd from them to get the touch screen option/drivers, and not use the win7 disk you were using ,and im not arguing with you ,I believe he likely said you need to pay ,but for the system restore dvd with there win7 and software on it
hope you get it sorted out .
also I would advise you run the win8 compatibility with the laptop before you buy win8 for it


thanks for advice caperjack, il sort one way or another
 

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  • OS
    fedora 17, bodhi, win7 win8
good on you, i know what i was told, you know what you know so be it


who told me since i'd put windows 7 on it i would have to buy the driver from them.
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this make no sense they support Windows 7 as they have the drivers on their Website, Dell never put drivers of OS they don,t support . As CaperJack said , you probably confuse Drivers with something else they want to sell you

this was about 3 months after she bought the pc new from dells own web site, so i can understand the void of the warrenty, but i honestly heard her say i.d have to pay to get the touch screen working as id put 7 on and not vista as they shipped it with vista
im sorry if ive upset or offended anyone by my post
 

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Are you saying that Dell send this Inspiron with Vista , when Windows 7 was release ? You sure you was not trying to get a Windows 7 for free from them ? And Dell will never void the warranty because you update to Windows 7 , when the Inspiron One 19 was sold later with Windows 7, Nothing make sense in your posts, aside you try to make Dell look bad, this is where I have a problem, because I have great service with them.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8 enterprise x64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Pc-Quebec / Area 66
    CPU
    i7-3960X Extreme Edition
    Motherboard
    Rampage IV Extreme
    Memory
    Gskill 4x4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    4 x HD 7970
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Screen Resolution
    2560*1600
    Hard Drives
    C:\Intel series 520 SSD , 250 GB
    D:\ WD 750 black with Intel 40gb SSD cache Intel RST
    E:\ WD 2TB Black
    PSU
    Corsair AX 1200
    Case
    TT Mozart TX
    Cooling
    Water Cooled
    Keyboard
    Logitech G-15
    Other Info
    Windows 8 VM is install on his own SSD.
i love dell machines, ive bought 6 in 3 years from them, i aint trying to make them look bad or anything, all i wanted was a bit of help sorting my daughters pc out, wish id never bloody bothered now
yes vista was on the pc, id bought 3 windows 7 home install disc from @pcs shop near me called steve. then 2 windows 7 upgrade disc from comet on victoria street, when id installed 7 on the inspiron one19 (not the upgrade version) theres no touch screen, tried the drivers id found, no good...
rang dell, this woman uses remote desktop says somat bought using 7 not vista, says ive breached the warrenty it would cost me.
 

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    fedora 17, bodhi, win7 win8
Ok now it's clear, they probably means since you install Vista, your support is not free anymore and you have to pay for the support ( not the drivers, but the help they will give you to install it ) the hardware is still warranty, it's the free support who is not anymore, this is normal.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8 enterprise x64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Pc-Quebec / Area 66
    CPU
    i7-3960X Extreme Edition
    Motherboard
    Rampage IV Extreme
    Memory
    Gskill 4x4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    4 x HD 7970
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Screen Resolution
    2560*1600
    Hard Drives
    C:\Intel series 520 SSD , 250 GB
    D:\ WD 750 black with Intel 40gb SSD cache Intel RST
    E:\ WD 2TB Black
    PSU
    Corsair AX 1200
    Case
    TT Mozart TX
    Cooling
    Water Cooled
    Keyboard
    Logitech G-15
    Other Info
    Windows 8 VM is install on his own SSD.
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