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Is 32-bit okay for 53bit or not?
1)Shouldn't I be able to buy an OEM CD (DVD??) that includes all the drivers for this laptop. It has a DVD drive. The only CDs I've found so par are created by 3rd parties**. Or were these laptops sold commercially so there were only a few CDs for 100 laptops? **And I'm pretty sure they just gather all the files I have found, irrespective of the paradoxical nature of the pages they come from. 2) The new laptop Dell Latitude E4300 has a FnF key marked DCP, Dell Control Point. Pursuing that, I find https://www.dell.com/support/home/us...driverId=WR2GG which says "This package provides the Dell ControlPoint System Application and is supported on OptiPlex, XPS Notebook, Tablet, Latitude and Precision models that are running the following Windows Operating Systems: Vista (32-bit) and Windows 7 (32-bit)." Alas, I have 64-bit, but further down it says "Format Description: Dell Update Packages (DUP) in Microsoft Windows 32bit format have been designed to run on Microsoft Windows 64bit Operating Systems. Dell Update Packages (DUP) in Microsoft Windows 64bit format will only run on Microsoft Windows 64bit Operating Systems. When selecting a device driver update be sure to select the one that is appropriate for your operating system." Yet even farther down it says " Supported Operating Systems Windows 7, 32-bit Windows Vista, 32-bit " So if I have 64-bit, can I use this???? I added 64-bit to the search terms, but because of this language, I pick up all these ambiguous pages and haven't found anything recommended for 64 yet. This page, for another part of the system, uses the same paradoxical language http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/...driverId=0KRP3 This page uses similar paradoxical language except it's for winXP https://www.dell.com/support/home/us...driverId=RGK9G This page, which is only for 3 models, for XP, Vista, and 7, uses similar paradoxical language but ends differently: https://www.dell.com/support/home/us...driverId=RY9W7 Fixes - Fixed a vulnerability in the Biometric authentication to Windows XP. "Dell Update Packages (DUP) in Microsoft Windows 32bit format have been designed to run on Microsoft Windows 64bit Operating Systems. Dell Update Packages (DUP) in Microsoft Windows 64bit format will only run on Microsoft Windows 64bit Operating Systems. When selecting a device driver update be sure to select the one that is appropriate for your operating system." "Supported Operating Systems Windows 7, 64-bit Windows Vista, 64-bit Windows XP, 64-bit" No mention of 32 bit this is similar https://www.dell.com/support/home/us...driverId=V3P97 "is supported on OptiPlex 580, Latitude E6510 and Precision M4500/T7500/T5500/M6500 that are running the following Windows Operating Systems: XP, Vista (64-bit) and Windows 7 (64-bit). Fixes - Fixed several Pre-Boot issues Enhancements - Enhanced Winbond TPM driver for Windows XP Precision Desktop platforms - Enhanced installation of Windows XP Smart Card driver on some E-series platforms - Enhanced Smart Card Keyboard driver - Enhanced AuthenTec AE2810 Fingerprint Sensor driver for E5xx0 systems" Thanks. |
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