Windows vista on Aspire A514-52

[Sergiaws]

I have a friend who want to use a computer Aspire A514-52 and install there Windows vista with Extended Kernel. Here are the device ids.

Network device:

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_02F0&SUBSYS_00748086&REV_00  1 de 4

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_02F0&CC_0280  4 de 4

PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_02F0&CC_028000  3 de 4

sound devices::(very important)

HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&CTLR_VEN_8086&CTLR_DEV_02C8&VEN_10EC&DEV_0256&REV_1000
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&CTLR_VEN_8086&VEN_10EC&DEV_0256&REV_1000
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0256&REV_1000
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&CTLR_VEN_8086&CTLR_DEV_02C8&VEN_10EC&DEV_0256
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&CTLR_VEN_8086&VEN_10EC&DEV_0256
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0256
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&CTLR_VEN_8086&CTLR_DEV_02C8&VEN_10EC
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&CTLR_VEN_8086&VEN_10EC
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&CTLR_VEN_8086&CTLR_DEV_02C8
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&CTLR_VEN_8086
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&GF&VEN_10EC&DEV_0256&SUBSYS_1025139B&REV_1000
HDAUDIO\FUNC_01
Graphic (if is it required for Windows vista)

Maybe is Windows vista's generic driver usable?

Thanks!

[winvispixp]

you can't even get vista installed on that laptop, it's simply too new

Edited August 15, 2021 by winvispixp

[Sergiaws]

 

In that case, what about Windows 7? He just want to install an old Windows together with 10. And for my case, if I buy a new computer, what about installing Vista? Any new hardware supporting it?

[NotHereToPlayGames]

I would think that it is possible.

It's difficult for my skill level to be able to confirm without the hardware in front of me, admittedly.

But I can confirm that I went down an extremely similar road and I emerged victorious.

In my case, it was an Acer Aspire X AXC-704G.

Comes with Win10 x64 and 4GB DDR3.

By using NLite and adding SATA AHCI drivers to my XP x86 and XP x64, I have been able to get both of them to install on a computer too new for XP.

I cannot get USB 3.0 to work but it wasn't really a priority and isn't really a necessity for a freebie just being used in the garage to run VLC Media Player.

 

I had to start from ground zero and work my way up.

The very first step was deciphering error codes that a BSOD gave me when I tried to install XP without NLite'ing SATA AHCI drivers.

That led me to BIOS changes which then led me to SATA AHCI drivers.

 

So from that, can you tell us what BSOD errors you get when you try to install Vista?

[Sergiaws]

That's not my computer, is my friend who wanted to install an old OS. I have Vista with extended kernel on a 2013 computer. I searched the info about the hardware and provided Hardware Ids of some drivers. He has that computer since 2019, and I can't answer your questions because I don't have that computer infront of me.

[NotHereToPlayGames]

That makes it very difficult to go from here.

I picked three totally at random id's from your list and they all have Vista (and XP) drivers available.

But I base that solely on googleing them and looking through the driveridentifier.com list for the presence of Vista.

That's usually all I need to do when tracking down drivers for a new install.