[Bill[_20_]]

In message , John Williamson
writes
"Sometimes you can install the XP driver for a device in Windows 7 and
if you have the driver extracted you should be able to install the
driver via Device Manager. If that fails or if the driver comes in and
EXE-format then running it in XP compatibility mode might work. Be
aware that there might be stability problems when using XP drivers in
Windows 7." (Borrowed from a Microsoft discussion group.)

It's worth a try, if you've already got the hardware. If there's no
Windows 7 driver, you will probably need to run the installation as
administrator and in the right compatibility mode.

I ran a couple of old 20-bit Echo Darla pci cards with their XP drivers
in Windows 7 until I scrapped the machines recently. As far as I
remember, I just installed the drivers without invoking any
compatibility mode and they were fine. I seem to remember that the
drivers didn't work in Vista, but did in Win7. Someone in another group
tipped me off about this.

I actually regret selling the Darla's on ebay as I only got pennies for
them and they were good, solid cards. I just hope they went to a good
home.
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Bill