Mytec Information Centre: February 2010

Windows 7 on Acer Aspire 5050 [Aspire 5051ANWXMi]

Hi... I think it's too long i'm not posting here... Right now I'm a little bit busy with my study and i'm juz surfing internet to download movie... apart of my hobbies... So here I would like to share with u all about how make it possible to install Windows 7 Operatng System on Aspire 5050... Actually when i'm searching some drivers of windows 7 for Aspire 5050... There is nothing help in there except fake download driver link... So even though I know there is no driver distributed for Windows 7, then I try to install it and it is working...

For your information, Windows 7 installation CD has built in with several driver that matched with your PC or laptop... But there may be several driver that required some installation through manual steps... You can use either driver for windows XP or windows Vista to install on Windows 7 but you need to follow these steps to make sure the compatibility issues are not happened...

Firstly, u need to click Start button, then point your cursor on My Computer icon, then click right, then choose Manage... It will popup Computer Management bar.. Then click Device Management... Then you will see screen such below:

Then, you need to double click on any devices which shown yellow (?) on the left, then it will popup some screen "Properties" such follow:

After that, you need to click Update Driver, then follow by Hardware Update Wizard Popup and then click: "No, not this time", then proceed to click on "Installed from a list of specific location [Advanced]", and then it will popup another message box and then tick "Search for the best driver in these location" and then tick "Include this location in the search", but you need to browse folder whereby your exactly driver for Windows XP or Vista located and you must browse the driver for the exact devices so that it will be initialized and then approve your request for driver. In the end, just follow the instruction then repeat the step for another driver installation.

Then you will get successful installation driver of Windows 7 on Acer Aspire 5050 such as follow: