Monday, March 9, 2009

Install XP on an Acer Aspire 5520

Update 03/16/2009: Here is the link for all Acer drivers, not just specifically for the Acer Aspire

At this point in time, I do not have the webcam fully working. I installed all three drivers, but I think they're now conflicting with each other. I don't use it that much, so I haven't bothered to diagnose why it isn't working (Skype says that the camera is already in use by another application)

Warning: prepare for a mass load of reboots! Each driver will require at least one reboot. For all drivers listed below, do not use the "Found New Driver" prompt from Windows! Each driver can be installed through a zip file from Acer.


  • Install XP
  • Update to SP2
  • Install 1. NVIDIA Chipset Driver
  • Install 2. AMD CPU
  • Install 3. NVIDIA VGA - make sure the path is short enough, or some files will fail
  • Install 4. Realtek Audio driver (if desired)
  • Install 5. Card reader driver
  • Install 6. Modem driver
  • Install 7. Touchpad driver: ALPS
  • Install 8. Atheros wireless driver
  • Install 9. Bison webcam driver or Chicony webcam driver or Suyin webcam driver
  • Install 10. Webcam application (if desired)
  • Update to SP3
  • Use Microsoft Update (not Windows Update) to install any drivers you might have missed and/or update existing drivers