Laptop dell inspiron 1525 sound only when headphones connected

Are you using the headphones jack? Do headphones work from the port? Win XP Drivers can be found here: http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/Product/inspiron-6000

If your laptop is still under warranty, installing WinXP will void the warranty. It's very tricky. I'd suggest getting another PC with Internet connection and search and download drivers as needed for your 1525. Good luck.

you'll need to buy an install disk, from there you just have to format the drive ( or get a new one) and install it on that, once that is done you'll just have to download all your drivers to bring it back up to date.
link to a guide: http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp

http://support.euro.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?os=WW1&osl=EN&catid=3&impid=-1&servicetag=&SystemID=INS_PNT_PM_1525&hidos=WW1&hidlang=en&TabIndex=

you can download the sound driver for your laptop to work in win xp from the above link.

You'll find the XP drivers you need here: http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&ServiceTag=&SystemID=INS_PNT_PM_1525&os=WLH&osl=en&catid=&impid=

Reinstall the xp audio drivers off of Dells website.

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Here is a set of links to follow to get the appropriate drivers for XP for the 1525. You also might want to check Dell's site they have a list of drivers available for XP and the components.
http://support.euro.dell.com/support/topics/topic.aspx/emea/shared/support/reinstall/en/reinstall_center?~ck=ln&c=uk&l=en&lnki=0&s=gen


Follow this simple Installation step to downgrade Windows Vista to Windows XP.
a. You have to prepare SATA Driver on your USB Disk. You may get the Dell Inspiron 1525 SATA HERE
b. You have to prepare Dell Inspiron 1525 Wireless Card Driver as well known as Broadcom BCM 4311.
c. For Dell Inspiron 1525 Webcam you have to get Creative Labs Webcam that you may get it in the Windows Update Sites.
d. Get Marvell Yukon 88E8040 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller drivers.
e.
Video Card Driver Intel GM965
Dell Application Software Quickset
Ricoh R5C833 Flash Drive controller Driver
Sound Audio Driver Dell Inspiron 1525 SIGMATEL STAC 92XX C-Major HD
Download Intel Chipset
Dell Inspiron 1525 Modem Conexant D330,HDA,MDC,v.92,
Touchpad
Notes: After installing windows XP, you have to prepare windows Downgrade XP patch for Dell Inspiron 1525 before installing Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module and finish Dell Inspiron 1525 driver for Windows XP Installation. Enjoy Xp on your Dell Inspiron 1525 Notebooks.

sorry u can't download windows XP u should purchase it and remove vista and install windows XP after installing u should download drivers for the dell laptop Inspiron 1525 of windows XP because vista is pre installed operating system including with drivers

Get a detail list of each bit of harware and search the hardware manucfacture site of each driver EG your sound card is proberly STAC 92XX C-Major HD Audio and go to the google and you will xp driver http://ftp.us.dell.com/audio/R114282.EXE

Dear Sir, Have Dell laptop Inspiron 1525 with Vista loaded....but I need Win XP-2 OS on it...CD of which I have but don't have the laptop drivers compatible with XP. Can you pls guide me how & where to find these drivers....Dell does'nt have those drivers anymore (outdated) Pls...