not able to run proprietary driver software in ubuntu

Probably those drivers are valid only form Windows. Once you have downloaded them, copy the files to your windows partition, reboot with windows and install them.

Ubuntu (linux) usually have its own opensource drivers. For example, you have networking through ubuntu because it is using an opensource driver for your nic versus windows which needs the driver from the manufacturer

Probably those drivers are valid only form Windows. Once you have downloaded them, copy the files to your windows partition, reboot with windows and install them.

Ubuntu (linux) usually have its own opensource drivers. For example, you have networking through ubuntu because it is using an opensource driver for your nic versus windows which needs the driver from the manufacturer

thanks for the info, however, I am a real novice at this. I'm running ubuntu inside windows and have no idea of how to copy these drivers into the windows partition, any suggestions?

What driver are you trying to install? Is there a device that is not working? Many devices supported under linux have the driver built in, so you don't explicitly need to install anything, its all part and parcel

Occasionally newer drivers or drivers that cannot be incorporated may need to be installed, but this is in the minority.

Thanks for responding. The drivers are all dell-supported(inspiron laptop) ranging from bios to input devices, NIC, chipset, video adapter, audio adapter,modem,etc. These are when a reinstall of windows take place on this particular machine, dell provides them as downloads(had to this before). I see that ubuntu has aoftware for these devices, but I am not experienced enough to figure out how to may them work.!!!!

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mycae proposed the following answer:
What driver are you trying to install? Is there a device that is not
working? Many devices supported under linux have the driver built in, so
you don't explicitly need to install anything, its all part and parcel

Occasionally newer drivers or drivers that cannot be incorporated may
need to be installed, but this is in the minority.

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Have you tried running ubuntu? Those should mostly work without needing to install or do anything -- areas that are potentially flaky are the wireless drivers.

Try running the liveCD; this will let you test whether you have problems with your devices.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD