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i have XP, i need to download a diver.
all i know is that it says VGA compatible. i dont know what video card i
have or what driver it needs

"jas" <> wrote in message
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>i have XP, i need to download a diver.
> all i know is that it says VGA compatible. i dont know what video card i
> have or what driver it needs
>
>

Install Everest Home from
http://www.lavalys.com/products/over...?pid=1&lang=en - it is free and
will tell you what driver you need.

"jas" wrote in message
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> i have XP, i need to download a diver.
> all i know is that it says VGA compatible. i dont know what video
> card i have or what driver it needs

Start

Run

DEVMGMT.MSC

This will open up Device Manager

Click on the plus sign next to Display adapators

This should show what graphics card / chipset you have - post back with the
details

"jas" <> wrote in message
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> i have XP, i need to download a diver.
> all i know is that it says VGA compatible. i dont know what video card i
> have or what driver it needs
>
>

do a google search for Everest At Home, it's a free program that will tell
you all you need to know about your pc, and includes links to manufacturers
sites for drivers etc.

P.

"Dave Lear" <> wrote in message
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> "jas" wrote in message
> news:43649d0a$0$20400$
>
> > i have XP, i need to download a diver.
> > all i know is that it says VGA compatible. i dont know what video
> > card i have or what driver it needs
>
> Start
>
> Run
>
> DEVMGMT.MSC
>
> This will open up Device Manager
>
> Click on the plus sign next to Display adapators
>
> This should show what graphics card / chipset you have - post back with
the
> details
>

I did but there is no "display adapters" menu item, it goes striaght from
"disk drives" to "DVD/CD-ROM drives"

however under "Other Devices (theres a yellow question mark) and it says
"Video Controller(VGA Compatible)

"Dave Lear" <> wrote in message
news:...
> "jas" wrote in message
> news:43649d0a$0$20400$
>
> > i have XP, i need to download a diver.
> > all i know is that it says VGA compatible. i dont know what video
> > card i have or what driver it needs
>
> Start
>
> Run
>
> DEVMGMT.MSC
>
> This will open up Device Manager
>
> Click on the plus sign next to Display adapators
>
> This should show what graphics card / chipset you have - post back with
the
> details
>
>



ok ive installed something. now i have VIA/S3G Unichrome IGP under the
display adapters tab......but my display still seems slow

"jas" wrote in message
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>> Start
>> Run
>> DEVMGMT.MSC
>> This will open up Device Manager
>> Click on the plus sign next to Display adapators
>> This should show what graphics card / chipset you have - post back
>> with the details
>
> ok ive installed something. now i have VIA/S3G Unichrome IGP under
> the display adapters tab......but my display still seems slow

Right... that's an on-board graphics chipset, i.e. you don't have a
dedicated graphics card, instead the graphics chips are on your motherboard.
You should therefore ensure you've got the latest motherboard drivers...

http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx...D=1&CatID=1070

....and graphics drivers...

http://www.viaarena.com/default.aspx...D=1&CatID=1160

Of course, you're not likely to see fantastic responsiveness from an
on-board graphics chipset. They're on-board because they're cheap and
they're cheap because they're not fast (they're okay for desktop work but
rubbish for games). If you want responsiveness in games then a cheap AGP
card would pretty much always beat on-board graphics.

thanks heaps dave,
turns out i had turned up my resolution too high! i turned it back down and
everything works like b4

or my arse from my elbow

jas wrote:
>
> i have XP, i need to download a diver.
> all i know is that it says VGA compatible. i dont know what video card i
> have or what driver it needs

http://www.hwinfo.com/html/download.html




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