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David H. Lipman
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      11th Feb 2008
From: "Jasper" <?@?.com>

| Hi folks,
|
| Is it normal for XP to only display "Default Monitor" in Device
| Manager, Monitors? I have an old Dell D825TM monitor, and I can't
| find how to install this in Control Panel, Add New Hardware.
|
| In Windows 98 and 95 you had an almost endless list of monitors to
| install in Add New Hardware, and the monitor model would be listed in
| Device Manager . Is there some way to install the monitor, or has
| this all changed?
|
| Thanks in advance,
|
| Jasper

The default may just be a simple Plug 'N Play monitor.
Are you actually having problems displaying in higher resolutions ?

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Shenan Stanley
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      11th Feb 2008
Jasper wrote:
> Is it normal for XP to only display "Default Monitor" in Device
> Manager, Monitors? I have an old Dell D825TM monitor, and I can't
> find how to install this in Control Panel, Add New Hardware.
>
> In Windows 98 and 95 you had an almost endless list of monitors to
> install in Add New Hardware, and the monitor model would be listed
> in Device Manager . Is there some way to install the monitor, or
> has this all changed?


Is "Plug N Play" not doing it for you?
What is it you are expecting to gain out of having the monitor driver?

The resolutions available to you may be limited by the monitor (in that you
cannot see beyond a given range) but they are provided to you by the Video
Card driver - not the monitor driver (necessarily, although your choices can
be limited - at least in the default view - by the monitor driver found.)

A google search revelas you might get a color profile for this monitor off
the Internet - however - unlikely you will find anything beyond Windows 2000
for a monitor of that age.

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Brian A.
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      11th Feb 2008
"Jasper" <?@?.com> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi folks,
>
> Is it normal for XP to only display "Default Monitor" in Device
> Manager, Monitors? I have an old Dell D825TM monitor, and I can't
> find how to install this in Control Panel, Add New Hardware.
>
> In Windows 98 and 95 you had an almost endless list of monitors to
> install in Add New Hardware, and the monitor model would be listed in
> Device Manager . Is there some way to install the monitor, or has
> this all changed?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jasper


If you're not having any monitor problems leave it, it's standard to use the
"default" monitor. If for some odd reason you need drivers installed for your Dell
D825TM monitor, you'll need to download the drivers from Dells support site for your
specific monitor and install the drivers per their instructions.

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How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375


 
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Jasper
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      11th Feb 2008
Hi folks,

Is it normal for XP to only display "Default Monitor" in Device
Manager, Monitors? I have an old Dell D825TM monitor, and I can't
find how to install this in Control Panel, Add New Hardware.

In Windows 98 and 95 you had an almost endless list of monitors to
install in Add New Hardware, and the monitor model would be listed in
Device Manager . Is there some way to install the monitor, or has
this all changed?

Thanks in advance,

Jasper
 
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Jerry
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      11th Feb 2008
More than likely Dell no longer provides drivers for a monitor that old. I
have a friend with a similar problem.

"Jasper" <?@?.com> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi folks,
>
> Is it normal for XP to only display "Default Monitor" in Device
> Manager, Monitors? I have an old Dell D825TM monitor, and I can't
> find how to install this in Control Panel, Add New Hardware.
>
> In Windows 98 and 95 you had an almost endless list of monitors to
> install in Add New Hardware, and the monitor model would be listed in
> Device Manager . Is there some way to install the monitor, or has
> this all changed?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jasper



 
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      11th Feb 2008
well if u r looking out for a video driver for ur dell system..u can go to support.dell.com.click on driverss download..enter the system service tag or the model number of ur dell system ..and u can get install the driver..
 
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      12th Feb 2008
From: "Jasper" <?@?.com>

| You are right. It would have to be about ten or more years old. I
| search and search the Dell site and found nothing. Anyway, it does
| not matter. It works fine as the default monitor. I was just
| expecting it to be listed in one of the cabinet files on the XP CD as
| a .inf file.
|

And thus a clear benefit of a Plug 'n Play monitor.
No driver needed.

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Jasper
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      12th Feb 2008
You are right. It would have to be about ten or more years old. I
search and search the Dell site and found nothing. Anyway, it does
not matter. It works fine as the default monitor. I was just
expecting it to be listed in one of the cabinet files on the XP CD as
a .inf file.

Jasper

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:51:13 -0800, "Jerry" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>More than likely Dell no longer provides drivers for a monitor that old. I
>have a friend with a similar problem.
>
>"Jasper" <?@?.com> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Is it normal for XP to only display "Default Monitor" in Device
>> Manager, Monitors? I have an old Dell D825TM monitor, and I can't
>> find how to install this in Control Panel, Add New Hardware.
>>
>> In Windows 98 and 95 you had an almost endless list of monitors to
>> install in Add New Hardware, and the monitor model would be listed in
>> Device Manager . Is there some way to install the monitor, or has
>> this all changed?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Jasper

>
>


 
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Brian A.
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      12th Feb 2008
Even though they're not needed, if you want the drivers for your D825TM monitor,
the DELLMON.EXE file which has many drivers includes yours and can be download here:
ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/monitors/

The file can be opened with a file compression/decompression app ( at least WinRAR
opens it ) to see the contents.


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Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375


"Jasper" <?@?.com> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> You are right. It would have to be about ten or more years old. I
> search and search the Dell site and found nothing. Anyway, it does
> not matter. It works fine as the default monitor. I was just
> expecting it to be listed in one of the cabinet files on the XP CD as
> a .inf file.
>
> Jasper
>
> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:51:13 -0800, "Jerry" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>>More than likely Dell no longer provides drivers for a monitor that old. I
>>have a friend with a similar problem.
>>
>>"Jasper" <?@?.com> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> Is it normal for XP to only display "Default Monitor" in Device
>>> Manager, Monitors? I have an old Dell D825TM monitor, and I can't
>>> find how to install this in Control Panel, Add New Hardware.
>>>
>>> In Windows 98 and 95 you had an almost endless list of monitors to
>>> install in Add New Hardware, and the monitor model would be listed in
>>> Device Manager . Is there some way to install the monitor, or has
>>> this all changed?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>> Jasper

>>
>>

>


 
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David H. Lipman
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      12th Feb 2008
From: "Brian A." <gonefish'n@afarawaylake>

| Even though they're not needed, if you want the drivers for your D825TM monitor,
| the DELLMON.EXE file which has many drivers includes yours and can be download here:
| ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/monitors/
|
| The file can be opened with a file compression/decompression app ( at least WinRAR
| opens it ) to see the contents.
|

Good research Brian !

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