Invalid Driver

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P Mossel

Due to some reason i just had my WinXP repaired(booted
up
the machine through WinXP disk, clicked "install" and
then chose "Repair").

Now the problem comes in, WinXP is not using the correct
driver for my display card now. When I go into the
settings of "Display Properties". It doesn't allow me to
update the displayer driver and when go into "Monitor
Type", it's showing "Default Monitor" and again, I am not
allowed to change anything. I tried "Device Management",
but it doesn't show me the "displayer adapter".

Would anyone please tell me what I should do now? It
doesn't allow me to set higher resolution with 32 bit
color now... e__e
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The safest method is changing back to the VGA display
driver by uninstalling the existing display driver:

Properties | Settings | Advanced | Adapter | Properties |
Driver --> Click on "Uninstall Driver."

After rebooting (in VGA mode), install the appropriate
driver for your graphics card. Note that "default
monitor" is ok in XP as long as the monitor is plug-and-
play, signalling back to the graphics card what
resolutions and refresh rates it is capable off.

When XP first came out, getting the refresh rates right
was troublesome. SO make sure to update XP (service
packs, patches) before installing the graphics card.

As long as your graphics card is ATI or nVidia based, you
should have no trouble getting an appropriate and stable
driver from the manufacturers' support sites. With lesser
known brands, make sure the driver supports XP.

I have a box of older graphics cards at home, none of
which has driver support for XP :-)
 
Thanks for your tips, Mossel. But I don't see the
option "Uninstall Driver" for the path u provided for me
[this may be weird, but that's why I am here asking for
help]. I thought of choosing the option "Do not use this
device" under "Properties | Settings | Advanced | Adapter
| Properties | General | Device Usage" but I am afraid I
won't be able to see anything again after disabling the
device. Any comments?

By the way, my display card is indeed nVidia based, with
64M RAM on board. It was no problem detecting it when I
first had my WinXP installed.
 
I just found the solution to my problem. I needed to
install an AGP driver for my mother board[a new
motherboard, my old one is dead.]. Now everything is
working fine. Thank you very much for your time. =)
-----Original Message-----
Thanks for your tips, Mossel. But I don't see the
option "Uninstall Driver" for the path u provided for me
[this may be weird, but that's why I am here asking for
help]. I thought of choosing the option "Do not use this
device" under "Properties | Settings | Advanced | Adapter
| Properties | General | Device Usage" but I am afraid I
won't be able to see anything again after disabling the
device. Any comments?

By the way, my display card is indeed nVidia based, with
64M RAM on board. It was no problem detecting it when I
first had my WinXP installed.
-----Original Message-----

The safest method is changing back to the VGA display
driver by uninstalling the existing display driver:

Properties | Settings | Advanced | Adapter | Properties |
Driver --> Click on "Uninstall Driver."

After rebooting (in VGA mode), install the appropriate
driver for your graphics card. Note that "default
monitor" is ok in XP as long as the monitor is plug-and-
play, signalling back to the graphics card what
resolutions and refresh rates it is capable off.

When XP first came out, getting the refresh rates right
was troublesome. SO make sure to update XP (service
packs, patches) before installing the graphics card.

As long as your graphics card is ATI or nVidia based, you
should have no trouble getting an appropriate and stable
driver from the manufacturers' support sites. With lesser
known brands, make sure the driver supports XP.

I have a box of older graphics cards at home, none of
which has driver support for XP :-)
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