Mikey said:
k i just reformated my computer and it is stuck on 640x480... there
are no other options listed either.... im trying to get my computer
to know excactly what monitor i have but i cant get it to... it
just says use default system setting or somthing
Did you download all necessary hardware drivers from each individual
manufacturer for each hardware component that allows Windows XP to know how
to communicate with said device?
If not - better get to work on that now - because the video is probably only
one of several devices without proper drivers.
Visit the hardware manufacturer(s) web page(s) and download the software
drivers for each of the components.
If it is a "vendor" computer (Dell, HP, IBM, Gateway, etc..) - simply visit
the vendor's page and go to the support/downloads for the particular model
and download all hardware drivers.
If it is a piece-meal computer, you will need to figure out (receipt,
opening the computer, old Belarc hardware list (Belarc Advisor) what each
piece of hardware is and visit each manufacturer's web page. Be sure - at a
minimum - to obtain the motherboard chipset drivers, the hard drive
controller card drivers, the video card drivers, the modem drivers, the
network card drivers and the sound card drivers. Technically - if you have
the drivers for the hardware that will allow you to access the Internet,
everything else can be gotten later.
