Vista Disabled my Graphics card

[Guest]

Hello all!

I have recently installed Windows Vista Beta 2 on my Toshiba laptop only to
find that Vista has disabled the graphics card due to an error detected.

I have an ATI Radeon 9600/9700 series graphics card, which Vista tells me is
64mb. I know that Vista would like me to have a 128mb graphics card, but I
really don't want to fiddle around with installing a new one ( I don't even
know if I can if it is built in).

I see no reason why Vista should stop the graphics card from working as now
it prevents me from watching DVD's and the overall visual quality is
decreased ( as you can imagine). Vista tells me that the graphics card is
experiencing code 43. I have installed the latest drivers from ATI and it
still doesn't work.

I would really appreciate any ideas or comments

Thanks very much.

RJardine

 

[Guest]

I had a similar problem. I have a radeon All-In-Wonder X800 XT. I had to go
to the ATI site to get the newest Radeon drivers, but unfortunately, it shut
off my FM radio, my ATI DVD and File player, and most improtantly, my TV
tuner.

When i submitted a ticket to ATI they said Vista is Beta, and their Vista
drivers are Beta and they will not release any multimedia center drivers till
Vista ships as a production OS. Swell eh? i told them that is why my next
card will be made by nVidia.

You maybe able to find a Vista beta driver at ATI, but you may have the same
problems as I. Good Luck

Jeff

 

[Tom Scales]

What did you expect?

Oh, and which nVidia graphics card with integrated TV tuner are you planning
on buying (since they don't make one).

The ATI TV tuner/graphics cards are mediocre software based TV tuners.

Get a real tuner

Tom

 

[Guest]

Well, I have to admit, price and function were major factors. I am sharing a
small apt with a freind of mine...space is at a premuim. My entire media
center is basically what i can fit on my already overloaded and overstacked
Wal-Mart desk. I bout the All in Wonder specifically because it incororated
TV , FM, music playing capability while still being decnt enough for my
online gaming (Call of Duty..which i also can not play right now.) Since I
can hardly wait till early next year for Vista to ship and ATI to release
real drivers, I am probably going to go back to XP.....dammit >:~(
....cuz I really like Vista otherwise.

Jeff