what drivers to have

[Guest]

I seem to be getting screen freezing and screen build up and think it could
be something to do with my drivers as im pretty sure some were deleted from
my pc for some reason some time ago. Im just wondering what drivers i should
have and also how to find out what drivers i have already?

Thanks in advance, cheers!

 

[Tom]

I seem to be getting screen freezing and screen build up and think it could
be something to do with my drivers as im pretty sure some were deleted
from
my pc for some reason some time ago. Im just wondering what drivers i
should
have and also how to find out what drivers i have already?

Thanks in advance, cheers!

Install the latest video drivers for your video card brand, and only you can
sya what brand you have. Keep in mind, they are drivers for SP2 (Service
Pack 2) that are specific for it. Check to see what SP you have installed
also.

 

[Jabez Gan]

CY,

Press Winkey + Pausebreak key to open up Device Manager. From there, look
for the manufacturer of your graphic card, sound card, modem etc.

Next, go to the manufacturer's website and download the latest driver, and
install it.

FYI, I would suggest that you try installing the latest version of the
graphic card and see if this fixes the problem. And what makes you think
that some drivers are removed from your system?

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I seem to be getting screen freezing and screen build up and think it
could
be something to do with my drivers as im pretty sure some were deleted
from
my pc for some reason some time ago. Im just wondering what drivers i
should
have and also how to find out what drivers i have already?

Thanks in advance, cheers!

What is a "screen buildup"?

You may need new video drivers. Check the site for your video board
manufacturer. Meanwhile you can do the following:
1. Use the default mouse pointers.
2. Turn down your color depth. (Right click the desktop and choose
Properties | Appearance | Settings) Some people find that increasing color
depth helps.
3. Turn down your graphics hardware acceleration. (For Win 98, Start |
Settings | Control Panel | System | Performance | Graphics button) You will
see little, if any, performance degradation.
4. Turn off your desktop wallpaper.

If these make the problem go away you need new video drivers.

If you have an ATI video board, try adding these lines to System.ini

[display]
DevBMP=0 <--- That's a zero

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