Win XP Home Edition WHQL certified?

[Larry]

Hi,

I want to buy a graphics card but it says my OS needs to
be WHQL certified. So, is my WIN XP home edition WHQL
certified?

Thanks.

 

[Phil]

No the drivers for the video card (hardware) should be WHQL certified, not
the os. But they don't have to be. Many non-certified drivers work just
fine. Most of the big name video cards are whql certified. I've been running
a philips sound card for years now that was never whql certified and it
works fine.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

It's your hardware you need to check on:

"How to download Windows updates and drivers from the Windows Update
Catalog"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323166#2

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| Hi,
|
| I want to buy a graphics card but it says my OS needs to
| be WHQL certified. So, is my WIN XP home edition WHQL
| certified?
|
| Thanks.