Gerry wrote:
> Thanks for the replies ... I will look into the video card drivers, however
> ... the monitor was working just fine under XP. Do I need a different driver
> for Vista? Or did installing Vista cause the system to choose a generic
> driver instead of the original that I'd been using under XP? One last
> question ... how do I determine what type video card it is .. and what's the
> right driver? Thanks in advance for any assistance ... sorry to be such a
> rookie at all of this ...
Yes, you need drivers for all your hardware for whatever operating
system you're running. Vista is a different operating system from XP and
so the drivers that worked for XP are not what you want to use in Vista.
Do not apologize for being a "rookie". We all had to start somewhere and
people like me are here in the newsgroups because we want to help you.
Here is general information about drivers:
Never get drivers from Windows Update. Get them from:
1. The device mftr.'s website; OR
2. The motherboard mftr.'s website if hardware is onboard; OR
3. The OEM's website for your specific machine if you have an OEM
computer (HP, Dell, Sony, etc.).
Read the installation instructions on the website where you get the drivers.
To find out what hardware is in your computer:
1. Read any documentation you got when you bought the computer.
2. If the computer is OEM, go to the OEM's website for your specific
model machine and look at the specs (you'll be there to get the drivers
anyway)
3. Download, install and run a free system inventory program like Belarc
Advisor. The older Aida32 is good for this, too.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html - Belarc Advisor
http://www.aumha.org/free.htm - Aida32 (hosted on Jim Eshelman's site)
Malke
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