Okay ... I'm up and running ... An e-GeForce FX5200 nvidia graphics card
resolved all. Her PC is an older one, with only PCI slots available, so
this is the strongest (only 128 MB ), but it's really working fine. She has
Aero, and Flip 3D ... a 3.0 experience rating, and is now a "Happy Vista
Camper" ...
However ... I've still got one issue left to resolve ... our home network
has not worked since the Vista installations. Well .. it's kinda worked (all
the internet connections work, and we can share printers,) but we can't share
files or folders ...
I can see the network and the other computers, but attempting to open any
other PC's drive or folders (expect for the public ones). I've set no
passwords on any machines, and I've set maximum sharing permissions. But
still, whenever I try to access a file or folder on a networked PC, I
encounter this message --> "\\name\c: is not available. You might not have
permission to use this resource. Contact the administrator of this server to
find out if you have access permissions. Access is denied.
I AM the "administrator of that server" ... but no matter how much I talk to
my self (user to administrator) I can't figure out how to allow the sharing
to occur.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance ... and oh yeah ... I will accept a "LEAVE ME ALONE, ONLY
ONE FIX TO A CUSTOMER!" response !!
Thanks again for all the help you've already given
Gerry
"Malke" wrote:
> 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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