Standard VGA Adaptor Problems

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RogCliff

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I recently upgraded my graphics card from a Radeon 9600 to 3650 and that is where I struck problems.
The standard VGA adaptor isn't working or became corrupt and when I installed the
Radeon driver, the system froze after a short while.
I have tried deleting adaptor, but that also removes "Display Adaptors" from the
Device Manager, so even if I install the 3650 driver, it won't appear as installed.
I have tried doing a clean install of Vista but the same thing occurs. On the other hand
I have no problem with Windows 7 RC1 where everything works perfectly.

What purpose does the VGA serve anyway since I still have a display without it working?
 

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Have you connected the graphics card properly on the motherboard?
 

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RogCliff said:
I recently upgraded my graphics card from a Radeon 9600 to 3650 and that is where I struck problems.
The standard VGA adaptor isn't working or became corrupt and when I installed the
Radeon driver, the system froze after a short while.
I have tried deleting adaptor, but that also removes "Display Adaptors" from the
Device Manager, so even if I install the 3650 driver, it won't appear as installed.
I have tried doing a clean install of Vista but the same thing occurs. On the other hand
I have no problem with Windows 7 RC1 where everything works perfectly.

What purpose does the VGA serve anyway since I still have a display without it working?
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it is important to have you graphics driver installed, the driver is optimised for the user, it gives a cleaner picture at a higher resolution without causing much slowdown, the standard VGA adaptor driver cannot do this, it is generic...

but it is ok to delete the standard VGA graphics adaptor from device manager, you want to do that so you can install the windows driver for your graphics card... since you have already attempted to install the drivers before. just go ahead and delete it and then click on the spyglass to locate the hardware and re-install automatically

dmspyglass.jpg
 

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    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
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    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
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    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
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It's impossible to delete the VGA adaptor as once you do, you then have to re-boot then Vista re-installs it again.
Also, I have tried installing the Radeon driver after deleting VGA and it goes through the motions of installing but that is all.
I have heard somewhere, that you have to have the VGA in place before you can install any other driver. Unfortunately, either VGA driver is faulty or there is something stopping it installing properly. When I install the Radeon over this, that is when I strike problems.
As I pointed out, a clean installation of Vista doesn't change anything.
 

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RogCliff said:
It's impossible to delete the VGA adaptor as once you do, you then have to re-boot then Vista re-installs it again.
Also, I have tried installing the Radeon driver after deleting VGA and it goes through the motions of installing but that is all.
I have heard somewhere, that you have to have the VGA in place before you can install any other driver. Unfortunately, either VGA driver is faulty or there is something stopping it installing properly. When I install the Radeon over this, that is when I strike problems.
As I pointed out, a clean installation of Vista doesn't change anything.
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ok, looks like a few files might be corrupt on your copy of vista then, i have attached the 32bit version of the standard vga graphics adaptor drivers, unzip and put them in a folder thats easy to find, then open up the device manager and update driver software on the standard vga graphics driver and click on browse, point it to the folder the drivers are in and try reinstalling your graphics card again after restart.

(if it doesnt allow you to do this, then copy the drivers into c:\windows\system32\drivers, uninstall the vga adaptor and then restart)
 

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA,
    Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA,
    WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
Hi MrNeeds,
Thanks for the driver but I was unable to update via the Device Manager as it said
the driver didn't need updating.
I tried deleting the old driver but even with admin rights, it wouldn't let me do it.
What's Microsoft's problem?
Any more solutions you can think of?
 

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When you install the driver choose the option to browse to the driver files then choose the files provided by MrNeeds.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Sony Vaio Z46GDU
    CPU
    [email protected] w/6MB L2 cache 1066MHz FSB
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    9300M GS 256MB + Intel Integrated 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.1" WXGA True Colour Tough
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    320GB SATA 7200RPM
    Internet Speed
    1MB/s
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