Solved Please help my new Vista, Thanks!

[then00b]

So my problem is that, certificate keep popping up and it's very annonying...nah that's not what I write this for but here is my PC specs to help make matter more easy:

So this Vista was from my dad 'cause my vista is a pile of junk

System Manufacturer/Model Number: ??? OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU: QuadCore Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200, 2333 MHz (7 x 333) Motherboard: Pegatron IPIBL-LB (Benicia) Chipset: Intel Bearlake G33 Memory: System Memory: 8182 MB Graphics Card(s): Intel(R) G33/G31 Express chipset Family Sound Card: Realtek ALC1200 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 Monitor(s) Displays: Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB] (HVKS303658) Hard Drives: DIMM1-4: Kingston HP5189-2180-ELC 2 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (6-6-6-18 @ 400 MHz) (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) PSU: Not yet. Case: hmmm Cooling: Idk
So my problem is that, alot of games is unable to start (I'm a bit of a gamer) the specific one is Minecraft. That game doesn't take much to play, even my old slow vista was able to play. This one however suck, I check on Can you Run it (http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/) and found most games fall below the FAIL section. Is there anyway to fix this? I'm pretty is either the Video card or the four long thin green strip that you insert into ye computer (Aida64 show me the green strip thing so I thought it was the hard drive)

edit: Ok so I upgraded to Win7 OS (thinking of downgrade) but before that. My old hard drive was installed in this "new" PC and my old vista was crap...so does that contribute to anything? because the requirement for Win7 is quite something

Thanks alot if you save my poor gaming soul cry:

 

[wither 3]

How did you get from Vista to Win 7?

Also, if your dad had Vista, was it an OEM version?

Is Vista completely up to date?

 

[then00b]

To add more details. My dad kept and use both the hard drive (I think is the big silver box) So I ended up using my OLD hard drive.

My dad upgraded the Vista to Win7, I have no say about that.

I don't quite know what OEM mean, but it's a home premium

I'm pretty sure my Vista isn't up to date.

 

[wither 3]

OEM is original equipment manufacturer. It doesn't matter.

I'm confused. Do you have Win 7 or Vista?

It looks like you have plenty of RAM but it seems you don't have a graphics card. Instead you have a onboard chipset. That will slow down or make playing some games difficult unless you reduce your monitor resolution.

If you have Win 7, it may be that your old games can't use the Win 7 drivers. You could try running them in compatibility mode or in a virtual machine setup. Someone else will have to help with the virtual setup.

 

[townsbg]

So you put your hard drive in another computer? You can't just do that with windows and expect it to work right. You have to reinstall. Did that computer come with a windows disk? If so use that.

 

[then00b]

I have a PC that use to run Vista OS now it was upgraded to a Win7 OS

I may try to reduce my resolution

 

[then00b]

Oh my Gosh...IT WORK! Thank you alot Wither 3 :D I don't mind having lower resolution, my eyes isn't that great anyway LOL but at least I can play minecraft now! yay

 

[then00b]

And I also thank you townsbg for the suggestion

 

[wither 3]

I asked about the OEM because of what townsbg mentioned. However, when you didn't mention any other problems, I assumed Windows was operating properly. That why I later said it didn't matter.

I'm glad it's working.

How do you mark a thread as solved?

 

[richc46]

I will mark it as solved. Good help guys.

@Wither: A moderator or the OP can mark it as solved.

 

[wither 3]

Thanks.

 

[townsbg]

I've heard of other people who try to run an installation of windows in another computer and at the very least the drivers probably won't work properly. Quite frequently this results in instability with blue screens and freezing. Your problem was that the graphics drivers where for the other computer and where non-functional in the system causing low resolution.