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parkinson40

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    onlygetting vga mode in wind 2000
    « on: December 24, 2008, 03:05:50 PM »
    I had to reformat the disc on mty t20 ibm thinkpad.
    Reloaded 200 all ok.
    in the display mode it will only give vga mode 16 colours.
    How do I get the type of graphic card in the machine and how do I get it to work?
    thankyou

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    Re: onlygetting vga mode in wind 2000
    « Reply #1 on: December 24, 2008, 03:26:06 PM »
    Re-install both the MBoard and graphics drivers for that machine...
    They will be on a Tecrsa CD labelled Drivers.
    If you do not have it travel to their website.
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    Re: onlygetting vga mode in wind 2000
    « Reply #2 on: December 24, 2008, 03:35:35 PM »
    You should have save your graphic drivers.  :(
    Anyway, if you can get on the internet, try to find both the motherboard and video drivers for your system. Or, you could go into device manager, select the video adapter and try to update the adapter using windows update service. Sometimes that works. Or do it like this:
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    You can get to the drive from the desktop. > display properties > adapter >driver >update drive.
    And pick windows update. Otherwise you have to get it off hte site of whoever made your computer and video graphics.

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    Re: onlygetting vga mode in wind 2000
    « Reply #3 on: December 24, 2008, 03:41:48 PM »
    Why on Earth you would suggest Windows Update for drivers  is beyond me...
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      Re: onlygetting vga mode in wind 2000
      « Reply #4 on: December 24, 2008, 03:54:07 PM »
      Thank yu patio.
      I have googled tecrsa but cannot find.
      would you have the address?

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      Re: onlygetting vga mode in wind 2000
      « Reply #5 on: December 24, 2008, 04:00:00 PM »

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      Re: onlygetting vga mode in wind 2000
      « Reply #6 on: December 24, 2008, 06:12:26 PM »
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      Why on Earth you would suggest Windows Update for drivers  is beyond me...
      Thank you for not saying more!   :-[

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      Re: onlygetting vga mode in wind 2000
      « Reply #7 on: December 25, 2008, 01:57:30 AM »
      Why on Earth you would suggest Windows Update for drivers  is beyond me...

      Because that's how they did it in the business 30 years ago!

      Oh wait, wrong old guy.

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        Re: onlygetting vga mode in wind 2000
        « Reply #8 on: December 25, 2008, 04:02:32 AM »
        being really thick
        I went to the site put in t20 laptop
        it gave me updates?(i downloaded the vidio one but it doesnt work)
        can you tell me which two or where I need to go to find the two drivers.
        (and what name I need to look for)
        sorry to be a pain
        « Last Edit: December 25, 2008, 01:51:40 PM by parkinson40 »

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          Re: onlygetting vga mode in wind 2000
          « Reply #9 on: December 25, 2008, 05:19:59 PM »
          right
          I have downloaded the driver,for the vidio
          How do I get the machine to accept the driver and stop opening in vga default.
          (the drivers would appear to still be in the machine)
           

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            Re: onlygetting vga mode in wind 2000
            « Reply #10 on: December 26, 2008, 12:48:32 PM »
            does anyone know

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            Re: onlygetting vga mode in wind 2000
            « Reply #11 on: December 26, 2008, 05:30:19 PM »
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            How do I get the machine to accept the driver and stop opening in vga default.
            For some video cards it is done this way. Go into the device manager and remove the VGA device. The system will still run with it gone! If the driver software has a Setup, run it. Other wise go into add new hardware and insist that you have the disk and do not let Windows install a driver. You then give the location of the folder that has the proper INF or whatever it is. Windows then installs the driver you want. It may complain that the driver is not certified. Then you can chose to ignore the warning. Then when it is done, reboot the system.
            Thant may apply to your problem, but no guarantee.

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            Re: onlygetting vga mode in wind 2000
            « Reply #12 on: December 26, 2008, 06:36:11 PM »
            I have no problem with you using Windows to update drivers....
            Keep doing it i say .
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              Re: onlygetting vga mode in wind 2000
              « Reply #13 on: December 27, 2008, 08:29:55 AM »
              than you geek worked a teat