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Hardware => Drivers => Topic started by: persists on September 10, 2006, 08:25:16 PM

Title: Installed wrong video Drivers HELP!
Post by: persists on September 10, 2006, 08:25:16 PM
ok so i was messing around with my newly reinstalled xp. My video card wasnt delected and niether was my ethernet or media thing. so i went into install the drivers via what they had as a list in the xp selection. i installed the wrong drivers and now my computer wont show me anything. when i turn it on i dont see anything at all and my monitor is in standby always. Is their anything i can do to fix this? :-?
Title: Re: Installed wrong video Drivers HELP!
Post by: persists on September 10, 2006, 08:28:48 PM
note: it is a on-board video card also.
Title: Re: Installed wrong video Drivers HELP!
Post by: street1 (RIP) on September 10, 2006, 09:14:16 PM
Welcome to Computerhope, persists.

Do you have a video card anywhere you can use?

You could help a lot by giving the manufacturer and
model of your computer.
Title: Re: Installed wrong video Drivers HELP!
Post by: persists on September 10, 2006, 09:51:04 PM
Im not sure of the model number, the computer is very old (5or6years) and it was bottom of the line then. i believe the video card is a intel 82845G or something along the lines.
Title: Re: Installed wrong video Drivers HELP!
Post by: street1 (RIP) on September 10, 2006, 10:03:28 PM
Although,I found that site below at intel  gotta see to install.I am confused about no video if you didn't go into Bios.

Make a boot disk from bootdisk.com download the windows 98 SE  OEM.
Remember the file you download creates a floppy boot disk.Don't just
copy it to the floppy disk.Double click on the download and let it create the floppy boot disk.

If you can't power down restart and boot with a floppy disk something has gone wrong in the BIOS.


http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm


http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=865&lang=eng
Title: Re: Installed wrong video Drivers HELP!
Post by: street1 (RIP) on September 10, 2006, 10:11:25 PM
By the way my computer will be 8 years old in January.

5 or 6 years old ain't that bad unless your a gamer.
Title: Re: Installed wrong video Drivers HELP!
Post by: GX1_Man on September 11, 2006, 06:36:51 PM
You might need to newly install XP again.  ;)
Title: Re: Installed wrong video Drivers HELP!
Post by: Fed on September 26, 2006, 09:41:27 PM
We're here to help Falco, aside from this thread being 2 weeks old without any further questions you could have easily advised the OP to start in safe mode to get back into his computer then run Everest to find out what video he has.
I suspect he has taken GX1_Man's good advice and done a clean install.

BTW, are you a good shot? :)