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Can't change monitor driver
I have a similar problem. My inlaws have a new machine with Vista Starter which they got as a pensioners special deal. Anyway I{m trying to change the monitor from the pnp basic to what is actually connected ie an LG Flatron 1752s having downlaoded the drivers from LG. When I try to point the system to the .inf and .icm files for the monitor, they do not show in the directory where I put them. I have disabled UAC and also enabled show hidden files. None of this works. The graphics are Via-S3 on board and shared. Any tips. Thanks -- Rufinoman |
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Can't change monitor driver
"Rufinoman" wrote in message
... I have a similar problem. My inlaws have a new machine with Vista Starter which they got as a pensioners special deal. Anyway I{m trying to change the monitor from the pnp basic to what is actually connected ie an LG Flatron 1752s having downlaoded the drivers from LG. When I try to point the system to the .inf and .icm files for the monitor, they do not show in the directory where I put them. I have disabled UAC and also enabled show hidden files. None of this works. The graphics are Via-S3 on board and shared. Any tips. Thanks Please note: This is NOT a chat room and You are NOT posting to a forum run by Vistaheads - you are actually posting to a global Usenet Newsgroup. You will get a far better experience if you use a newsreader and subscribe to these groups directly, rather than through Vistaheads. Setting up Outlook Express/Windows Mail to access Microsoft newsgroups http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm Accessing the MS newsgroups in Outlook Express/Windows Mail Newsreader http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...roupsetup.mspx If you must stay with Vistaheads then please follow Usenet custom by quoting the post you are replying to, and replying to the thread. Thank you. http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm |
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Can't change monitor driver
Uninstall all monitors you see in Device Manager. Reboot and follow the prompts. ------- *Report back, please* "Gordon" wrote in message ... "Rufinoman" wrote in message ... I have a similar problem. My inlaws have a new machine with Vista Starter which they got as a pensioners special deal. Anyway I{m trying to change the monitor from the pnp basic to what is actually connected ie an LG Flatron 1752s having downlaoded the drivers from LG. When I try to point the system to the .inf and .icm files for the monitor, they do not show in the directory where I put them. I have disabled UAC and also enabled show hidden files. None of this works. The graphics are Via-S3 on board and shared. Any tips. Thanks Please note: This is NOT a chat room and You are NOT posting to a forum run by Vistaheads - you are actually posting to a global Usenet Newsgroup. You will get a far better experience if you use a newsreader and subscribe to these groups directly, rather than through Vistaheads. Setting up Outlook Express/Windows Mail to access Microsoft newsgroups http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm Accessing the MS newsgroups in Outlook Express/Windows Mail Newsreader http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...roupsetup.mspx If you must stay with Vistaheads then please follow Usenet custom by quoting the post you are replying to, and replying to the thread. Thank you. http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm |
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Can't change monitor driver
Appreciate your help Bob. Tried that and it made no diff. Used the onboard S3 Util to change res in the end, which was/is compatible with the monitor. I was considering dual booting Vista/XP, but it's not my PC and if they are happy with Vista Starter then fine. Thanks Marc -- Rufinoman |
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Can't change monitor driver
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"Rufinoman" wrote in message ... Appreciate your help Bob. Tried that and it made no diff. Used the onboard S3 Util to change res in the end, which was/is compatible with the monitor. I was considering dual booting Vista/XP, but it's not my PC and if they are happy with Vista Starter then fine. Thanks Marc -- Rufinoman |
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Can't change monitor driver
Check to see if there is a compatibility file Tab at the top of the folder
that you stored the driver. Select it and you should find the driver. The system may have put it in a virtual store. -- Paul "Rufinoman" wrote: I have a similar problem. My inlaws have a new machine with Vista Starter which they got as a pensioners special deal. Anyway I{m trying to change the monitor from the pnp basic to what is actually connected ie an LG Flatron 1752s having downlaoded the drivers from LG. When I try to point the system to the .inf and .icm files for the monitor, they do not show in the directory where I put them. I have disabled UAC and also enabled show hidden files. None of this works. The graphics are Via-S3 on board and shared. Any tips. Thanks -- Rufinoman |
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Can't change monitor driver
I had a similar problem with my Viewsonic driver. Turned out the driver that
was released for Vista was not digitally signed so the automatic installer just ignored it in favour of a generic monitor driver. Installed it manually instead, bypassing the warning prompts. "Rufinoman" wrote in message ... Appreciate your help Bob. Tried that and it made no diff. Used the onboard S3 Util to change res in the end, which was/is compatible with the monitor. I was considering dual booting Vista/XP, but it's not my PC and if they are happy with Vista Starter then fine. Thanks Marc -- Rufinoman |