-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Video driver
- From: "Wyatt M. Portendt" <nunyabidness6@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 19:35:30 -0600
I seriously doubt it. Best to save/backup everything she can't live
without and do the restore. She'll have to go back and update things, but
I don't hold out a lot of hope for getting drivers or support from Compaq
for the method you want to use. If you knew for sure the vid card and the
chipmaker, then you should be able to find a driver, but if your video
goes, you're blind and it's hard to fix what you can't see. Try Belarc
Advisor and see what it reports the graphics card as. Then try in device
manager under system information. See if the two jive. If they do, try to
get a driver from the card's manufacturer. Then be ready with restore
disks in case it doesn't work out.
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On 12/18/2002 at 11:48 AM a whisper was heard, and the one known as Deb B
was rumoured to have uttered....
| Do you think it is best to call Compaq and have
| them walk my friend through
| it...Deb
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Wyatt M. Portendt" <nunyabidness6@xxxxxxxxx>
| To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 9:49 PM
| Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Video driver
|
|
| >
| > It's not always possible (or easy) to get the drivers from
| the restore
| > disks and with Compaq, in my experience, there is a fair
| amount of shady
| > stuff going on with the hardware. I've tried with more than
| one Compaq to
| > install an OS without the restore disk and have found,
| without fail,
| issues
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