-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Video driver
- From: "Deb B" <racefans2@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 04:22:45 -0500
thanks so much.....sounds like a good plan to me.....Deb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wyatt M. Portendt" <nunyabidness6@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 8:35 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Video driver
>
> 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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