Windows 7: How to update my video card

try updating the card manually, from device manager. dont let it search. use the select from a list option, then uncheck the box for only showing compatible. then find ati on the left, and look for your model number on the right.

Even less chance of finding anything for it as ATI dropped all support for it back in February of 2006. And no Aero will never work on it for the reason I mentioned previously in addition to it only being a DirectX 7 card,

ATi M7 GPU - Specifications, and Pictures - GPUReview.com

Best you're going to get is the default driver (probably shows as "standard VGA") that Windows installs for it.

Ok, I did this, and after I restarted, nothing changed. Well, I mainly just want to play games, like the sims, but it gives me errors. I was able to play the games in Windows XP, but not in Windows 7.

does device manager recognize the card now?

the games may be a different issue. you can check their websites for updates/patches and if there are none, try installing them in compatibility mode.

Well, yes, BUT it said Windows detected problems, and stopped it. So I updated it, and it went back to what it was. And yes, I tried compatibility mode. So, will my video card work with Vista? Or maybe I should go with Ubuntu 10.10 or Windows XP again.....

i couldnt say for sure whether vista (or ubuntu) would work, but since the original operating system was xp, that should work with no problems.