Intel 945GC Graphics Card Help

First time posting, so bare with me...

Okay, here's the deal: I recently installed W7 on my laptop. Absolutely, and I mean ABSOLUTELY no problems. SO, I decide to install it on my PC. Bad idea, I guess.

My computer keeps crashing. Once I run Winamp or get to multi-tasking, it crashes and reboots.

Recently, it's given me a "Solve PC Issues" message about my graphics card. So, I look into it. I can't find a Windows 7 driver for my graphics card and this is driving me nuts! Please, help!~

What is your graphics card?

TechOutsider said:

What is your graphics card?

Wow, lol. The clue is in the title.

To the OP, you should monitor your system temps as that honestly sounds like a hardware fault.

That is a chipset. After some research, I found the graphics card for the chipset was a 82945GC. Thanks for the correction anyways.

12eason said:

Wow, lol. The clue is in the title.

To the OP, you should monitor your system temps as that honestly sounds like a hardware fault.

I have no idea what you mean. o.o;

This is some info posted by a MSFT employee on TechNet about video drivers. I include a screenshot because I am not sure if you could access the link.

Your graphics card is compatible with Windows XP only. It may work on Seven, however it does not seem to with your computer. The drivers were not designed for Seven. It's like putting a square in a circle.

A possible solution is to use the Windows 7 provided drivers; don't install any of your drivers, or to get a Windows 7 compatible graphics card.

It could be an overheating problem; is there a lot of dust inside your computer's case, around it, or covering your computer?

TechOutsider said:

Your graphics card is compatible with Windows XP only.

No, the 945 chipset was released specifically to handle Aero, just fyi.

To OP: get the vista driver for the chipset and graphics from intels website, rather than WU. Also, run speedfan to monitor your temps.

TechOutsider said:

Your graphics card is compatible with Windows XP only. It may work on Seven, however it does not seem to with your computer. The drivers were not designed for Seven. It's like putting a square in a circle.

A possible solution is to use the Windows 7 provided drivers; don't install any of your drivers, or to get a Windows 7 compatible graphics card. It could be an overheating problem; is there a lot of dust inside your computer's case, around it, or covering your computer?

No, actually, there isn't. I pretty much clean it out monthly.

12eason said:

No, the 945 chipset was released specifically to handle Aero, just fyi.

To OP: get the vista driver for the chipset and graphics from intels website, rather than WU. Also, run speedfan to monitor your temps.

Whenever I try to install the Vista driver it tells me I have the wrong OS for the installer. And, I will do teh speedfan thingie. Lol.