Max Resolution?

[bambi]

Hi,
I know Windows XP and Windows 7 Build 7000 are different but, in XP i used to be able to have my res at the max my old laptop could handle which was 1024 X 768
Now in Windows 7 It has been grayed out so i cant change it and is set to 600 X 400. Is there a way of increasing this or is this due to the fact with the new Windows my laptop cant handle it...

[specs]
Documentation
Inspiron 2600
1006MHZ Pent 3
640 Ram DDR1
Maximum resolutions
1024 x 768 at 16.8 million colors
[/specs]


Thanks all


-baMBi-

 

[echrada]

Have you installed the right graphics accelerator drivers?

 

[bambi]

Yer, the only driver left i need to get is the pci modem. So all the graphics are installed properly. :S

-baMBi-

 

[darkassain]

Yer, the only driver left i need to get is the pci modem. So all the graphics are installed properly. :S

-baMBi-

what graphics card do you have???

it might just need to be updated...

have you checked windows update??

 

[bambi]

Well im not sure what the graphics are. If you see my first post it has a link to the specs on the Dell website. Mine is the inspiron 2600. It isn't very clear (to me) what it is.

-baMBi-

EDIT:

Found the problem. When i install the video controller (Intel 830) it asks for a reboot, When i do that it seems the drivers get lost. Since Windows tries to install the drivers on boot again.Any ideas?
AKA

 

[johngalt]

Did you try to install eh driver for *XP*? If you you'll need to run the installer in Compatibility mode for XP....

 

[darkassain]

from what i see you can only use the xp drivers....

Drivers and Downloads

 

[bambi]

Ran the driver install in xp mode, it indtalled them fine. Wanted a reboot, then as usual seems to delete the drivers on reboot, and tried to search windows update again for the drivers. Shows in device manager as no driver present also. Im now at a loss unless there are some other ticks you can show me.

-baMBi-

 

[fords8]

After the reboot, can you try a roleback the driver in Windows 7? If Windows 7 has a roleback feature.

I wonder if the unit is just to old for the OS.

Or the OS is seeing that driver it is installing as the best driver for the video. Anyway to get the OS to stop looking for the best driver?

Sorry, I am guessing here. Have not started running Windows 7 yet!

 

[johngalt]

W7 does have the rollback - unfortunately, since it is the one removing the drivers, I am assuming that the rollback will to work as it is physically removing them.

Since those drivers are for XP only, I think that you are pretty much stuck....

 

[fords8]

Sure it is removing them and not replacing them with what it thinks is a better driver? Intel video should install the Intel video software. After the reboot, go into add/remove programs and see if it is still in there.

 

[johngalt]

Pretty sure - because it is hard to imagine how the lowest of all generic VG drivers can be considered better than anything

 

[davehc]

I don't think the other specs of the 2600 are going to get you into Windows 7. Was it able to run Vista?

 

[darkassain]

techincally they should albeit without the eyecandy...
it should accept the xp WDM drivers....

 

[johngalt]

My x1650 Pro ran Vista with Full Aero - but it also had 512 MB DDR3, so that helped a lot....

The 2600 is on the low end but IIRC it still *does* support Vista, maybe not with Aero, but it should.

I think the hardest part s the drivers - Vista on lappys is dead picky for drivers, and this is from that age when you *had* to get drivers from your manufacturer....

 

[darkassain]

My x1650 Pro ran Vista with Full Aero - but it also had 512 MB DDR3, so that helped a lot....

The 2600 is on the low end but IIRC it still *does* support Vista, maybe not with Aero, but it should.

but a x1650 is a way higher card and has actually memory...



we are talking about IGP now....

this is a whole other ball park.... (i know you know...lol)

where also talking about a p3 here...

very low end (by today's standards... no offense i got IGP too....)


the x3100 is one of the first and and one of the only ones that got the upgrade from 9 to 10 support..

i believe there might be a way to update the drivers though

try to do it from the device manager

right click the graphics driver and click on update...

go to update driver software

browse my computer for driver software point it to the folder where the inf's are... and it should update by itself....

I think the hardest part s the drivers - Vista on lappys is dead picky for drivers, and this is from that age when you *had* to get drivers from your manufacturer....

and you are dead right about picky drivers

 

[johngalt]

Lol true, the x1650 Pro was more of a beast than people gave i credit for - it just *quickly* overshadowed by the x19xx series, so was considered, for the most part, a mid-level card at best.

And, yeah, you're right, since the actual CPU is a Celeron, this card is still going to be outdated compared to my x1650 by at least a generation, plus you can add another generation due to it being integrated, as you reminded me....

 

[echrada]

Your graphics controller is not supported under vista so it will not work with Windows 7.

Your machine is not geared for an upgrade from XP.

 

[bambi]

It's ok. I can handle the resolution. Everything works fine its just everything is so big.
My reboot time is 208 seconds on a good day .
But despite the spec of the laptop i think it does well to actually run windows 7. Response times for opening programs are bareable (not as fast as my main computer but theres a huge difference ). Only problem really is the resloution. Other than that it's A-OK.

~Spaz

EDIT: BTW i also installed it on my main computer . Looks V nice, ill grab my WEI and post it in a mo

 

[tdk08]

thats clever how you lured me to this post in your sig