VGA driver for IBM thinkpad T42 running windows 7

[awah]

i recently installed window 7 to my IBM thinkpad T42 laptop. all the drivers where installed but video drivers are not installed, rather standard VGA graphic adapter.i can not run 3D programs. please help me resolve this problem.

system information
IBM thinkpad T42,
processor :1.7G
ram: 1.2G

 

[stormy13]

awah, welcome to the Seven Forums.

Considering the age of that laptop and the GPU that is in it (ATI Mobility 9600 or similar), the best you're going to get for it is the last XP driver as there are not now and never will be a Windows 7 driver for it. Best to go to IBM/Lenovo and get the XP driver for it. It may take using,

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/316-compatibility-mode.html

to get it to install.