Windows 7 Stuck in 640x480

[Ayo]

I just finished dual booting XP and Windows 7. XP works just fine.

But windows seven is stuck in 640x480 resolution. It is supposed to be 1024x784 I believe.

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor says: Your current graphics adapter won't support the Windows Aero user interface. Contact your PC manufacturer or retailer to see if an upgrade is possible.

My computers stats are:
Intel [R]
Pentium [R] 4 CPU 2.80 GHz
2.79 GHz, 1.25 GB of RAM

Under DirectX Diagnostics Direct 3D and Direct Draw are listed as unavailable.

Is there any way around it?

If I need a new graphics card can someone give me a good one that works great and is relatively cheap.

 

[zigzag3143]

I just finished dual booting XP and Windows 7. XP works just fine.

But windows seven is stuck in 640x480 resolution. It is supposed to be 1024x784 I believe.

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor says: Your current graphics adapter won't support the Windows Aero user interface. Contact your PC manufacturer or retailer to see if an upgrade is possible.

My computers stats are:
Intel [R]
Pentium [R] 4 CPU 2.80 GHz
2.79 GHz, 1.25 GB of RAM

Under DirectX Diagnostics Direct 3D and Direct Draw are listed as unavailable.

Is there any way around it?

If I need a new graphics card can someone give me a good one that works great and is relatively cheap.

Which dell do you have and what graphics chipset? Probably 946gm, like my dell

Ken

 

[Antman]

Hmm... you report a problem wih your video, you list some specs, but you leave out the most important one. Which video card?

If you will provide your Dell service tag, we can identify exactly what your options are.

 

[Ayo]

My Dell service tag is GND9B81. It has the video card it came with.

Dell Dimension 3000.

 

[zigzag3143]

A

Dell dimension 3000 you can get drivers for it here Drivers & Downloads

video here http://support.dell.com/support/dow...-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=6&fileid=137459

ken

Edit dell only has drivers for XP they do not list vista or win 7 but you can go to Intel and download the 925 video driver from them. It should have picked that up on install

 

[Ayo]

I don't think the problem is with the drivers. Because on XP they say they are up to date and the same on Windows 7.

 

[zigzag3143]

I don't think the problem is with the drivers. Because on XP they say they are up to date and the same on Windows 7.

They are for XP win 7 uses different drivers. Most of the win 7 drivers should be installed on install but this one wasn't see my post for where to get them

 

[Tews]

This seems to me to be an obvious driver problem .. Not trying to be rude, but why ask for help at all if you're not willing to try when it is given to you??

There's a turnip in here somewhere..

 

[Ayo]

Okay. Once I do that I will let you know what happens. Give me about 10 minutes.

Don't you mean 82865 not 925?

 

[zigzag3143]

Okay. Once I do that I will let you know what happens. Give me about 10 minutes.

Don't you mean 82865 not 925?

Ayo

Hope it works and welcome to seven forums

ken

 

[Antman]

Intel® Driver Update Utility for graphics drivers - Check for the latest driver

There are numerous reports across the web addressing this issue. You will not be able to run Aero, but you will be able to overcome your current display issue.

Update your chipset driver.

You can get a good video card for this machine for ~ $25

You may need to do a forced install. IF AND ONLY IF the Dell automated driver install fails, from device manager, navigate to C:\Dell\Drivers\xxxxx\ and select the appropriate INF.


2000

 

[zigzag3143]

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That utility doesn't run on all 4 of my dells. Even tried using IE but NG. After abt 5 minutes it times out

Ken

 

[Ayo]

Intel® Driver Update Utility for graphics drivers - Check for the latest driver

There are numerous reports across the web addressing this issue. You will not be able to run Aero, but you will be able to overcome your current display issue.

Update your chipset driver.

You can get a good video card for this machine for ~ $25

You may need to do a forced install. IF AND ONLY IF the Dell automated driver install fails, from device manager, navigate to C:\Dell\Drivers\xxxxx\ and select the appropriate INF.


2000

Sorry, but could I have that in simpler terms.

 

[Antman]

Sorry, but could I have that in simpler terms.

The previous posts are basically the same thing in simpler terms. My friends just type faster. Get the drivers. Attempt to install them. Report.

 

[Ayo]

I could not install any of the drivers. I searched around and other people with the same graphic card have similar problems. i could not install the drivers because when it asked for what operating system I wanted there was no Windows 7 or Vista.

Can someone recommend me a good graphics card that can support Aero and is relatively cheap?

 

[zigzag3143]

I could not install any of the drivers. I searched around and other people with the same graphic card have similar problems. i could not install the drivers because when it asked for what operating system I wanted there was no Windows 7 or Vista.

Can someone recommend me a good graphics card that can support Aero and is relatively cheap?

Thats something you can start a new thread for. Im sure someone will recommend a card that works in your budget.

Ken

 

[Antman]

I could not install any of the drivers. I searched around and other people with the same graphic card have similar problems. i could not install the drivers because when it asked for what operating system I wanted there was no Windows 7 or Vista.

Can someone recommend me a good graphics card that can support Aero and is relatively cheap?

This brings us back to...

You may need to do a forced install.

IF AND ONLY IF the Dell automated driver install fails,
from device manager,
select the appropriate device
update driver
navigate to C:\Dell\Drivers\xxxxx\ and select the appropriate INF.