i have recently rebooted my windows xp computor because i got a virus i used the cd that came with the computor its purple and called operating system reinstallation cd microsoft windowa xp home edition
but after reinstalling i have been stuck with crap coulor and rsolution i do not have a display driver i have look i dont no what to do it says it not got any more than defualt witch is medium 16 bit coulor and 640 by 480 resolution and thats it can you help me ??
also when i go to play sound it says i have no sound card can you help me on that to thnkx ??
2007-02-15 00:16:35 · 8 answers · asked by twinkle 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Find out what type of graphics card you have and what kind of sound card you have. You will be able to download the drivers from the manufacturer's websites (e.g. www.nvidia.com / www.ati.com etc.)
2007-02-15 00:20:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ok for the display driver, if it is built in on the motherboard(aka u dnt have an external AGP or PCI card), its driver must have come with ur original motherboard CD (not the windows XP) search for the CD of ur pc's manufacturer,it must contain the driver ! If ur card is external, an installation CD must have come along with the card,so insert the cd and update ur driver automatically from the device manager.As for the sound , i suppose its Ac'97 media, so also using the same CD of ur motherboard's manufacturer,install the audio.Goodluck
2007-02-15 00:24:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several ways out.
1) Get to Device Manager by rightclicking on 'my computer' icon and click on manage. Get to Device Manager and try to install the VGA card and the Sound card and other components by letting it search the web for drivers.
2) If you know the name and maker of the VGA card and Sound card you can search for it online and download it especially from the manufacturer's site.
3) The last option is for you to call a PC technician to help you fix though its gonna cost you some money.
2007-02-15 00:39:57 · answer #3 · answered by Saymine 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
find out the display card u have & accordingly find out display driver required.
however if u dont have any display card then u must install the drivers for ur motherboard. check wheather u have a driver cd obtained with ur motherboard,else find out drivers for ur motherboard.
if u tell me what exactely is configuration of ur computer the i would be able to answer u better.
2007-02-15 00:29:07 · answer #4 · answered by sid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rebooting just means restarting, you re-installed your operating system. You also need to re-install your drivers, they are small programs that make your graphics card and sound card work.
You can download them from the manufacturers websites, I'd also burn a copy to cd before you install them in case you need to do this again.
You also need security software. It should be difficult for a virus to get on your pc.
You need to install one firewall. The Windows firewall doesn't stop malware on your pc from dialling out.
http://www.comodogroup.com/ - Comodo firewall.
You need to install one anti virus;
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/ -AVG anti virus or
http://www.avast.com - Avast Antivirus
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Main/view/Download-Free-Products.html - Bitdefender 8 doesn't run in the background and can be used as a second back up anti virus.
You need all these anti spyware programs;
http://www.ewido.net - AVG(Ewido) anti trojan.
http://www.safer-networking.org - Spybot Search and Destroy anti spyware. Use the Teatimer settings to protect Internet Explorer, and the Immuniser to stop malware getting on your pc.
Spywareblaster works with Internet Explorer and Firefox. It won't uninstall spyware that is already on your pc, but it will prevent hijacks and other malicious changes to your browser.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com
Plus;
http://www.lavasoft.com - Ad-Aware SE Personal anti adware
2007-02-15 00:25:29 · answer #5 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you ever already put in the drivers that got here with the motherboard? in case you haven't any longer then installation them. in case you are able to no longer locate them then lookup your motherboard on the producer's internet site and acquire the comparable. After installation it would immediately discover your demonstrate length and colour. in any different case, purely suitable click everywhere on the laptop and circulate to the residences menu then to the putting tab. There you will see your demonstrate decision and your colour high quality. substitute those to alter your laptop to the end result which you quite want. desire this helps you.
2016-12-17 16:47:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to re-install your drivers for display and sound.
if they didn't come on a cd you've got, your in trouble, since any warranties or replacement deals don't cover end-user abuse(getting a virus is neglect, which voids your warranty if it damages your computer), which means, once you've re-installed, your on your own.
But, geek squad, for a fee, might have the drivers you need.
2007-02-15 00:28:52 · answer #7 · answered by Trid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
download the graphics driver and install it
2007-02-15 00:19:53 · answer #8 · answered by shobhit g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋