ok after i reinstalled windows XP to my windows, the screen resolution turns to 640x480 and it's in 4 bit color quality! what do i have to do to make the resolution go higher and the color quality go higher? my CPU is intel celeron but i can't seem to find any driver installatio, can anyone please help me or give me the download sites for the drivers?thanks very much!
2007-10-14 13:51:35 · 7 answers · asked by NoRmAlAzNdUdE 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
You need the correct video drivers, may be other drivers are missing also
2007-10-14 13:55:07 · answer #1 · answered by Cupcake 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your screen resolution depends on your graphic card's driver. When you re-installed your XP Windows the installation installed a microsoft driver for your video card. The driver it installed is only a standard or generic driver and will not work as the real mCKoy.
You need to go to the video card's manufacturer's web site and download the original driver meant for your card. Only then willyour video card have all the features enabled. Any other third party video card driver will not give you the full performance than the manufacturer's driver
2007-10-14 14:01:16 · answer #2 · answered by amdiag 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Windows XP will normally adjust the screen resolution during setup. If it did not do so, you should shut down the PC, open it up, and see what type of video card you have installed, then go to the website of the video card manufacturer. If this is a branded PC, and you have onboard video, you should go to the PC manufacturer website to find the drivers. If you have video on the motherboard, and this is not a branded PC, go to the motherboard manufacturer's website.
2007-10-14 15:04:35 · answer #3 · answered by Spartacus! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to go to the manufacturer website of your motherboard (if your video is intergrated) or the manufacturer of your video card, if you are using an add-on vid card. Not the Intel site.
And don't forget that the reformat erased all your Windows critical updates and patches, too. Don't forget to go to Windows Updates (Tools > Windows Updates) and get them all to keep your computer secure!
Good luck.
2007-10-14 14:04:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chances are, you already *do* have the correct drivers for your monitor (WinXP is surprisingly pretty good with PnP for monitors). Before you go out searching for drivers...
Try this: On your desktop, right-click an empty spot, and select "Properties". Click on the "Settings" tab, and see if you can adjust your resolution (and other display settings) directly from there. You probably will be able to. If not, *then* go the drivers route. It's senseless and can be counterproductive to go about installing drivers if you already have the proper ones installed.
2007-10-14 14:02:24 · answer #5 · answered by haha 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes you are missing your video drivers...you need to install them...If you are not sure what video card you have then you can always do a deductive approach where you go to nVidia's site and dload their driver installer and if it says it did not recognize a hardware for it then try Ati's video driver...Most video cards are either done by Ati or NVidia....
2007-10-14 13:57:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.computerhope.com/shortcut/ie.htm
2007-10-16 04:47:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋