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Cannot install because resolution

Started by Erin4John , Sep 03 2006 10:46 AM

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Erin4John

Posted 03 September 2006 - 10:46 AM

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I cannot install internet because video card won't support more resolution. It work before i had to reinstall windows. I cannot update anything because i can't get on the net. What do I do? :whistling:

I am going through diablo withdrawal!! We do have a laptop at home with the net but we are both gamers

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pip22

Posted 05 September 2006 - 12:50 PM

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Quite probably your version of Windows does not have an internal driver to support your particular video-card, so you need to install a third-party driver from the video-card manufacturer. This driver will have been present on your system until you re-installed Windows which wipes out everything on the drive prior to re-installing.

You need to know the make/model of the video card in order to track down the correct driver from the manufacturer's website if you can't find the driver disc for it.

At the moment, windows is using a low-resolution generic driver just to give you a limited display rather than no display at all. Without the correct driver, higher resolutions will not be available.