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April 18th, 2009, 01:20 PM
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| Sony Vaio Laptop VGN-FZ21M Vista downgrade to XP Video Card Problem
hi,
i have a sony viao VGN-FZ21M laptop with a GeForce 8400M GT. i have recently downgraded my OS from Vista to XP and have the following problems:
after hours of trying to get my system to work the way it should, i have now run out of ideas. in all my games (e.g. wc3, cs 1.6..) i have problems with my display drivers. i have various graphic issues which do not let me play any of my games. the moment i enter a game i get error messages (e.g. display drivers stopped responding) or the graphics are just totally messed up (e.g. Directupload.net - Djidu4e38.jpg
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i have been searching for adequate drivers for days now. i have installed and upgraded everything that seemed relevant. i have installed a few drivers with modded .inf's too, but nothing seemed to work.
i would much appreciate any advice you have for my current problem.
best regards,
binow
Last edited by binow : April 18th, 2009 at 01:36 PM.
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July 5th, 2009, 07:13 AM
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I've the same issue, but mine is a dell. I guess the graphics card supports for vista don't seem to work with xp and maybe this is a permanent issue! | |
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July 5th, 2009, 07:23 AM
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Have you checked the manufacture's web site for drivers? Have you gone to Nvidia and downloaded their latest?
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July 5th, 2009, 07:29 AM
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How do i know which driver I require? So far as I can see in device manager I just see intel drivers, not nvidia! | |
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July 5th, 2009, 07:31 AM
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Sorry I was refering to the OP's card. Telling us your spec's help's speed this up. Intel | |
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July 5th, 2009, 07:42 AM
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I guess going by Intels driver detection, Intel® GM965 as my display driver. I've a Dell XPS M1330 with 2 GB RAM... Not sure If you want any other config dtls!
Also I'll try to use the above link to look for my driver updates.
Thanks a lot Aaron | |
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July 5th, 2009, 08:11 AM
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No use of the upgrades. I get 3D Acceleration Support failed! Thanks anyways... | |
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July 5th, 2009, 08:17 AM
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July 5th, 2009, 08:48 AM
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