I have Windows 7 running on my Acer Travelmate 2203LCI laptop. It runs
fine. But I need a Windows 7 video driver. The Microsoft generic driver
hurts performance and prevents the external monitor from being available as
an extended monitor. Acer support ignores my pleas. I wonder who makes the
hardware in the laptop and will they provide what I need. TIA, Paul

As it has an ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000 IGP as the graphics controller, I'd go
to ATI and look for frivers there (some of the Catalyst series..)


--
Thomas Wendell
Helsinki, Finland
Translations to/from FI not always accurate



"Paul H" <NoSpamphobergNoSpam@att.net> kirjoitti
viestissä:4aa7d427$0$23756$bbae4d71@news.suddenlin k.net...
>I have Windows 7 running on my Acer Travelmate 2203LCI laptop. It runs
>fine. But I need a Windows 7 video driver. The Microsoft generic driver
>hurts performance and prevents the external monitor from being available as
>an extended monitor. Acer support ignores my pleas. I wonder who makes
>the hardware in the laptop and will they provide what I need. TIA, Paul

> "Paul H" <NoSpamphobergNoSpam@att.net> kirjoitti
> viestissä:4aa7d427$0$23756$bbae4d71@news.suddenlin k.net...
>> I have Windows 7 running on my Acer Travelmate 2203LCI laptop. It
>> runs fine. But I need a Windows 7 video driver. The Microsoft
>> generic driver hurts performance and prevents the external monitor
>> from being available as an extended monitor. Acer support ignores
>> my pleas. I wonder who makes the hardware in the laptop and will
>> they provide what I need. TIA, Paul

In news:Cy2qm.11417$La7.2678@uutiset.elisa.fi,
Thomas Wendell typed on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:13:20 +0300:
> As it has an ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000 IGP as the graphics controller,
> I'd go to ATI and look for frivers there (some of the Catalyst
> series..)

Don't feel bad. Intel 915 has the same problem on some machines with
Windows 7. Rumor is Intel doesn't release drivers for Windows versions
not officially released yet. Maybe ATI works the same way. And we are
going to have to wait until October 22nd.

--
Bill
Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2

On Sep 10, 8:50*am, "BillW50" <Bill...@aol.kom> wrote:
> > "Paul H" <NoSpamphobergNoS...@att.net> kirjoitti
> > viestissä:4aa7d427$0$23756$bbae4...@news.suddenlin k.net...
> >> I have Windows 7 running on my Acer Travelmate 2203LCI laptop. *It
> >> runs fine. *But I need a Windows 7 video driver. *The Microsoft
> >> generic driver hurts performance and prevents the external monitor
> >> from being available as an extended monitor. *Acer support ignores
> >> my pleas. *I wonder who makes the hardware in the laptop and will
> >> they provide what I need. *TIA, Paul
>
> Innews:Cy2qm.11417$La7.2678@uutiset.elisa.fi,
> Thomas Wendell typed on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:13:20 +0300:
>
> > As it has an ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000 IGP as the graphics controller,
> > I'd go to ATI and look for frivers there (some of the Catalyst
> > series..)
>
> Don't feel bad. Intel 915 has the same problem on some machines with
> Windows 7. Rumor is Intel doesn't release drivers for Windows versions
> not officially released yet. Maybe ATI works the same way. And we are
> going to have to wait until October 22nd.
>
> --
> Bill
> Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2

Intel 915 does not support the aero interface and will not work with
Win7 or Vista.Here's a video straight from Intel explaining why.Also
lots of complaints from 915 users who bought "Vista Ready laptops".

http://software.intel.com/en-us/blog...ver-for-vista/

In article <823a8c98-46df-4d3f-aa01-6893154d94fe@f10g2000vbf.googlegroups.com>,
Victor <v25hall******.com> wrote:
>On Sep 10, 8:50*am, "BillW50" <Bill...@aol.kom> wrote:
>> > "Paul H" <NoSpamphobergNoS...@att.net> kirjoitti
>> > viestissä:4aa7d427$0$23756$bbae4...@news.suddenlin k.net...
>> >> I have Windows 7 running on my Acer Travelmate 2203LCI laptop. *It
>> >> runs fine. *But I need a Windows 7 video driver. *The Microsoft
>> >> generic driver hurts performance and prevents the external monitor
>> >> from being available as an extended monitor. *Acer support ignores
>> >> my pleas. *I wonder who makes the hardware in the laptop and will
>> >> they provide what I need. *TIA, Paul
>>
>> Innews:Cy2qm.11417$La7.2678@uutiset.elisa.fi,
>> Thomas Wendell typed on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:13:20 +0300:
>>
>> > As it has an ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000 IGP as the graphics controller,
>> > I'd go to ATI and look for frivers there (some of the Catalyst
>> > series..)
>>
>> Don't feel bad. Intel 915 has the same problem on some machines with
>> Windows 7. Rumor is Intel doesn't release drivers for Windows versions
>> not officially released yet. Maybe ATI works the same way. And we are
>> going to have to wait until October 22nd.
>>
>> --
>> Bill
>> Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) - Windows XP SP2
>
>Intel 915 does not support the aero interface and will not work with
>Win7 or Vista.Here's a video straight from Intel explaining why.Also
>lots of complaints from 915 users who bought "Vista Ready laptops".
>
>http://software.intel.com/en-us/blog...ver-for-vista/

Updated XP mode drivers that work with Windows 7 are available from Windows
Update Catalog. The performance is basic at best, and as pointed out Aero
is not supported - but you do get out of VGA mode and have the Intel
Graphics Accelerator installed and working. The download comes as a .CAB
file that you have to unpack, and then use the "have disc" trick to point
to the .INF file (after numerous complaints from Windows driver
installer).

Re: "Intel 915 does not support the aero interface and will not work
with Win7 or Vista"

Those are two separate and distinct statements. The first statement
(does not support Aero) is true; the second statement ("will not work
with ....) is DEFINITELY false as regards Vista (it works fine, but you
can't use Aero), and, as far as I know, with respect to Windows 7.


Victor wrote:
>
> Intel 915 does not support the aero interface and will not work with
> Win7 or Vista.Here's a video straight from Intel explaining why.Also
> lots of complaints from 915 users who bought "Vista Ready laptops".
>
> http://software.intel.com/en-us/blog...ver-for-vista/