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Old 04-12-2007, 09:49 AM
Mikey
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Graphics Problem

I had to uninstall the drivers for my Nvidia FX5600XT as they kept making
the computer lock up

so i restarted at Windows vista has installed the graphics card as a
Standard VGA graphics adapter"

ive tried installing the new Nvidia drivers but it says it cant find a
supported graphics card, so what do i do now to get the microsoft WDDM
drivers installed

Thanks for any help

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Old 04-12-2007, 09:49 AM
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Re: Graphics Problem

"Mikey" <michaelrossiter@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:0BB25379-C191-4E6F-BC5D-D38E60C19ECE@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> I had to uninstall the drivers for my Nvidia FX5600XT as they kept making
> the computer lock up
>
> so i restarted at Windows vista has installed the graphics card as a
> Standard VGA graphics adapter"
>
> ive tried installing the new Nvidia drivers but it says it cant find a
> supported graphics card, so what do i do now to get the microsoft WDDM
> drivers installed
>
> Thanks for any help
>[/color]
From what I've been reading wait, keep on looking for new drivers or buy a
Vista compatible card. I have a GeForce FX 5500 OC - same predicament. MS
Vista HCL is a chore to go through and there are a lot of x's instead of
check marks.
[url]http://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/[/url]


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Re: Graphics Problem

System Restore?

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"Mikey" <michaelrossiter@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:0BB25379-C191-4E6F-BC5D-D38E60C19ECE@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I had to uninstall the drivers for my Nvidia FX5600XT as they kept making
>the computer lock up
>
> so i restarted at Windows vista has installed the graphics card as a
> Standard VGA graphics adapter"
>
> ive tried installing the new Nvidia drivers but it says it cant find a
> supported graphics card, so what do i do now to get the microsoft WDDM
> drivers installed
>
> Thanks for any help
>[/color]

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Old 04-12-2007, 09:49 AM
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Re: Graphics Problem

its strange thow as i had the card working before it started to make the
computer crash for some reason and now i cant find the WDDM drivers for it

ah well

will check that link out


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> "Mikey" <michaelrossiter@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:0BB25379-C191-4E6F-BC5D-D38E60C19ECE@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> I had to uninstall the drivers for my Nvidia FX5600XT as they kept making
>> the computer lock up
>>
>> so i restarted at Windows vista has installed the graphics card as a
>> Standard VGA graphics adapter"
>>
>> ive tried installing the new Nvidia drivers but it says it cant find a
>> supported graphics card, so what do i do now to get the microsoft WDDM
>> drivers installed
>>
>> Thanks for any help
>>[/color]
> From what I've been reading wait, keep on looking for new drivers or buy a
> Vista compatible card. I have a GeForce FX 5500 OC - same predicament. MS
> Vista HCL is a chore to go through and there are a lot of x's instead of
> check marks.
> [url]http://winqual.microsoft.com/hcl/[/url]
>
>[/color]

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Re: Graphics Problem

buy a new video card that is supported
"Mikey" <michaelrossiter@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:0BB25379-C191-4E6F-BC5D-D38E60C19ECE@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I had to uninstall the drivers for my Nvidia FX5600XT as they kept making
>the computer lock up
>
> so i restarted at Windows vista has installed the graphics card as a
> Standard VGA graphics adapter"
>
> ive tried installing the new Nvidia drivers but it says it cant find a
> supported graphics card, so what do i do now to get the microsoft WDDM
> drivers installed
>
> Thanks for any help
>[/color]


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Re: Graphics Problem

buy a new video card that is supported
"Mikey" <michaelrossiter@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:0BB25379-C191-4E6F-BC5D-D38E60C19ECE@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I had to uninstall the drivers for my Nvidia FX5600XT as they kept making
>the computer lock up
>
> so i restarted at Windows vista has installed the graphics card as a
> Standard VGA graphics adapter"
>
> ive tried installing the new Nvidia drivers but it says it cant find a
> supported graphics card, so what do i do now to get the microsoft WDDM
> drivers installed
>
> Thanks for any help
>[/color]


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Old 04-12-2007, 09:50 AM
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System Restore?

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"Mikey" <michaelrossiter@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:0BB25379-C191-4E6F-BC5D-D38E60C19ECE@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I had to uninstall the drivers for my Nvidia FX5600XT as they kept making
>the computer lock up
>
> so i restarted at Windows vista has installed the graphics card as a
> Standard VGA graphics adapter"
>
> ive tried installing the new Nvidia drivers but it says it cant find a
> supported graphics card, so what do i do now to get the microsoft WDDM
> drivers installed
>
> Thanks for any help
>[/color]

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