similar problem
Something similar happened to me...I recently installed SP2, but that doesn't seem to have caused trouble.
But then I installed new memory, and ever since then, my graphics card doesn't work at all in XP.
It is definitely there....whenever I switch on, it's name flashes up and I get the add hardware wizard. But it never allows me to install any drivers. Each time I try (and I've tried several) I get a "bad data" message. So the card is just running the generic driver.
The odd thing, though, is that the card is not showing up on device manager or dxdiag. Though there IS a yellow question-marked VGA device under other devices which, it says, is not configured properly.
I tried with 2 different cards, and get the same problem each time.
I also ran Driver Cleaner.
If any of you smart people can help, I'd be very grateful! Please??!!!
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