Need help upgrading VGA card

[bubble]

Hi i used to have an Xp but then i got vista home premium. thats when i discovered that my video card sucked soo that is why my computer was running slow.
I then got an ATI Radeon Hd 2600 Pro AGP, sooooo now i have this Multimedia Video Controller problem. it doesnt say anything about it, it doesnt give me any sort of detail about it. All i know is that if i disable it, my video card stops working.

Sooooo can anyone help me please.

 

[nickc]

have u install the latest drivers for it? if not do it.

 

[bubble]

i tried updating it, and when it would stops searching for updates. It would say that there are none.

 

[nickc]

that is the normal windows answer, go to the ATI site and search for the latest drivers for that card.

 

[bubble]

ok ill do that, thanks

 

[zipperman]

Have you been here ?

i tried updating it, and when it would stops searching for updates. It would say that there are none.

http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx?p=xp/radeonx-xp

Read the details.It covers yours and many others.See if their newer then listed in Device Manager.
You should have been able to do this though.
It was easy nikc.

 

[zipperman]

Is yours here ?

It seem to me it is with no searching needed.
:grinthumb

 

[bubble]

ok but how do i know which one of those updates i need to install?

Thanks for the help guys.

 

[zipperman]

then got an ATI Radeon Hd 2600 Pro AGP

ok but how do i know which one of those updates i need to install?

Thanks for the help guys.

How helpless are you ? Click the following,
ATI Radeon Hd 2600 Pro AGP
Isn't that yours ?

 

[Obi-Wan Jerkobi]

What specific subvendor is it (Sapphire, Diamond, Asus, Etc.). Take a look at your card and see what it says on the fan. Then I can go to the vendor site and find the exact driver.

 

[bubble]

haha yea i know iv been trying to read up on how computers work and all, but im still not understanding anything.

Ok it says Radeon HD 2600 Pro on top, on the top right corner it says 8xAGP, and below all of that is just says VisionTek.

 

[Obi-Wan Jerkobi]

Here's the driver package, download it and install it. Post back when you've installed it and tell us what happens.

http://www.visiontek.com/teksupport/drivers/8.3n_Vista_driver.html

 

[bubble]

it says that i can extract it to some temp folder. so should i?

 

[Obi-Wan Jerkobi]

Can you show me a couple of screen shots as I am not completely familiar with Catalyst drivers?

 

[bubble]

ummmmmm right and how do you do that.

 

[Obi-Wan Jerkobi]

Press the "PrintScreen" button, it may also say "PrntScrn". Then go into paint and go to "Edit">"Paste", save it as something and go to techspot.com and upload it in Gallery. Give me a link when you do.

 

[zipperman]

Just install the drivers

it says that i can extract it to some temp folder. so should i?

zipped file have to be unzipped and copied to an Install folder.
Just install the drivers,like i did.You can get along without Catalyst.
Then do a Direct X test.What version of Direct X do you have now ?
dxdiag.exe
Get he latest Direct X here,
http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/directx.html

 

[bubble]

https://www.techspot.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3121&cat=500 ok i got i think

 

[bubble]

soooo i extract them?

 

[Obi-Wan Jerkobi]

Change the extract folder to the desktop so you can find them.

 

[zipperman]

Prt Scr

Press the "PrintScreen" button, it may also say "PrntScrn". Then go into paint and go to "Edit">"Paste", save it as something and go to techspot.com and upload it in Gallery. Give me a link when you do.

A whole screen might not be allowed as an attachment.You have to copy
the part in ? .
Not your whole desktop.

 

[bubble]

well on the video card that i bought it says that it comes with DirectX10

 

[bubble]

wait wait im soo confused right now.

Does that screen shot work?
If so do i overwrite and extract. or do i confirm before overwriting, ooor do i just skip everything and dont extract?

 

[Obi-Wan Jerkobi]

Then change the extraction folder to My Documents, if you extract it to a temp folder, it will be almost impossible to find.

Once you've changed it to My Documents "or documents since you are on vista", extract it there.

 

[bubble]

ok ill do that thanks