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JerryClower
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I want to talk about video drivers. When I go to my device manager I have no 'known' video drivers. There is a tab that is titled 'Other devices'. When I click on it, there is a driver titled "Video Controller (VGA Compatible)". The manufacturer is unknown and I cannot install any software to make it run. When I attempt to install software for it I get two options. They are : Install the software automatically (Recommended) and Install the software from a list of specific location (Advanced) Neither of them bring any help. They just say "the hardware was not installed because your PC has no software" or something like that. I have a couple of questions.
1) What is this Video Controller?
2) How do I get a video driver/card?
I'm trying to figure all of this out because I'm trying to run a computer game and it keeps saying I don't have Directx 9 ( I do ). Also, I recently "restarted" my computer. By that I mean I started a whole new Windows and deleted all my old files and started with a new copy of XP.
Now onto these video drivers/cards.
Do you always download them, or can you go to stores and buy CD's with them on them?
Also, someone explain the differences between a video card and a video driver.
Sorry if this is too much all at once. Be sure to quote me at needed parts to avoid confusion.
1) What is this Video Controller?
2) How do I get a video driver/card?
I'm trying to figure all of this out because I'm trying to run a computer game and it keeps saying I don't have Directx 9 ( I do ). Also, I recently "restarted" my computer. By that I mean I started a whole new Windows and deleted all my old files and started with a new copy of XP.
Now onto these video drivers/cards.
Do you always download them, or can you go to stores and buy CD's with them on them?
Also, someone explain the differences between a video card and a video driver.
Sorry if this is too much all at once. Be sure to quote me at needed parts to avoid confusion.