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The video card or driver seems to be broken. If a repair setup from the Dell disks fails, you would need to replace the video
hardware.
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Mark L. Ferguson
FAQ for Windows Antispy
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
"gollyg" <gollyg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5C958F9E-71D2-4345-A5A5-64F49BF900AB@microsoft.com...
>I tried your suggestion and my computer froze up.
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> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
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>> Go to Start/Run, and type DEVMGMT.MSC , highlight the Video device, Action menu, "Uninstall", then restart Windows, to find the
>> device drivers again automatically.
>> Resources for troubleshooting display problems in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307960
>> --
>> Mark L. Ferguson
>> FAQ for Windows Antispy
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>> "gollyg" <gollyg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9E678C98-8641-4318-9827-C8FFC65AE152@microsoft.com...
>> > results of DXDIAG: "No problems found"
>> > Under the 'Display" tab, it said:
>> > "Direct3D functionality not available. You should verify that the driver is
>> > a final version from the hardware manufacturer".
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>> > The computer is a Dell. The adapter is an Intel. I checked for drivers from
>> > both Dell and Intel. I downloaded the latest adapter (dated Aug. 2004) from
>> > the Dell website, but it was the same as the one already installed. I
>> > downloaded the latest adapter (dated July 2005) from the Intel website. When
>> > I tried to install it, I got a message that said: "This driver cannot be
>> > installed on this hardware".
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>> > The adapter is "Intel 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family"
>> > According to the Intel web site, the corresponding driver is Version
>> > PV14.15. This is the one I downloaded.
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>> > Help!
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>> > Thank you.
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>> > "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
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>> >> start/run, type DXDIAG
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>> >> --
>> >> Mark L. Ferguson
>> >> FAQ for Windows Antispy
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>> >> "gollyg" <gollyg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:60FAFE77-182E-4770-BE28-FE42B41737FF@microsoft.com...
>> >> > My screensaver was replaced by a floating text box with the following message:
>> >> > "Could not find any compatible Direct3D devices".
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>> >> > This occurred after I reduced my hardware acceleration (control
>> >> > panel-display-settings-advanced-troubleshoot) which I had to do to get the
>> >> > graphics working in Microsoft Publisher. I cannot now change my screensaver
>> >> > back to what it was. What does the 'Direct3D' refer to, and how to fix this?
>> >> > --
>> >> > Thank you.
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