She paid for a new HDD and XP installed and that's what they did. She doesn't have the knowledge, money or time to play their nickel dime games. She's a working student - broke and getting further behind in class with every wasted hour.
_j -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of FORC5 Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 11:57 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Video problem on XP reinstall. doesn't the local geek shop guaranty their work ? fp At 11:52 AM 10/9/2006, nobozoz Poked the stick with: >My sister (3000 mile away in Orlando, FL) had a HD crash on a Dell >Dimension, WINXP system with NVIDIA GeForce4 MX440 video (I think she said). > >Anyway, she took it to a local geekshop and they put in a new HDD and >reinstalled WINXP Pro (SP1)- that's it. When she got home and fired up the >system, she can only get 640x480x4 screenres. The Device Mangler reports the >correct video card, Nvidia drivers appear to be installed and functioning OK >and the LCD monitor is correctly identified. When she goes into >DisplayProperties_Settings_Advanced_Adapter[TAB]_LiatAllModes, she can >select higher pixel resolutions and color depths, but Windows refuses to >accept them and reverts back to default settings. > >Sis isn't very hardware savvy, but I think she can the Windows morass or >even install Nvidia drivers if well-coached. > >Is there a simple fix for this problem without installing drivers? > >If a driver reinstall is needed, are the current 91.47 WHQL drivers the >right ones for her? > >I'm going to have to help her over the phone - won't get back to Orlando >until Dec. > >_jim -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- You have been selected for a secret mission.
