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I installed W2K over ME on this laptop and I ca't get the onboard Geforce2GO to be in charge. I installed the driver from Dell (it just replaced the same already installed) and DirectX 8. I went into Display>Adapter>Settings>Advanced but Geforce is not an option. The standard VGA with 16 colors and a tiny screen.is running things with no options for the full 1280p the screen is capable of. How do I do this? It should be dead simple.
Thanks.
Right click a blank space on your screen and choose properties> settings> advanced> adapter> properties> driver> update driver.
If your file is not in the correct format and will not update then choose uninstall instead. Close all those screens and then choose to install the driver you downloaded.
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There is no Driver Update option at your last step. It shows Vgasave (header), Current Status Started (with a Stop option), Startup Type with dropdown System/Automatic/Boot/Demand/Disabled options (currently it is System).
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(Driver tab)
"VgaSave"
"Device Type: Non-plug and Play Drivers""Service Name: VgaSave"
"Display Name: VgaSave""Status: Started"
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Then you haven't installed the drivers correctly or have the wrong drivers.
How did you find the drivers? Go to the Dell support site and enter your service tag number to get the corrrect drivers.
OK, I just went to the Dell site. That laptop came with more than one type of graphic chip. The drivers on the Dell site are for Win2000 and below. You definately need to enter the service tag, not just a model number.
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I got the correct one already using the service tag and installed it.
Self-extracting driver NX2K4482 installed in C:\DELL\DRIVERS\R66301 (66301 was the folder created by the nVidia install wizard).
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The download is self extracting but not self installing. Look in the folder to see if there is a setup.exe.
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If I have all seven of the drivers I've found in theC:\Drivers\DELL folder, will Windows use the relevant one and ignore the rest, or do I need to test each one in turn individually and remove the other six?
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Sure did. No joy yet. This isn't right. One of them, especially NX2K4482 from Dell using my service tag, should work.
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Actually, the guru.3D beta driver would not install. The message is:
"The NVIDIA setup program could not locate any drivers that are compatible with your current hardware. Setup will now exit."I have installed six others:
NX2K4482, A23-180, NME1760, NX2K4425, NX2K2964, NX2K2963. They are all in C:\Drivers\DELL
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Has your laptop ever been in for repair? I am wondering if the motherboard has been changed.
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No, nothing like that. I got it free from a Visual Basic programmer. It had the original Windows ME on it, so I installed W2K over it. It has had the small screen ever since.
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So then you don't know the history of the laptop? I suggest you download and run SIW.exe to determine the graphics chip model. Get SIW at the sink below.
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I need to sheepishly apologize. When you suggested that the machine may not be what the Dell service tag says it is, it got me curious. I went into BIOS. Lo and behold, this machine is NOT what the Dell driver search wizard (using the service tag) says it is. It is packing an ATI Mobility 4, not the NVidia product. Thanks for the prompt. I am now looking at the full screen. I may not have checked the obvious had it not been for your suggestion. Hooray, thanks... also an apology.
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