Repaired xp, now vid card wont work?

[david42018]

I repaired xp pro cus my direct X was corrupt, so now it wont recognize my video card , or install the detonators from nvidia, i uninstall them, reinstall, uninstall reinstall, after i install and reboot, there are no options for my video card everything in the settings tab / advanced button says <Unknown> blah blah and addhardware wont install them even if i put in the location for the .inf file... I asked Microsoft about the ones who told me to repair and i should be fine, they said "whoops, not our problem, blame it on the graphics card manufacturer, its not our problem" gee thanks MS blame it on the hardware?...

[just_do_IT]

Have you tried right clicking display adapters and scanning for hardware changes?


What version of direct x are you using? (curious)

[david42018]

yes i tried, it wont find anything, im using the directx with XP pro 8.0 or 8.1 i think

[tubebuoy]

Have you tried physicaly removing video card,reboot, turn off, reinstall, boot up?
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[david42018]

no i guess i should try that

[richardc2000]

I think the turn off part or cold boot is the important part.

[david42018]

ok, i turned off my comp, took out the ti4200 and noticed i have nowhere to put my VGA cable, i dont see any port to plug it into, so i put my radeon 8500 in, i boot up, and it doesnt detect that either...this is weird

[tubebuoy]

Was your original XP install a 'clean' install or an upgrade from another OS? If 'clean' it sounds like a format c might be in order?

"noticed i have nowhere to put my VGA cable"

How did it work before??????


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[david42018]

my first installation of xp pro was a clean installation, the one i did today was a repair because my direct x was corrupt, when i pulled the card out i didnt have another VGA port for my monitor cable to go :/ i guess when u said pull the card out u meant reseat it then start back up? i dont understand :/