![]() ![]() Visit our Driver Support Page for helpful step-by-step videos Install Drivers Automatically In most cases, you will need to reboot your computer in order for the driver update to take effect. Locate the device and model that is having the issue and double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.Ĭlick the Update Driver button and follow the instructions. In Windows XP, click Start -> Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> System -> Hardware tab -> Device Manager button In Windows Vista, click Start -> Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Device Manager In Windows 7, click Start -> Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager In Windows 8, swipe up from the bottom, or right-click anywhere on the desktop and choose "All Apps" -> swipe or scroll right and choose "Control Panel" (under Windows System section) -> Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager In Windows 11, Windows 10 & Windows 8.1, right-click the Start menu and select Device Manager It allows you to see all of the devices recognized by your system, and the drivers associated with them. ![]() To install a driver in Windows, you will need to use a built-in utility called Device Manager. These PCs are from the year 2006, almost 10 years old, both purchased from Gateway (Remember the Gateway Stores?) and both from an original XP disc, and both the original HDD, I just upgraded both machines to 4 GB of memory 2 years ago.Once you download your new driver, then you need to install it. I am enjoying both Win 8.1 / 10 (partitioned on the my Laptop) and Win 7 / 10 (partitioned on my Desktop). Runs as like brand new, which by the way, all my programs migrated except a couple of apps which I never used anyway. My PC Desktop had no issues either, I had upgraded the video card back last year though to Nvidia which MS recognized as compatible. MS should not state the basic requirements and then state that you don't meet them if the specs of the minimum requirements are the same for Win 7 and Win 8.1, correct? IMO, Its a great way to force someone to go out and buy a $2,000 USD Laptop. Miracast: Not Supported *(Apple iPhones and Apple TV work better*)ĭriver Date/Size: 21:42:50, 2759168 bytesīothe the older Laptop and Desktop, originally XP machines work like brand new. Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.86GHz, ~1.9GHzĬhip type: ATI Radeon Graphics Processor (0x3150)ĭevice Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_3150&SUBSYS_0460107B&REV_00ĭriver Name: atiumdag.dll,atiumdva.dat,atitmmxx.dll Language: English (Regional Setting: English) I tried posting it with a couple of screen shots which would have been nice to see, but the moderator wouldn't allow me to do so - sorry.Īnother good spec to check for your PC is to "run" the cmd: type > dxdiag and you will receive a pop up window displaying your graphic card's specs, the latest Direct X (Mine was 11) and WDDM 1.0 which meets the specs: There is a direct download link to Windows 10, but I am prompted that I cannot post it - sorry about that. I went and installed Win 10 anyway, since if the same basic requirements for Win 8.1 Pro are equal to Windows 10, I took the chance, and it functions better than any version of Windows I ever had on this older Laptop (XP). ![]() My Windows 10 Icon on an older laptop and Desktop, the Laptop with an ATI Radeon X600 128 MBs running Windows 8.1 Pro, the Desktop running Nvidia also stated my PCs were not compatible to install Windows 10īut when I look at the date it was released, its dated back in August 7. ![]()
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