Author: Roy Brunjes
Date: 07:05:38 10/09/02
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On October 09, 2002 at 09:27:43, Roy Eassa wrote: >Off topic, but I really need assistance: > >Microsoft tech support has been trying unsuccessfully for 3+ weeks to solve a >seemingly simple problem on my WinXP Pro system. I bet somebody here has >insight that Microsoft lacks. > >Simply put, every time I reboot I must install video drivers. > >It's an Athlon system with a GeForce2 MX400 card and 1 GB RAM. It worked fine >for nearly 1.5 years before the problem suddenly appeared. > >After each reboot, Device Manager shows a problem with the video card. There is >only a generic VGA driver with 60 Hz refresh. Loading any compatible driver >(Microsoft's, nVidia's, Asus's...) solves the problem until the next reboot, >when the same issue occurs. > >Microsoft can't figure it out. It's hard to formulate a useful search via >Google for this issue -- I've found cures for similar-sounding issues but they >don't work for this seemingly unique problem. > >Any ideas? > >Thanks in advance!! > > -Roy. Roy, The only time I've ever seen this was with my old Aptiva running Win98. Same thing. It turned out that the video driver I got when I installed Win98 (from Microsoft's CD) was bad. When I downloaded the driver from the video card manufacturer's site, the problem went away. Not sure that will be your case at all, but when searching for clues, sometimes extra info will make you think of something else that might be relevant. Good luck -- that is VERY frustrating. Roy
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