8500 Install Problem

[mdcomp]

Just got a new radeon 8500. I tried to install it and it says you need to install the standard VGA driver first. What>??? Can anyone send me the standard vga driver or give me a driver that won't do that?

First the Infinite Loop with a gf3 adn now this!!! i HAVE BAD LUCK!!!!!

 

[Violator]

Well first of all, have you completely removed your old driver from the system. And the default VGA driver is built into Windows don't worry. And what driver version are you trying to install?

 

[mdcomp]

I am using the driver that came with it and yes I removed the other one completely

 

[Violator]

Since you've a dual-boot, which OS are you installing?. And did you set the display to VGA after uninstalling the driver? (i.e. you didn't let the OS install anything).

 

[mdcomp]

I am installing it on XP. And I don't know what you mean by the second part...?

 

[Violator]

Well you might want to try the 6052s. Latest beta for XP and pretty good apparently.

The last bit meant, when you rebooted after uninstalling the drivers, was the Display Device set to VGA?

 

[mdcomp]

I tried the drivers it says I need to install the windows standard vga driver first.

 

[Violator]

Does it give you the option to install the VGA driver? or is it looking for it?. If you go into Device Manager what does it say next to Display Adapter??

 

[mdcomp]

It just goes under unknown devices and it says there was a problem with installation......

 

[Violator]

Hmm

How are you installing the drivers?? are you just running the setup program or what?

 

[mdcomp]

Tried just running setup, then tried to download a driver............

 

[The Coolest]

In WinXP, try going to the Device Manager. there select the card (the unknown device), click properties, if there should be a Reinstall Driver button, hit it, and follow the on screen directions, like set the dir where the drivers are located. and press next. it should install.
In Me remove all the previous drivers, if u had ATI card do a search for ATI*.* in ur windows dir delete all the file, if u had a nvidia there is such thing as detonatordestroyer, u can find it in www.guru3d.com under downloads, should get rid of all the files that were previously installed...
Then restart the computer, windows will detect new hardware and set it as Standart VGA, will prompt to restart, restart it and then install the drivers

 

[mdcomp]

I am gonna reformat. I have to anyway...