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Answered Emachinen and XP / SP3 Installation problems

  • Sunday, January 20, 2013 7:47 PM
     
     
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    My daughter was given an eMachines, Inc. Imperial Revision 0.90 , second hand and it had many problems , so I thought I would wipe the hard drive and install a copy of XP Home edition , which I did and it seemed to have installed correctly.

    I also installed SP3.

     

    However when I first booted up and Windows started the display was terrible and when I check in the display setting the screen resolution was very low and the colour quality was low-4. I tried to adjust these settings, but was unable too and also the slider bar wouldn’t move and I didn’t have any other options.

     

    I have tried uninstalling the driver and reinstalling them and nothing seems to work. The display is a mess and I though I would try to figure out what video /graphic card was installed, so I could go to the manufacturers site and perhaps down load the correct drivers, but I couldn’t work out what card was installed.

     

    The machine has a license code on the back, so I was wondering if I needed to locate the setup disks for an emachine and if so, where would I get these?

     

    There’s nothing on the computer that’s I need, so I am open to all and any suggestions on how to sort this problem out.

     

    Also, is there a program that can identify what the specs of my computer are and suggest what drivers/updates I need to install and where I may find these.

     

    Thanks for all your help in advance.

     

    Ta

    JC

     

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  • Sunday, January 20, 2013 8:03 PM
     
     
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    Unlikely that this issue is caused by SP3. Try the manufacturer tech support or this forum.

    Or... do your daughter a favor, get her Win8 !

    -- pa

     
  • Sunday, January 20, 2013 8:20 PM
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    Visit eMachine Support and perform a search for the latest Windows XP compatible video graphics adapter for your specific eMachine model number.

    Carey Frisch

     
  • Saturday, January 26, 2013 2:19 PM
     
     
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    Hi Pa ,

    Thanks for getting back to me and srry for the delay in responding , been away fro a few days.

    I would be willing to upgrade my daughters computer to Windows 8 , but would windows 8 work on an Emachine or would I need to upgrade the machine before I can buy and insall windows 8?

    I am still trying to resolve the issues with the display/graphics, have tried everything and nothing seems to help.

    Kind regards

    Belprince

     
  • Saturday, January 26, 2013 2:24 PM
     
     
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    Hi Carey ,

    Thanks for getting back to me and srry for the delay in responding , been away fro a few days.

    I have checked the links you suggested and nothiong seems to work. I have some additional information about the computer and I wonder if this might help.

    The computer is an Emachine Imperial Revision 0.90

    main circuit board = Trigem Computers Inc. Imperial 1.08a

    Bois = Pheonix 600  3/19/2003

    Also I use the monitor in question on this computer and it works absolutley fine, but when I connect it to the other computer I get a message about very low screen resolution and dispay settings. It won't let me adjust this settings in display settings and I have tried and tried again to rool back drivers, uninstall, and remove them and nothing seems to help.

    I wouls be very grateful for any further advise or help.

    Kind regards

    Belprince

     
  • Sunday, January 27, 2013 12:45 PM
     
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    Hi Carey ,

    Thanks for getting back to me and srry for the delay in responding , been away fro a few days.

    I have checked the links you suggested and nothiong seems to work. I have some additional information about the computer and I wonder if this might help.

    The computer is an Emachine Imperial Revision 0.90

    main circuit board = Trigem Computers Inc. Imperial 1.08a

    Bois = Pheonix 600  3/19/2003

    Also I use the monitor in question on this computer and it works absolutley fine, but when I connect it to the other computer I get a message about very low screen resolution and dispay settings. It won't let me adjust this settings in display settings and I have tried and tried again to rool back drivers, uninstall, and remove them and nothing seems to help.

    I wouls be very grateful for any further advise or help.

    Kind regards

    Belprince

    The resolution problem is a result of not having the video driver for your graphics chip/card.  Somehow you will have to identify the video chip/card and download the driver for it.  Windows only has a minimally functional driver as part of the operating installation.  You need the manufacturer's video driver to be able to adjust the resolution.

    Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. ”

    • Marked As Answer by bfchild Sunday, January 27, 2013 5:14 PM
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  • Sunday, January 27, 2013 5:21 PM
     
     
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    Hi Carey ,

    And any others whom have helped with this issue.

    You were right , i needed to find the correct drivers from the manufacturers site and at first this proved almost impossible. A friend recommended a driver program called Driver Reviver and I ran this and it located the correct drivers straight away and now everything is up-to-date and my problems have been resolved.

    I'm never comfortable running these kind of programs, but as this one done as I requested I'm more than happy with the results.

    Tahnks all

    Belprine