no display adaptor listed in device manager

[jamesbrown]

Hi There.

 

I have recently aquired a free pc that a friend no longer wanted. I formated the hardrive and installed windows xp sp3 onto it.

 

It is a small little computer which origionally came from a school. It does not have a graphics card but it does obviously have onboard.

 

There is no display adaptors tab in device manager, and as a result i cannot update the display driver. This is a pain. As it has onboard graphics, i cannot find a make or model which would then let me download the drivers manually off the manufacturer's web site.

 

Any suggestions?

 

The reason why i want to upgrade the driver, is because i am using this pc in conjunction with a projector, and with the current display capability, it will not fill the screen i am projecting on to.

 

Is there a possibility that the onboard graphics is not capable of producing an image or the size of dimentions i want?

 

I don't think that the make and model of this machine would help; i'm not entirely sure. i think it could be a custom build.

[KenB]

Hi,

 

What resolution do you have the screen set to?

Right click on the desktop > Properties.

 

Download Belarc from here:

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

It will give you a diagnosis of your system.