re-installed windows xp, but it doesnt look the same?

-TangleFoot-

jassi_9 wrote: »

for this comp a couple of years back.....would this help me in anyway?

Not really. On the bright side we now have some idea of what to try next.

GunJack

http://w3.sis.com/support/support_prodid.htm

will ID the chipset and drivers for it - have used this before and it does work

jassi_9

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

Not really. On the bright side we now have some idea of what to try next.

thanks alot mate, it looks alot better now, icons look more modern

and video is display properties is showing 1024 x 768

i tried to download the audio realtec audio driver fromt he same site but it seemed to come up with an error when i tried to run the setup.exe file (got the blue screen)

Also i only downloaded shockwave so far from filehippo, and just checked a video on youtube which looks better but still not running smoothly? Do i need to install flash player?

Thanks alot for the help...atleast it looks like it did before i re-installed now!

jassi_9

GunJack wrote: »

http://w3.sis.com/support/support_prodid.htm

will ID the chipset and drivers for it - have used this before and it does work

Thanks mate, seeing as though i already did what "tanglefoot" advised, would downloading what you gave me compromise this in anyway?

GunJack

shouldn't do, but it will tell you if what you've got is the most up-to-date driver for that particular chipset...it just scans your system and tells you...your choice if you wish to download what drivers it suggests or not

-TangleFoot-

jassi_9 wrote: »

Also i only downloaded shockwave so far from filehippo, and just checked a video on youtube which looks better but still not running smoothly? Do i need to install flash player?

Replace Shockwave with Flash Player; I haven't seen anything that used the former in years!

jassi_9

GunJack wrote: »

shouldn't do, but it will tell you if what you've got is the most up-to-date driver for that particular chipset...it just scans your system and tells you...your choice if you wish to download what drivers it suggests or not

So if i just click yes for every driver i should be ok?

But since my comp is so old i doubt there will be a more up to date driver for the display/grahpics card now anyway?

The one i got from tanglefoots download was "motherboard_driver_vga_sis_661fx_651_xp64.exe"

It also gave me the driver for "motherboard_driver_audio_realtec_whql.exe"

whiich i though was the driver for the soundcard but went haywire and gave me a blue screen when i ran setup.exe

jassi_9

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

Replace Shockwave with Flash Player; I haven't seen anything that used the former in years!

ok removed shockwave, downloaded flashplayer

but the vids on youtube are still jittery and not smooth?

deff not the internet speed, it downloads it very fast.....

-TangleFoot-

jassi_9 wrote: »

but the vids on youtube are still jittery and not smooth?

The older tech in your machine may not support hardware acceleration, so your CPU is having to do all the work.

That or we're still missing a few drivers. Can you try the one labelled SiS 7012?

jassi_9

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

The older tech in your machine may not support hardware acceleration, so your CPU is having to do all the work.

That or we're still missing a few drivers. Can you try the one labelled SiS 7012?

I deff think im missing a few drivers as this pc used to be able to play stuff like this fine before.....

will try that one now

thanks alot for all the help mate!