Q131806: Windows 95/98/Me: How to Install or Change a Video Driver

Article: Q131806
Product(s): Microsoft Home Miscellaneous Products
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdisplay kbimu
Last Modified: 16-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft Windows 98 
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to install or change a video driver in Microsoft
Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me).

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To install or change a video driver, use the appropriate method for your version
of Microsoft Windows.

Windows 98 or Windows Me
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1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Display.

3. Click the Settings tab.

4. Click Advanced.

5. On the Adapter tab, click Change.

6. Click Next.

7. Use one of the following methods to locate the installation files for the new
  video driver.

Search for the new driver:

  a. Click "Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now.
     (Recommended)", and then click Next.

  b. If the new driver is located on a floppy disk, insert the disk into the
     floppy disk drive, and then click to select the "Floppy disk drives" check
     box.

     If the new driver is located on a CD-ROM, insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM
     or DVD-ROM drive, and then click to select the "CD-ROM drive" check box.

     To check the Microsoft Windows Update Web site for an updated version of
     the driver, click to select the Microsoft Windows Update check box.

     If you downloaded the video driver to a folder on your hard disk, or if the
     updated video driver is located in a share on your network, click to
     select the "Specify a location" check box, and then type the path to the
     updated driver in the text box.

  c. Click Next.

  d. To install the recommended video driver, click "The updated driver
     (Recommended)".

     To install a different video driver that is compatible with your video
     adapter, click "Install one of the other drivers", click View List, click
     the video driver that you want to use in the list of video drivers, and
     then click OK.

Specify the location of the new driver:

  a. Click "Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you
     can select the driver you want", and then click Next.

  b. In the Models box, click the model name of your video adapter.

     To install a different video driver, click "Show all hardware", click the
     appropriate manufacturer in the Manufacturers box, and then click the
     appropriate model in the Models box.

8. Click Next, and then click Next again.

9. Click Finish.

10. Click Close, and then click Close again.

11. When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.

Windows 95
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1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Display.

3. Click the Settings tab.

4. Click Change Display Type or Advanced Properties.

5. Under Adapter Type or on the Adapter tab, click Change.

6. In the Models box, click the model name of your video adapter.

  To install a different video driver, click "Show all hardware", click the
  appropriate manufacturer in the Manufacturers box, and then click the
  appropriate model in the Models box.

  To install a manufacturer-supplied driver, click Have Disk, and then follow
  the instructions on the screen to install the driver from the disk.

7. Click OK, click Close, and then click Close again.

8. When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.

Additional query words: HWDISTS win95 win98 winme installation display videos monitor screen

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Keywords          : kbdisplay kbimu 
Technology        : kbWinMEsearch kbWin95search kbWin98search kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin98 kbWinME
Version           : :95
Issue type        : kbhowto

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