topic Re: need graphics driver xp 32 in Graphics

need graphics driver xp 32

aarth2 — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 01:24:10 GMT

My son's old Dell won't run Roblox.

Roblox says maybe the graphics driver isn't up to date. It runs DX9 alright.

Current driver is Intel ialmrnt5.dll according to dxdiag.

Is there any help out there?

Re: need graphics driver xp 32

AlHill — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 03:27:03 GMT

You need to provide a lot more information - Desktop? Laptop? Make and model? Processor? Graphics on board or add on card?

Also, XP support will be limited.

Doc

Re: need graphics driver xp 32

aarth2 — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 03:52:47 GMT

Sorry, yes. It is an Optiplex 170L. That's a Desktop. Comes with a 2GHz Intel P4. Has onboard graphics.

Has PCI slots only. I'll buy a PCI card maybe if I can get clues as to a useful one. I have an ATI7000 I've been told isn't worth putting in.

Re: need graphics driver xp 32

AlHill — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 08:24:25 GMT

Your graphics: Intel 82865G Graphics Controller

You can get an XP driver from DELL: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/optiplex-170l/drivers Product Support | Dell US

Or Intel: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/graphics-drivers/graphics-drivers-for-intel-82865g-graphics-and-memory-controller-hub-gmch.html http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/graphics-drivers/graphics-drivers-for-intel-82865g-graphics-and-memory-co…

Doc

Re: need graphics driver xp 32

aarth2 — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 03:12:31 GMT

Thanks for that. Didn't help. That's the driver we already have. Looks like the correct answer is There's No Help Out There.

I've sent for a PCI card. A 5450. That might help.

Thanks for trying.

Re: need graphics driver xp 32

AlHill — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 09:48:45 GMT

No, there is an answer: Your 82865G supports DirectX 8. Look at this link under older graphics products, the last entry:

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/graphics-drivers/000005524.html Supported APIs and Features for Intel® Graphics Drivers

If you want more current features, you need a different graphics controller.

Also, XP has been dead for more than two years now. Time to move on - in my opinion.

Doc

Re: need graphics driver xp 32

aarth2 — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:12:11 GMT

That's not an answer.

The question was is there any help?

The context requiring help was a computer running DX9 and the latest available driver is still not good enough for Roblox. So it is actually 'supporting' DX9 right now.

The 'help' required is an improvement on that situation.

There is no help for that. Another computer doesn't qualify as 'help'. That's not an improvement in the context of that computer.

I'll put a card in and see what that does. If that fixes it then that's the answer. If it doesn't then it's as I said: no help. Correct answer is: no help.

I see you seem to have marked your own answer as 'correct answer'. A little arrogant, I think?

And your remark about moving on is a little impertinent, too. You have no knowledge of the situation in our household, how many computers we run, what systems run on them, what we do with them, what we have them for. Whether or not we have 'moved on' is beyond your orbit and not pertinent to the question.

Re: need graphics driver xp 32

AlHill — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:37:58 GMT

XP is no longer supported. Your graphics controller is no longer supported.

Doc