WOOP! I got my laptop fixed! :D

[Silicate Wielder]

Okay, I thought I was going to hate switching back to windows but its easier to switch to than it is ubuntu and I feel more free using it. My sisters laptop died and it ran windows so I swapped hardrives (At the cost of losing some gigs of memory) and now my laptop is as good as new. I also got the desktop I wanted too! :D
But I need help with updating my Video driver.

My Video Card is a "Mobile Intel(R) 45 Express Chipset Family (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM 1.1)"

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/66928589/Screenshot_0519120111P.png

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/66928589/Screenshot_0519120335P.png

[Rayquaza]

Why does it need updating? By those pictures it looks fine.

And what on earth is "Metro" lol, I'm pretty sure Windows 8 says "Start" at the top and doesn't have a start button..

Also, When Windows 8 does come out, it will probably have updates for your video card anyway.

You can also update your video driver through the device manager.

[Cognizant]

What is the OS version.. A modified Windows Vista???
(I ask because in the first picture there is the W8Metro, and the second one is Vista..)

[Silicate Wielder]

Nope its windows 7 given a vista look and had the metro dropped onto the desktop. for some reason when I go to play steam games it tells me my graphics driver or video card is outdated and that it needs updating.

[Rayquaza]

Well there's something wrong there since if your desktop can run Aero it seems weird why it cannot run Steam Games. Unless it is not a high or medium end gaming laptop that can cope.

[Cognizant]

Is there a theme pack to make Windows 7 look like Vista? Sorry for asking so much :P

[Steve Jobs]

your desktop is so.... clean ._.

[Rayquaza]

Is there a theme pack to make Windows 7 look like Vista? Sorry for asking so much :P

your desktop is so.... clean ._.

Back to the question...

You can also use a driver detective as well, but in my opinion I'd recommend talking to steam directly.

[Cognizant]

Back to the question...



Thanks for the negative rep Sandeep :)
I'd assume, since the graphics card is manufactured by Intel, to check their website. I don't quite see where Steam fits into the equation?

[Silicate Wielder]

my laptop is using a medium end graphics card everything else is 5.4 or higher on the windows rating.
But its telling me I need to update my video driver which should've ben done when I updated windows at the library the other day.

Is there a theme pack to make Windows 7 look like Vista? Sorry for asking so much :P

Why yes there is! I'll give you the link. with instructions on how to install it. you can also make windows 7 look like XP too! :D

[Cognizant]

my laptop is using a medium end graphics card everything else is 5.4 or higher on the windows rating.
But its telling me I need to update my video driver which should've ben done when I updated windows at the library the other day.



Why yes there is! I'll give you the link. with instructions on how to install it. you can also make windows 7 look like XP too! :D
Sound's great, thanks :)
That's very odd, but usually drivers for components aren't updated through Windows update.

[Magus]

your desktop is so.... clean ._.

You should check the Gnome de on Linux.

[Silicate Wielder]

your desktop is so.... clean ._.
It is amazingly clean, and I plan to keep it that way :D