Install standard vga ?

[sam0t]

Hi,

I have probably very simple issue on my hand, I need to get standard vga driver installed on my XP system when booting normally. Been googling for a answer alot with lots of hits but no exact answer. The closest I could find was MS KB article, but it is aimed more for Win2000, and going through all the oem##.inf files is alot of work.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/268852

Can somebody give a tip on this, I know I need vga.sys installed and it is easy enough to find from XP, but there is no .inf file to go with it

Do not tell me that uninstalling ATI/Nvidia drivers and running driver sweepper in safe mode accomplishes what Iam looking for, that would be too easy

 

[technicks]

Go to hardware manager then right click on your graphics adapter and choose update drivers.
Then when it asks you where to look do not let it find the driver auto but search yourself.
If i remember correctly there should pop up a list. Choose the adapter again and there should be a list with all the drivers included in windows.
Search for standard VGA driver and try to install.
Don't know if it is correct all the way, but that is what i can remember.

 

[sam0t]

Yes it used to be there, but not anymore, thats why Iam figuring this out :/

I went digging and moved some oem#.inf files away from the windows\inf folder, as the MS KB article suggested, and after that the the list of devices available in update driver -window changed, but still, no standard vga !

I was lucky as the ATI had replaced the very first oem#.inf file, but the second one can be anywhere as I havent reinstalled in ages and have atleast 70 oem#.inf files in my windows\inf folder. Seems I have some manual labour to do sadly unless anybody does not have a more neater way to do this.