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Old July 13th 05, 03:50 AM
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PCR,
"PCR" wrote in message
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| Need help not sure if I should try to update display adapter drivers
for
| 98SE ?

I've read through them a couple of times & must conclude the matter is
best left in Brian A.'s hands or in the hands of someone else who's been
through it. I only have a SoftPaq from Compaq to use when I want to play
with my Video Adapter. It's uninstallable in Add/Remove Programs &
reinstalled with a click. STILL...

It sounds to me you are a SiS 650, at least on the Win98 side, if the
SiS info package & MSInfo32 said so. The site said you have the latest
drivers. So, that is that. Likely, they did not update them further
(beyond 2002) to provide the options/functionality you get on the XP
side. You don't want to grab something wrong & end up with monitor *out
of range* errors again.

****** If you go here, no rush
http://www.sis.com/download/

This is the SiS 1-2-3 page, no activeX controls required. Anyway after you
do the 1-2-3, you see these software/driver pkgs.
File info.

*** 650_221_win98me.zip
Version
v2.21
Release date
2003-11-18
Product supported
SiS651, SiS650, SiS740, SiS650GL, SiSM650, SiS650GX,
File size
20,452KB
OS supported
Windows 98 SE, Windows 98, Windows ME,

** The one above may work, what are your thoughts...
** The one below, is a no go, It's the one that put the monitor out of
range, looking at the file name, I'm pretty sure that it was the zip file I
downloaded.

Anyway, maybe the right thing to do is nothing!!

*** SiS UniVGA3 Graphics Driver
File name
uvga3_367.zip
Version
v3.67
Release date
2005-04-15
Product supported
SiSM650, SiS760, SiS741GX, SiS740, SiS741, SiS651, SiS650GX, SiS650GL,
SiS650, SiSM741, SiSM661MX, SiSM661FX,
File size
16,546KB
OS supported
Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98 SE, Windows 98, Windows XP
64-Bit Edition,

Thanks again, I'm not sure even on the 1st entry, specifically it is for
W98, 98SE & ME, however.

Star

| I've been to the SIS
| site and I have done the chip identification tool in the past.... but
not
| w/the install of Win that I currently have. Unfortunately I'm having
trouble
| running the activeX controls at this time. Tried earlier today. I
removed
| the controls from the Downloaded Program flldr, two controls are
placed by
| SIS, both controls remove, but one w/message *unable to unregister*,
| possibly it never registered, cause SIS kept repeatedly telling me to
| install the tool, probably because it *never installed completely*.
I
| never rec'd the security messages that you get for activeX downloads.

I don't know. You already did what I would try. Now, I'm offline &
cannot click...

. Web Pages with ActiveX Controls Are Not Displayed Properly
(240897) - When you view a Web site that contains an ActiveX control,
you may experience any of the following symptoms: You are not prompted
to download and install the control.A red X is displayed where the
control should appear.You receive script errors...
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;240897

. Pictures Are Not Displayed on Web Sites in Internet Explorer
(283807) - When you open a Web page, one or more pictures (graphics or
images) may not be displayed. Instead, a red X, or a placeholder, may
appear in place of the images. This behavior can occur if one of the
following conditions is true: The Web page...
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;283807


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Star" wrote in message
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| PCR Pro,
| Pls. give me some feedback regarding my display adapter, can you pls.
read
| this post and the other post I wrote in this thread.
|
| Thank, Star.
|
| Thanks, Star
| "Star" wrote in message
| ...
| Hello,
| Need help not sure if I should try to update display adapter drivers
for
| 98SE ? The MB is a ASUS P4SGX-MX, Celeron 2000Ghz. I have the
support CD
| and I'm currently using the software & driver pkgs on from the
support CD.
| This is the stats for the main drivers for super vga display.
|
| Product: SiS 650
| Softwa VS. 2.12
| Driver VS: 2.12
| 12-02-2002
| Chipset: SIS 650GX
| SIS 962L
| VGA SIS Real256 Graphics
|
| Driver: sisgl.dll - Super VGA OpenGL ICD
| File Date: 12/2/2002 4:47 PM
| Company Name: Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation
| File Version: 4.13.01.2120
| Driver: sisdx32.dll - Super VGA DirectX Driver 32 Bit
| File Date: 11/21/2002 11:00 AM
| Company Name: Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation
| File Version: 4.13.01.2120
| Driver: sisdx.dll - Super VGA DirectX Driver 16 Bit
| File Date: 11/21/2002 11:01 AM
| Company Name: Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation
| File Version: 4.13.01.2120
| Driver: sisgr.vxd - Virtual Display Minidriver
| File Date: 11/28/2002 3:14 PM
| Company Name: Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation
| File Version: 4.13.01.2120
| Driver: sisgr.drv - Super VGA Display Driver
| File Date: 11/28/2002 3:17 PM
| Company Name: Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation
| File Version: 4.13.01.2120
|
| I was initially dual booting, I also had Win-XP Prof. The drivers
for
| Win-XP were always right-on, the pkg. for 98-SE shows up as
*Compatible*
| when you install and I don't have many settings for 98-SE in
comparison to
| Win-XP, many functions just arn't available, etc...
|
| I would like to update the drivers for the display adapter, however
I'm
| very
| confused as to what I should download. I don't want to do the
entire pkg.
| since it's a compatible pkg.
|
| I'm nervous about this... because I was not smart and took the one
driver
| that was offered once and it totally crashed the puter, actually the
| monitor, not the puter. After, the monitor was *out-of-range* and
I
| couldn't see the desktop of course. And, it took me 3 days to get
the
| timing
| right to get into safe mode and fix the problem.
|
| Should I get the driver update from ASUS vs. the SIS site.... if I
go to
| ASUS, they are displayed on my MB site which is, link to the ASUS
| P4SGX-MX.....
|
http://www.asus.com.tw/support/downl...lName=P4SGX-MX...
| I'm
| not sure and possibly, I'm already using the best drivers??
|
| I've went to SIS site and click on downloads, highlight display,
choose
| 98SE
| and SIS 650 and it seems I'm already using the best drivers for
98SE,
| however my drivers are from Dec. 2002, therefore seem old, but then
98SE
| has
| been around since 1999.
|
| I would appreciate guidance, and if I should update, which is the
best
| compatable pick !! I downloaded an entire pkg. approx. 1 year ago
from
| SIS,
| it was drivers and the the software. Unfortunately, I had the same
| problem
| that I experienced at Windows Update.... monitor *out of range*, bad
| problem!! The driver that is at Windows Update, I have looked at
iit's
| stats and it is older than the one I'm using, however I learned the
hard
| way, after the fact.
|
| Thank you,
|
| Star
|
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