NP, Rick.

I suspect the problematic machine is just a cheap Intel box, with a
primitive BIOS. A minimal intended office-use machine. It was never
expected that a PCI video card would be installed!
With no way to disable the Intel on-board video in the BIOS, it is detected
later by PNP. I don't want to install the Intel video drivers to prevent
any misunderstanding by Windows down the road. If it gets confused about
which video system to use, my gd will never recover and will have to power
down the session. That means another support visit by "you know who" !

Why the "Disable in this Hardware Profile" option does not work is a mystery
to me.
However, she has learned to click "Cancel" at the Hardware wizard's request
for the video drivers, just as she does later when the new FX5200 card wants
to install the TV setup. So's it's untidy, but workable.
In any event, the box is working fine for her minimal uses just now --- I
don't have to get involved in arranging Barbies' hair and makeup, at all.
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"Rick T" wrote in message
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Jack E Martinelli wrote:
Perhaps I have not been as clear as I think.
IMO, Susan's ATI Radeon 7000 card, like the FX5200 card for my grand
daughter's machine, will be far superior in displaying graphic images
relative to the on-board Intel Extreme Graphics video system.

IIUC, Susan has already, at least once, installed the Radeon card and
proved
that it works with the latest ATI drivers.
So I recommend to continue to use the Radeon PCI card rather than the
on-board Intel video.

Is that clearer? Sorry for the confusion.

Well sure, anybody that actually *read* what you wrote would've figured
that one out g...sry for misunderstanding.

At this point I'm just wondering why your GD is having to cxl out of a
drivers install on every boot.


Rick