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by dl2068

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I have just purchased XP and my drivers are incompatible eg,
Display Adapter: ARTX Display Device
Sound,Video and games controllers
ArtX Device
CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device
Can anyone help me please.
Thanks

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by curacao_dejavu

Head to driversguide.com, driversforum.com.
or also visit the manufacturers website and look for updated drivers for the devices.
Make sure you pick the right one, (model, etc) else you could be heading for bigger problems.

Leopold

by dl2068

i did this and tried to put in on my 98se but windows wont except them,i get an error message then it hangs up,so would i be better loading XP and have the drives( win 2000) ready to load when asked?

by maxwell edison

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Also, if you can't resolve all the driver issues as a result of the resolutions on that Microsoft site, then Leopold is right in suggesting the manufacturer's web sites.

It is challenging to be on the "bleeding edge", as you are with XP, asit usually takes a while for everyone else (manufacturers) to catch up.

(P.S. Please excuse the spelling error(s) in my answer above. I hate it when that happens.)

Regards,

Maxwell

by tjc

What you are experiencing is exactly what everyone in the world experienced when Widnows 95 came out, NO drivers for the windows 3.1 systems in the 95 systems. What then happened is that for the next two months companies of hardware all over the world scrambled to update there drivers so that people could download them. I even remember that IBM and Compaq had on there websites for people not to isntall Windows 95 because in some cases the sound would stop working, and yes even the CD rom driveswoudl quit because of no drivers.

So I say to you since you have bought it already is to wait a month or two and then visit the sites to see if the patches are out there for XP. But for now go back to the OS you had before, or live in safe mode- that is if XP has a safe mode.

by no1king

If you cannot get drivers from the hardware manufacturers of your devices, you can use the WIN 2K drivers for those hardware devices. The 2K drivers are fully compatible w/ XP, though the best solution would be to get XP drivers from the manufacturer.

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