unable to detect graphics hardware

windows xp home bootcamp mbp mid 2009 sp2 2.66 ghz 4 gb ram

nvidia 9600m gt

i was installing Active Iso burner, apon suggestion this prog would extract uif file

during installation it asked to install sptd.dll driver, i agreed for it to install and restart, before it restarted, the desktop icons disappeared, right clicked to see that the show desktop icons selction was checked but the icons were not visible,

upon restart the nvidia ctrl pnl would not open, right clicked desktop > properties > settings > advanced > adapter, and all nvidia graphics card details are gone,

go to system information > hardware resources > conflicts/sharing:

I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI bus
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 Direct memory access controller

I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF VgaSave

IRQ 20 NVIDIA nForce System Management Controller
IRQ 20 PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
IRQ 20 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller

IRQ 22 NVIDIA Network Bus Enumerator
IRQ 22 Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller

Memory Address 0xE7200000-0xE72FFFFF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Memory Address 0xE7200000-0xE72FFFFF Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter

IRQ 19 PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
IRQ 19 Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter

Memory Address 0xC0000000-0xFEBFFFFF PCI bus
Memory Address 0xC0000000-0xFEBFFFFF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge

Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI bus
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF VgaSave

I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB VgaSave

Memory Address 0xE7100000-0xE71FFFFF PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Memory Address 0xE7100000-0xE71FFFFF OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller



so.. somehow after some graphics failure, it changed from nvidia to VgaSave



go to
Device Manager:

Usb video device : This device cannot start. (Code 10)

PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge is flagged :

This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. (Code 12)

If you want to use this device, you will need to disable one of the other devices on this system.

You need to restart your computer before the changes you made to this device will take affect.


I go to the programfiles folder where Active Iso Burner is installed, run the installer again there was already a version of sptd installed, and asked if i wanted that driver to be uninstalled hit yes, then ran the uninstaller and removed Active Iso Burner.


go to services > NVIDIA Display Driver Service - set to automatic, but it has not been started, click to start service, get this error:

The NVIDIA Display Diver service on Local Computer started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they have no work to do, for example, the performance Logs and Alerts service.


go to nvidia website download latest driver for 9600M GT graphics driver for macbook pro:

266.58 notebook_winxp_32bit_internationalwhql

get this error on first step of system check:

Install cannot continue

This graphics driver could not find compatible graphics hardware

i tried install past driver versions, i get the same error message



how do i get my mbp to detect my graphics card?



thank you,
-r

Message was edited by: bunsack

Message was edited by: bunsack