Windows 10 update, monitor driver

bass_junkie83 · 20 May 2016

I have just updated to windows 10 and now my screen looks like something I had in the mid 90's.

The monitor is a Dell Ultrasharp 2209WA.

Windows says I have the latest driver installed. I have also downloaded the driver and installed it manually, yet still I don't have a suitable list of resolution setting to choose from.

Any ideas?

neil_g · 20 May 2016

sure its not your graphics driver?

bass_junkie83 · 20 May 2016

Hmmm, I hadnt thought of that. Is there any way of finding out what graphics card I have without opening it up?

neil_g · 20 May 2016

check in device manager, if it says "generic vga" then theres your problem.

what machine is it?

bass_junkie83 · 20 May 2016

Its a custom built machine, but at 6+ years old I have forgotten what I put in it.

That's my device list, I can't tell which is the graphics card.

I found a windows 10 utility which came back with this,

neil_g · 20 May 2016

that'll be it, it doesnt have a graphics driver installed.

if its ATI based then you can try their driver detect tool on their support site.

bass_junkie83 · 20 May 2016

It looks like they no longer support it. Their driver detect tool cant find a suitable driver and searching for atombias on their website brings no results.

bass_junkie83 · 20 May 2016

Turns out my card isn't supported past windows 7. Windows 8 and 10 are a non-starter so have reverted back to windows 7.

Windows 10 looked like it was going to be a headache to get used to anyway.