Display driver incompatibilty

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Szighy

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Hi guys.
My problem is that I can't change resolution on my laptop's display with win 8. It's quite an old, Toshiba Satellite M70. I installed win 8 directly from XP. Everything is working fine except this. I tried to install the old drivers in compatibility mode, but says the system requierement is not enough. Do I have any chance to make it work?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
What resolution are you stuck at ?

~about your specs and Windows 8 support~

Intel® Centrino® M740
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG
Intel® 915GM Express chipset
60 GB
512 MB
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Satellite M70-122 - Toshiba

Intel will not be providing any Windows 8 graphics drivers for the 915GM chipset. Do to the age of the 915GM chipset and the certification requirements for Windows 8 drivers it is not possible. The only support for the 915GM chipset will be the Windows 8 "Inbox" drivers provided with the installation media.
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INTEL 915GM WINDOWS 8 DRIVERS EVER??

The same applies to chipset 945G/GM. The specs below are from one of my rigs. Only inbox drivers work.

E6300 @ 1.86 GHz
GA-945GM-S2
4 GB PC 5400 Kingston
VGA Intel 82945GS (256 MB Shared)
HDD: 1 x 250GB
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (SP1)
Windows 8 Pro x64
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:)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10.0.10122
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    My Build - Vorttex Ultimate
    CPU
    Core i7 @ 4500 MHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    Memory
    32GB DDR3 @ 1822 MHz (OC)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon R9 280X 3GB @ 1180 / 6800 MHz
    Sound Card
    7.1 HDA
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LCD LG 22" + CRT LG 17"
    Screen Resolution
    1760 x 1320 / 1280 x 960
    Hard Drives
    1 x 240 GB SSD (System)
    3 x 500 GB HDD (Data/Media)
    1 x 2000 GB e-HDD (Backup)
    PSU
    ThermalTake 1000W PSU
    Case
    Corsair Carbide R300
    Cooling
    Corsair H60 (Push-Pull)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    60 Mbps (Down) 5 Mbps (Up)
    Browser
    IE, FF, Chrome
    Antivirus
    AVG Internet Security 2015
    Other Info
    Some wired stuff
It says Generic Microsoft videocard. I'm stuck at 1024x768.

So is there any chance to change it? If driver development has stopped, I can't do anything?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
Sorry, but I used to use an old laptop that had the Intel 915GM chipset and when I installed Win8, I discovered that only the MS generic basic driver would work. The Intel 915GM video driver used something know as XPDM -- which was enabled in Win7, but removed from Win8. I tried a lot, and there's simply no way to get the 915GM driver working in Win8.
 

My Computer

System One

Mark Phelps said:
Sorry, but I used to use an old laptop that had the Intel 915GM chipset and when I installed Win8, I discovered that only the MS generic basic driver would work. The Intel 915GM video driver used something know as XPDM -- which was enabled in Win7, but removed from Win8. I tried a lot, and there's simply no way to get the 915GM driver working in Win8.
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well, I guess it's time to replace this old junk :p
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
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