No smooth 3D Graphics and no fullscreen in DOS Mode

abdulbasit93

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Hi, I am currently using Windows 7 32-bit and when I did a clean install of Windows 8 Pro on my PC, I noticed that there was no smooth 3D Graphics nor full-screen mode in DOS mode (the cmd.exe prompt) on my PC. I have an "Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family" built-in display adoptor on my PC. Can anyone tell me is there a workaround for this problem (except for buying a new graphics card)? And can I also install Win 8.1 RTM on my PC? Please anyone reply. its urgent.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude D620
    CPU
    Intel Centrino Duo T2400 1.83 GHz (2 CPUs)
    Motherboard
    Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
    Memory
    2 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    High-Definition (HD) Integrated Audio
    Hard Drives
    80 GB
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Sorry, but there is no working Intel 915 graphics driver for Windows 8 or Windows 8.1. The last driver Intel released was really for XP, but it worked in Vista, and later in Win7, because both of them accepted XPDM drivers. Win8 and Win8.1 will only accept WDDM drivers -- and Intel made it clear long ago that they would NOT write a WDDM driver for that chipset. I know this because I used to use a Fujitsu laptop that had the Intel 915 chipset and could only get the Windows Basic driver working in Win8.
 

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So, is there any other way to make it work?
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude D620
    CPU
    Intel Centrino Duo T2400 1.83 GHz (2 CPUs)
    Motherboard
    Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
    Memory
    2 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    High-Definition (HD) Integrated Audio
    Hard Drives
    80 GB
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Unfortunately there is no way to make it work besides buying a really cheap PCI-E Graphics Card :/.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlett Packard P7-1017c
    CPU
    Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.1Ghz
    Motherboard
    Pegatron HP
    Memory
    Crucial 2x4GB DDR3 1333 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 2211x
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 1TB 7200 RPM
    PSU
    Corsair CX600 80+ Bronze
    Case
    Coolermaster HAF 912
    Cooling
    Stock Intel Fan
    Keyboard
    HP Keyboard
    Mouse
    HP Mouse
    Internet Speed
    30+ Mbps Download; 2Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Norton 360
    Other Info
    New build with custom parts later in the year
Is there any other way to make it work? please anyone figure out a way to get smooth 3D graphics (with no stops/pauses between each 3D graphics frame) and full-screen mode in Windows 8/8.1, becuz i really want to try out the new Win 8.1 when it will be finally released. Please?
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude D620
    CPU
    Intel Centrino Duo T2400 1.83 GHz (2 CPUs)
    Motherboard
    Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
    Memory
    2 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    High-Definition (HD) Integrated Audio
    Hard Drives
    80 GB
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
It's impossible unless someone made a modified driver which will most likely not occur, your best bet would be to buy a really cheap graphics card. I googled your computer and found the user guide for it, then I checked the motherboard layout and it looks like you have 0 PCI-E slots only 2 PCI slots. Now, I found some PCI graphics cards on Newegg and the lowest priced card I could find is a VisionTek VTK Tad7k 64P Radeon 7000 but it only supports up to Windows XP. So, unless PCI graphics cards are compatible with Windows 8/8.1, you are out of luck :(. I posted the link for the card here if someone can verify compatibility with Windows 8.

Link: VisionTek VTK Rad7K 64P Radeon 7000 64MB 64-bit DDR PCI Video Card - Newegg.com
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlett Packard P7-1017c
    CPU
    Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.1Ghz
    Motherboard
    Pegatron HP
    Memory
    Crucial 2x4GB DDR3 1333 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 2211x
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 1TB 7200 RPM
    PSU
    Corsair CX600 80+ Bronze
    Case
    Coolermaster HAF 912
    Cooling
    Stock Intel Fan
    Keyboard
    HP Keyboard
    Mouse
    HP Mouse
    Internet Speed
    30+ Mbps Download; 2Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Norton 360
    Other Info
    New build with custom parts later in the year
Is there any other way to make it work?

NO, repeat, NO -- Intel abandoned development of drivers for this chipset back in the Vista days. Repeatedly asking the same question over and over is not going to change the answer.
 

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OK, then can I dual-boot it with the reliable Windows XP SP3 for the graphics and full-screen DOS purposes and replace Windows 7 with Win 8.1?
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude D620
    CPU
    Intel Centrino Duo T2400 1.83 GHz (2 CPUs)
    Motherboard
    Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
    Memory
    2 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    High-Definition (HD) Integrated Audio
    Hard Drives
    80 GB
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
And is there a possibility to enable software acceleration for 3D Graphics and for enabling full screen in cmd.exe app?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude D620
    CPU
    Intel Centrino Duo T2400 1.83 GHz (2 CPUs)
    Motherboard
    Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
    Memory
    2 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    High-Definition (HD) Integrated Audio
    Hard Drives
    80 GB
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
OK, then can I dual-boot it with the reliable Windows XP SP3 for the graphics and full-screen DOS purposes and replace Windows 7 with Win 8.1?

If you replace Win7 with Win8, you will be FORCED to use the default Windows Basic video driver -- as I have said repeatedly, there is NO video driver for this chipset that works in Windows 8.
 

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And is there a possibility to enable software acceleration for 3D Graphics and for enabling full screen in cmd.exe app?

As far as I know -- NO. Intel totally dropped support for this chipset YEARS ago. Your only recourse to get better graphics performance is to replace it.
 

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Does that mean can I still use the new Windows 8.1 with the Basic driver? And for the video graphics purposes i'll use Win XP Pro SP3.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude D620
    CPU
    Intel Centrino Duo T2400 1.83 GHz (2 CPUs)
    Motherboard
    Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
    Memory
    2 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    High-Definition (HD) Integrated Audio
    Hard Drives
    80 GB
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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