Solution of Intel 8291X series VGA problem with Windows 7

Intel 8291X chipset Series VGA driver problem with Windows 7 Issue

After launching the windows 7 beta I installed it on the PC having Intel 82915G/GL/GV chipset series mother board. By default it has shared VGA memory up to 128MB in XP. Windows 7 automatic updates find its driver from the internet and after installing this driver it just hanged.

When I consult the forums of Intel website then I came to know that Intel 82910/82915 series VGA is based on the XPDM model which is not supported by aero feature of windows vista and windows 7, As Windows vista supports the WDDM architecture model to provide all the features.

There is one solution I found it after installing the driver. After rebooting the PC just press f8 to go into directory services repair mode. System will boot in repair mode. Just right click on desktop go to the resolution and select advance, it will open graphic properties dialog. Go to the troubleshoot Tab and set hardware acceleration to none. And restart your PC. It will never hang now. Remember if u increase your hardware acceleration it will help you to play the games but when you play any video file it will hang again. So set hardware acceleration to none before playing any video.

--- Issue now resolved in RC pack


Umar Kashmiri
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