So, I tried to install the drivers for my video card after the Second Life Emerald viewer didn’t work due to no drivers. Seems Win 7 didn’t install the ones to really take advantage of the video card. No worries, I got the box with the disc at hand. Tried to install, no worky. Went to ATI site, they aren’t supporting my video card anymore. Searched a couple forums, tried a few things, none worked.
I decided if ATI wasn’t going to support it my card, which I had bought not too long ago, year or two? I’d buy an Nvidia card. I went to Fry’s, got the best one available (nothing too fancy for my AGP slot), and brought it home. I opened up my PC and hey! I was installing drivers for the card I used to have in my PC! D’oh! Installed the correct ones, everything works fine, if not better than before. Took the unopened video card back to Fry’s, got the money back, and I’m happy.
I want to be a little more careful than before, as my XP had somehow gotten corrupted and Windows Update would update everything except Windows XP, so I’m running Firefox with NoScript so no zany JavaScript will cause problems unless I activate it on a page. It’s a bit annoying to turn it on when a site doesn’t work, but it’s safer and I can whitelist the sites I trust.
