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Problems installing the drivers
Hi folks.
Just got back from the store with my shiny new Parhelia (retail) and was looking forward to an evening in gaming heaven. There's only one small problem; the drivers won't install
After trying both the CD that was bundled with the card, and the WinXP 1.0.3.230 drivers from Matrox' site, I still get the same error.
The installation procedure seems to go well, and there are no errors visible until the two final steps, just when the installer asks me to press "Next" for the last time. In that window, I'm presented with the following error:
And when I do press "Next", I'm presented with the following error:
And that's it. If I restart the computer, Windows automagically finds a new, unknown VGA Controller every time, yet it is very accurate in pinpointing the Matrox Parhelia drivers if I ask Windows to install the new hardware for me. Doing so results in the same error as above.
This is driving me nuts, and I would be very grateful if anyone here know of this problem, and might have some sort of remedy. I'm writing this on my Parhelia-driven computer at the moment, in 1024*768*32, but everything is extremely slow, and if I check the Display Properties in the Windows controlpanel, it simply says I'm running "(Default monitor) on" (no, it's not a typo, it really says nothing more), and if I click on the "Advanced" button and then on "Adapter", everything is listed as "unavailable", yet if I click on "Properties", Windows says that "This device is working properly".
Please help!
Relevant computer specs:
ASUS A7M266-D motherboard
2 AMD AthlonMP 1800+
512MB RAM
Just got back from the store with my shiny new Parhelia (retail) and was looking forward to an evening in gaming heaven. There's only one small problem; the drivers won't install
After trying both the CD that was bundled with the card, and the WinXP 1.0.3.230 drivers from Matrox' site, I still get the same error.
The installation procedure seems to go well, and there are no errors visible until the two final steps, just when the installer asks me to press "Next" for the last time. In that window, I'm presented with the following error:
Failed Matrox Parhelia 128MB
Files have been copied. Click "Next" to continue.
Files have been copied. Click "Next" to continue.
Errors have occured. Display software wasn't successfully installed. Your display software may not work properly.
Try restarting your computer before running this setup program again. For more information, see your Matrox or system manual.
Try restarting your computer before running this setup program again. For more information, see your Matrox or system manual.
This is driving me nuts, and I would be very grateful if anyone here know of this problem, and might have some sort of remedy. I'm writing this on my Parhelia-driven computer at the moment, in 1024*768*32, but everything is extremely slow, and if I check the Display Properties in the Windows controlpanel, it simply says I'm running "(Default monitor) on" (no, it's not a typo, it really says nothing more), and if I click on the "Advanced" button and then on "Adapter", everything is listed as "unavailable", yet if I click on "Properties", Windows says that "This device is working properly".
Please help!
Relevant computer specs:
ASUS A7M266-D motherboard
2 AMD AthlonMP 1800+
512MB RAM
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