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From: Craig Coope on 29 Jan 2008 18:01
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:55:01 -0500, GaryR <GaryR(a)nospamforme.com>
wrote:

>
>The monitor driver.. like the videocard driver, sound card driver, NIC
>driver, etc. etc.
>
>http://www.viewsonic.com/support/drivers/index.cfm

I know it is generic but have you tried the "Standard Monitor Driver
Signed Vista" from here?:

http://www.viewsonic.com/support/drivers/drivers.cfm?category=1&formName=monitor

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From: Craig Coope on 29 Jan 2008 18:43
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:01:50 +0000, Craig Coope
<coope1999(a)hotmail.com> wrote:

>On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:55:01 -0500, GaryR <GaryR(a)nospamforme.com>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>The monitor driver.. like the videocard driver, sound card driver, NIC
>>driver, etc. etc.
>>
>>http://www.viewsonic.com/support/drivers/index.cfm
>
>I know it is generic but have you tried the "Standard Monitor Driver
>Signed Vista" from here?:
>
>http://www.viewsonic.com/support/drivers/drivers.cfm?category=1&formName=monitor

OK I guess you have by your first post...This website isn't very
professional. There are typos and it says "Signed drivers are
available only for Windows� Me, 2000 and XP." when clearly there *is*
a signed driver for Vista...

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From: Matt Ion on 30 Jan 2008 23:27
GaryR wrote:
> The monitor driver.. like the videocard driver, sound card driver, NIC
> driver, etc. etc.
>
> http://www.viewsonic.com/support/drivers/index.cfm
>
>
>
>> On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:25:40 -0500, "KlausK" <dinga(a)noone.com> wrote:
>> What do you mean by the driver?

There is no such thing as a "monitor driver" (disclaimer: there may be
very rare instances where there is actually a driver needed for a
monitor, but I've never seen it).

There are only two things that you really get with a "monitor driver":
an .INF file that defines the resolutions and refresh rates the monitor
supports, and an .ICM file with the color profile.

The .INF you can work around by telling Windoze to use a "standard
monitor" type and just select the resolution and refresh you want, or by
using the nearest "similar" monitor that supports the same minimum
settings, or by telling it you have a "Plug'n'play" monitor.

An .ICM file you can generate yourself using something like Adobe Gamma
or the Microsoft Color Settings PowerToy, or any of a number of other
utilities.

There is no actual "driver" required.
From: KlausK on 1 Feb 2008 12:12

"GaryR" <GaryR(a)nospamforme.com> wrote in message
news:7kbvp35sgqbvgs3p3hbrp01ls0spn38pm5(a)4ax.com...
>
> The monitor driver.. like the videocard driver, sound card driver, NIC
> driver, etc. etc.
>
> http://www.viewsonic.com/support/drivers/index.cfm
>

It's not a driver, per se. It's an inf file. You don't even need an inf file
to use the monitor.


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