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Question

intel vga driver will not install on asus b53s-xh71

Oct 16, 2012 9:32AM PDT

i'm trying to update my intel hd graphics driver with no success as of yet. i've used drivermax to update and when the driver tries to install the screen goes black. i tried installing the drivers manually from intel's website and i kept getting error messages saying the driver was not validated for this computer and that i needed drivers from the manufacturers website. i then downloaded the driver from asus' site and still got the same message stating that the drivers were not validated for this computer. so i'm now in a bind. obviously something's up when even the intel vga driver downloaded from asus' website will not install. any help in resolving this matter will be greatly appreciated.

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Can't comment. Why? drivermax
Oct 16, 2012 10:30AM PDT

That's something I never had to use. I've used the old fashioned instal for years where we get the drivers from the maker and install them in the right order.

For example, if someone forgets the motherboard drivers then the video driver will indeed fail.

Laptops however are usually stuck with the maker's drivers.

Can you reveal why you can't use the maker's drivers? Sometimes you find an owner desperately hoping a driver will improve their games.
Bob

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intel vga driver will not install on asus b53s-xh71
Oct 16, 2012 10:55AM PDT

the driver's from asus won't work either. i've tried drivers from intel's site, asus' site, and drivermax doesn't seem to work either. in other words, i'd use the maker's drivers if they would just install without giving me the message saying the driver being installed isn't validated for this computer.

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And there are good reasons for it to fail.
Oct 16, 2012 11:00AM PDT

I noted it once so here it is again. -> The motherboard drivers are not installed first. <-

There may be more to your story but I can't cover why Windows and drivers are this way. It has become a tar pit for new users and I can only give the short reasons in this small space.

To move forward it's time to tell why you are doing this.
Bob

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motherboard driver? should've paid more attention.
Oct 16, 2012 11:31AM PDT

my apologies. i never thought the lack of a motherboard driver could be the cause of my dillema. thank you very much for the help.