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Offline tatertot

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how do you tell what video card??
« on: April 18, 2006, 10:30:50 AM »
I have a friend who wants to know what video card he has (nividia and or radeon) what is the cpmmand in windows run that you type in to see your configuration i used to know this but my age is catching up to me thanks for any help ahead of time,,, tatertot
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Offline forHIM

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how do you tell what video card??
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2006, 10:55:44 AM »
While not the most detailed, right click on the desktop, select properties.  Then in the display dialog box select the settings tab.  The Display should indicate what type of adapter it is plugged into.  Or you can click the "Advanced" button on that tab and then go to the adapter tab.

Or alternative to that, run the dxdiag command and look at the display tab.
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Offline Hap

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how do you tell what video card??
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2006, 01:37:01 PM »
tater, i usu rt click on "my computer" in the start menu, select "properties", then "hardware" then device manager.  expand the "display adaptor" tab

or on xp, "system information" under "accessories" will prob do the same

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Offline 68DevilM

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how do you tell what video card??
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2006, 04:33:29 PM »
or he could just look inside da box
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Offline MachNix

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how do you tell what video card??
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2006, 05:13:58 PM »
Click Start/Run, enter dxdiag and click OK.  After the DirectX Diagnostic Tool opens, click the Display tab to see the card information.
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Offline shiningpathb4me

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whats inside the box?
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2006, 11:12:03 PM »
probably safer than telling a novice camper which gun he should choose in case of bears . . . .
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