Video Overlay: Intel 965 Mobile Chipset & Vista

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Mac Daddy DJ
Nov 6, 2006
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If you are runing a laptop that uses the Intel 965 Mobile Express Chipset for graphics and are unable to get video output from programs like OTSAV, etc.

Here is the work-around:
The problem is the driver used in VISTA.

The working solution is to delete the existing driver and install a Windows XP driver instead. Using the XP driver resolves the issue in Vista that prevents the hardware acceleration and access to the total video memory.

You can also try upgrading your Vista driver, but it can be frustrating. Intel's install application will not install it on proprietary machines (like Dell) and instead refers you to the manufacturer's site. The manufacturer then informs you you're already using the best driver (not true).

To upgrade or replace these drivers you must first delete the existing driver to bypass the validation checks.

Some people have had luck on certain machines updating the Vista driver. My solution was using the XP driver.

My machine was a Dell Inspiron 1720 running Vista and OTSAV. The driver I used was for Windows XP home edition. OTSAV can now output it's video and karaoke and no longer reports: can not enable video overlay: hardware incompatibility error."
 
lol thats why I stayed away from crapista
 
overlay problem

Performance,

I to have dealt with 965 chipset issue. Are you able to be a little more descriptive on how to solve this problem. Do you have a link to the XP driver and the procedure for installing it in place of the vista driver?

Does this adversely affect any other funtions?

Thanks for all your help
 
jeff as I said crapista is an intrum to the NEW windows 7 and I was not going to upgrade just to be caught on the hope with stupid things like that

if you remember did you use winME when it was out ?
I bet you went from win98se to winxp

here in australia we had no choice in what microcrap was pedling at the time...

so untill windows 7 is stable and works 100% to what I can see (thats why I am NOT) going to vista

I can make winxp look and feel just like crapista if need be but why should I
whats the benefit on that

why have something that aint BROKE

this system has been up and running for over 12 months
only time is stops is when there is a power outage

U have another 5x systems that need fixing so have fun with crapista I wont move when I know what I am doing

have a nice day


Oh by the way I also sell the crap too so I know what happens....
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Dennis you obviously couldnt upload the upgrades or you would not be singing the tunes with CRAPISTA. The Service Pack has made it flawless with all software I legally have bought. As Rick mentioned long ago it is fasterand more efficient than XP if loaded proper.
 
dennis
I have had absolutely no issues with Vista, from it's release.

I did skip ME, and glad I did, but you seem to forget something along the way to 7...

It's built around a modified Vista's Kernal!

ME was built around the 9x Kernal.... XP was around the NT kernal.

Vista is another attempt to seperate from the aging NT kernal.

I have a Vista, and a 7 machine running 24/7 and only reboot to load updates that require a restart.
 
DJRick said:
Performance,

I to have dealt with 965 chipset issue. Are you able to be a little more descriptive on how to solve this problem. Do you have a link to the XP driver and the procedure for installing it in place of the vista driver?

Does this adversely affect any other funtions?

Thanks for all your help
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The drivers can be found on Intels site. Simply do a search for "Intel 965 chipset driver" and you should find them easily.

Vista's normal routine for driver intallation checks to see which driver is more recent - so you can't use it because it will abort the install in favor of the Vista driver.

Your computer manufacturer may also use a similar procedure - so often you can't rely on their update service either.

What I had to do was download the driver, then uninstall (delete) the Vista driver. Then I installed the XP dirver (for XP home premium). Once I re-booted and restarted the software everything worked great.

It really shouldn't affect the performance of the machine in other areas because this is only the video driver and video DJing is probably the most intense thing I'm asking it to do. Whatever capability (if any) is sacrificed is something I'm not using anyway. (Maybe a serious gamer would notice something - but I haven't.)
 
It works!

I actually had to manually install the driver. The automated process kept asking me to validate the software. This was due to the fact that my company had updated my Sony Vaio with Vista Ultimate. Vista Ultimate was not listed as a choice for the model Sony that i have so it would not allow me to install the driver. I did not have to uninstall the old driver. I simply installed the latest video driver (Vista Ultamate Driver) manually per the readme documentation. It actually started to work without a reboot. I have already used it at a show and it works great. I am outputing music videos, Milkdrop & karaoke to a 32" samsung LCD monitor. Picture is great!

Thanks for your reply and for your help.
 
Well guys maybe the gear that we get here is different to what you get there
I deal with over 1500 systems a week from many stores

the main wholesale companies that issue the intel stuff have so many bios updates that we have had one tech guy walk out in discuss.... he told Intel in no uncertain terms if they cant get it right they can find another country to use as test subjects...

in one instance where some stores will only deal in AMD as they have better deals
so we say ok they can do whats best for the customers

thats why a lot of stores will sell crapista but have more clients wanting to downgrade to winxp..

anyway have work to do - have a great day all
 
I'm not a huge fan of Vista, but I'd have to say it's actually no worse than any other windows OS.

Yes, it is bloated - but so are the demands of a large segment of home computer users with their YouTube, video intensive gaming, streaming content, and multi-media Facebooking, etc.

Much of my frustration with Vista simply comes from the fact that I'm a productivity user - and Vista is largely geared for home liesure and entertainment applications.

In addition, they have re-arranged the toolbars and menu structure in a way that - again, favors the home user and undermines the two decades of convention many of us have grown use too.

PS: Glad to hear someone else was able to get past the 965 chipset issue. I know how good it feels to see that door open!
 
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