This is a short guide on solving the problem when trying to install the VGA driver on a Dell GX260 when Windows 7 is installed.
Step #1
Install Windows 7 on the Dell GX260 computer. (Refer to my other articles for using ImageX and WinPE 3.0 boot environment for capturing and applying images).
Step #2
Once you have Windows 7 installed, at least for me, Windows Updates didn’t pick up the VGA driver automatically; leaving you with a very large resolution which is unusable.
Step #3
Download the Intel 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller driver (R126990.EXE). (Download Here) The drivers on Dell’s website do not work for Windows Vista or Windows 7.
GX260 - R126990 driver
Step #4
Once you have the R126990.EXE downloaded, you will need to extract the contents of the EXE to a folder. I suggest using 7-zip or Winrar. Download 7-Zip
GX260 - Extracting the driver.
Step #5
Now that you have the driver extracted you are going to have to install the driver manually in compatibility mode. Go into the folder you just extracted and right click on the setup.exe and go to properties and then the compatibility mode tab. You will want to enable compatibility mode for Windows Service Pack 3 and also select “Run as Administrator.”
Run in Compatibility Mode
Step #6
Click Apply, then click OK. Now run the setup.exe as you normally would and it shouldn’t complain about OS not being compatible.
Hi…
Thank you so much for sharing such a nice information. That would solve all the problems for installing windows 7 on Dell-gx260. Good work! Keep it up.
Your very welcome. Just sharing the information that I wish knew beforehand. Check out the rest of my articles and let me know what you think.
DOES NOT WORK!
I think there are a couple different revisions of the GX260, which means they could have put out some batches with different motherboards and possibly different graphics controllers. I will try and see if I can find out which revision the ones I tested this on were. I used this driver on around 35 GX260′s; all with Windows 7 and worked just fine.
As Nathan said, this does not work.
Sorry about that Nathan and Jon. I have updated steps #5 and #6 with the correct procedure. It does work, I just did this on 4 GX260′s yesterday. Updates them to normal resolution of 1280 x 1024. If you have any other questions just let me know. Have a nice day.
Thanks! This works!
does not work…the driver file does not extract fully..its says insert last disk..please help
@Rajneel: Maybe you are getting disconnected when trying to download. Here is the download link again for the EXE but straight from Dell: http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R126990&SystemID=PLX_PNT_P4_GX260&servicetag=&os=WW1&osl=en&deviceid=11166&devlib=0&typecnt=0&vercnt=2&catid=-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=6&typeid=-1&dateid=-1&formatid=-1&fileid=169012
Let me know if that works for you.
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Many thanks, followed your instruction and I now have windows 7 running at 1024 x 768 32bit.
Regards
AL
@ Alan : You are very welcome. I wish there had been a tutorial out when I first tried this. I literally spent 2-3 hours trying different drivers, looking up motherboard info… etc. I hope this little tutorial helps save people time
Have a great evening!
thx so much , it’s working well
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thx dude its great idea thx again….
when i right click and go in the properties.. its not givng me any compatibility mode tab.
NOTE.. I have installed windows 7 and i want to run the aero theme.. right now its runing with old dull blue theme…
k its there.. the compatibility tab.. but damm i want to run aero theme…
@Adil : I don’t know if GX260 is capable of running Aero theme with integrated graphics. The lowest model I have seen run Aero with onboard is GX280.
Hey Brian hope you can help, I’ve just read the support and advice you have given regarding screen resolution using win 7 on a GX260.
Do you know if the same method will work on a SX260? (I hope so).
I have recently installed win 7 with high expectations, only to discover that I’m unable to modify/change the RES.
It does not give me any reasonable options apart from 640 x 480 (if you can call that reasonable) I’m also running it through an HDTV.
I was able to adjust the settings (eventually) when using VISTA but I am totally stumped with this OS.
Hope you can advise and keep up the good work….
(I’d be lost if it weren’t for people like you)
@ RJ : Sorry I don’t have any way to test a SX260. What you will want to do is find out what Graphics Controller driver your motherboard has and then try going to either Dell or Intel and downloading the graphics controller driver. This is different than simply downloading the VGA driver from Dell for that model. You want to find the base graphics controller driver. Let me know how it goes!
Good luck.
Works great, thx alot for sharing this information, great work
Thank you very much worked great!!
@Bjarni : You’re welcome! Also note, this procedure has to be done for the GX270′s with Windows 7 as well.
Hi Brain,
I just followed your tutorial to the T, and I get an error message: This system does not meet the minimum requirements for installing the software. Setup will exit.
Any ideas?
Thank you,
Samir
Hey Brain,
I was mistaken! I was trying to install the driver you suggest on a PCI NVIDIA card. Totally slipped my mind that I had install the card to obtain better resolution. Thank you for the tutorial on how to use XP Mode, as I need that information to install the legacy driver for my card!
Regards,
Samir
Dude,
How can i say this? I LOVE YOU!!! Lol. Thanks so much man, my Dell is finally up and running with Windows 7 at more res. I can finally see the APPLY buttons.
Great job man. Keep up!
Duke
This worked for me on GX260!!!! You are the man!
what are the minimum requirements because my laptop is not a weak system but it says it does not meet minimum requirements. please help.
I tried this and got an error message saying, “An unknown error has occurred. Setup will exit.”