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December 29th, 2006 21:00
What is ialmnt5.sys & WHY does WindowsXP ask for it when doing a REPAIR??
Hello,
WindowsXP will boot into safe mode.
When booted normally all I get is wallpaper-desktop with mouse pointer. NO icons, NO taskbar, NO start button. Nothing, I do have an operational mouse/keyboard.
Tried to do a WindowsXP repair.... seems to go along just fine until a box pops up looking for
ialmnt5.sys for the intel graphics (or words to that effect). Tried to find the file, but could not so I click on cancel and the repair continues.. BUT.... after a bit it then boots to a black screen stating WindowsXP Home Edition with a 4 colored flag, has a "wait a moment" message with hourglass that just hangs there (never really boots into Windows). Finally have to shut it down with power button. And back to square one!
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What is it & why does my PC need it?
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Where can I find the file so I can install it and hopefully it will complete the repair and load windows as it should . I know... wishful thinking!
Dimension 2400
WindowsXP Home Edition
Thanks
JD
JD
display graphics: INTEL 82845GG/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
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Annie70
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Message Edited by aps@sun on 12-29-200607:19 PM
Message Edited by aps@sun on 12-29-200607:21 PM
jade1613
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December 29th, 2006 22:00
gator6x4
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December 30th, 2006 12:00
Posted Windows 2003 Server, Windows Desktop Fixes on Thursday, June 2nd, 2005.
The Intel 852/855, 865G, and 945G video chipsets are integrated with numerous desktop, laptop, and server motherboards. Older versions of the drivers for these chipsets, often installed at the OEM factory, may conflict with patches or other drivers on each of Windows XP Home, XP Pro, and 2003 Server. Blue-screen-of-death and memory dump errors will result from running old versions of this driver. The text of these messages includes:
The error often occurs following Windows Service Pack upgrades, Windows Update installs, and the running of new video games. After the error appears it is usually possible to boot into safe-mode (restart and press F8 at the BIOS screen to start in safe-mode) to install the newest version of the driver. Download and install newest driver version from: http://support.intel.com/support/graphics/
In the case of the 852/855 mobile graphics chipsets the driver update may need to be done twice. Laptops with docks have two copies of the Intel video driver; both the docked and undocked profiles of the laptop have copies of the driver loaded. To completely fix the laptop install the newest drivers in one mode, restart, dock or undock the laptop, reinstall the drivers in the second mode, and finally reboot the laptop again.
Message Edited by gator6x4 on 12-30-200608:52 AM