graphic problems with gaming software

After running the dell vista advisor. it was determined that I could run Windows Vista Basic on my Inspirion 5160 laptop.  I would not get the Aero experience or the other graphic highlghts of video.  So I decided to upgrade.  THe install was painless and the OS was running smooth.  Quick reboots, quick response etc......   No problems until I started running software (games in particular) that I installed (no installation problems).  Note:  This games ran .

THe only difference I notice when looking at the devices is that VIsta loads a standard VGA graphics adapter as a device.  It should be XGI graphics with 32mb memory.     Any ideas?  Below is my system information.   Thanks

 

 

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Processor Manufacturer Mobile Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz Clock Speed 2.8GHz L2 Cache Size 1024

Processor Clock Speed 2.8GHz

Memory Available Memory 70.38 % Page File Size 2272.6Mb Available Page File 97.01 % Virtual Memory 4319.4Mb Available Virtual Memory 84.30 % Memory Slot 1 [DIMM_A]  1024Mb Memory Slot 2 [DIMM_B]  1024Mb

Memory Memory Slot 1 [DIMM_A]  1024Mb Memory Slot 2 [DIMM_B]  1024Mb

Memory

Memory

Network Card Adapters NETGEAR 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511T

Storage Drive Type Drive Size Total Available Space Used Space C: NTFS 84.27Gb 31.02Gb 53.24Gb E:

Storage

Hardware Type Description DVD/CD-ROM Drives SAMSUNG CDRW/DVD SN-324S ATA Device Disk Drives TOSHIBA MK1032GAX ATA Device 93.15Gb Display Adapters Standard VGA Graphics Adapter IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers Intel(R) 82801DBM Ultra ATA Storage Controller - 24CA ATA Channel 0 ATA Channel 1 Keyboards USB Human Interface Device Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard Mice and Other Pointing Devices HID-compliant mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse Monitors Default Monitor - Sound Devices USB Audio Device SigmaTel C-Major Audio USB Controllers Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C2 Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C4 Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C7 Intel(R) 82801DB/DBM USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller - 24CD

Software Name Version Microsoft Protection Service 1.6.1179.0 MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB925672) 4.20.9839.0 Microsoft Windows OneCare Live AntiSpyware and AntiVirus 1.5.1933.6 MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB927978) 4.20.9841.0 MSXML 4.0 SP2 Parser and SDK 4.20.9818.0 Microsoft Application Error Reporting 11.0.6558.0 Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003 11.0.5614.0 PX Engine 1.8 Microsoft Windows Live OneCare Resources v1.5.1890.26 1.5.1890.26 Microsoft Windows OneCare Live v1.5.1890.26 Idcrl Install 1.5.1890.26 Microsoft Windows OneCare Live v1.5.1890.26 1.5.1890.26 Network Magic 4.1.7067.0

Software

b memory

-100Gb harddrive