So, you still need a new graphics card to run Windows 7 64 bit. The new card said it would be plug and play. Using the standard VGA driver, I will be able to load Programs and backed up files while I wait. Hopped online and ordered the Zotac 9500 GT.
I went to Windows 7 site and used the compatibility tool to find a 64 bit compatible graphics card.
The AMD ATI Radeon x1200 works on Wondows 7 Home Premium 32 bit but not on Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit. I reset the driver as before to standard VGA and Restarted. I Restarted and as before used F8 to get to safe mode. Sie können auch Ihr Betriebssystem wählen, um nur Treiber zu sehen, die mit Ihrem Betriebssystem kompatibel sind. Wählen Sie aus der Liste den benötigten Treiber zum Herunterladen. Restarted the computer and I got the white screen. Kostenlos Treiber für ATI Radeon X1200 für Windows 7. I downloaded the catalyst 10.2 from ATI, ran the program and I stalled the driver. I restarted the computer and the white screen was gone. The Microsoft ATI (WDDM) and Standard VGA.
I selected the locate myself option and then instead of browsing the computer, I selected pick from a list of drivers. I went to divide manager and properties of the display adapter (ATI X1200) and selected "update driver". This will disable the (WDDM) driver and use low resolution VGA. During boot up press F8 (at least on mine) to get to safe mode menu. The power button until it goes off then turn it back on). The computer will restart and you get the solid white screen. Again default by pressing enter and change later. I scrolled as before to find the spot and entered the key and presses enter.
(all the while the screen is solid white). I opted to set that later and just pressed enter. I could still see the mouse cursor so I s rolled around the page until the cursor changed to the "I" for entering text. The next screenwas type a name for the computer. The first window after restart should have been select language. I used my phone to go on the Internet and download a step by step screenshot of installing windows 7. At this point the installation is not comets and you can't get to safe mode. This driver is not supported by Windows Ultimate 64 bit. At the restart the computer begins using the (WDDM) driver that Microsoft installs.
During the install everything went fine, up to the point that the computer restarts and you have to provide input to finalize the installation. I deleted my HD partitions, created a new partition and formatted for the clean install. I also access my work computer remotely and the added security sounded good. I just installed Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit so that I could take advantage of the additional RAM. I downloaded the 10.2 catalyst from ATI and it installed their latest driver. During the install Microsoft set the video driver to their ATI (WDDM) version and it worked. I was running Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit and everything worked fine. I have an Acer Aspire M5100 with ATI Radeon X1200. AMD ATI x1200 works on 32 bit home premium not on 64 bit ultimate