Do not attempt to force-install these old drivers. Use the built-in "Microsoft Basic Display Adapter" driver. The VIA IGP cannot support modern graphics features, Aero, or high resolutions beyond 1024x768 properly.
The (often labeled as N1996) is an older motherboard based on the NVIDIA nForce chipset. It does not have built-in "modern" graphics. Instead: Do not attempt to force-install these old drivers
On a forum thread, he found a post from "tech_owl" dated years back: "If you have MS-7255, look for chipset INF v1.03 and VGA driver v2.1. Extract, install in compatibility mode." Attached was a tiny README with a checksum—someone had cared enough to verify. Encouraged, Arman downloaded the package and scanned it with his antivirus. Clean. The (often labeled as N1996) is an older
| Your OS | Best Action | |--------|-------------| | | Use Microsoft Basic Display Adapter (built-in). Accept limited graphics performance. | | Windows 7 32-bit | Let Windows Update find the Intel driver. | | Windows XP | Download Intel GMA 950 driver (version 14.25.50) from Intel's legacy archive. | | Any modern usage | Add a cheap dedicated GPU – the motherboard supports PCIe x16. | Extract, install in compatibility mode