rriso Posted February 25, 2010 ID:205506 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Hello,When I tried to get monitor drivers for a new Acer H243H that I just purchased, I was told by email that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartk2010 Posted February 25, 2010 ID:205509 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Hello,When I tried to get monitor drivers for a new Acer H243H that I just purchased, I was told by email that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted February 25, 2010 ID:205539 Share Posted February 25, 2010 You can grab the update from Microsoft Update Catalogue. The driver you want is the first one listed on this page Note: You will need to install an ActiveX control to use that website. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartk2010 Posted February 25, 2010 ID:205554 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I would be looking to see about returning the Acer monitor and getting a refund. XP is still being sold, and it's hardly "obsolete." There's no excuse for them not supporting XP, and it's an indication of how they will treat you in the future.I goofed.I just looked and found out that Microsoft actually stopped selling XP in January of 2009. A lot of vendors are still selling it, but that's just because they still have licenses or stock left.I'd still be a bit miffed about Acer not supporting XP, but I can see their point.I think your best bet at this point is to get the system hooked up to the Internet and grab the drivers as exile360 mentions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted February 25, 2010 ID:205558 Share Posted February 25, 2010 With that link I posted the user can download the driver package and save it to CD or a USB drive and copy it to the computer that needs the driver, that way there's no need to dig the PC out of the cabinet.That being said, while XP is no longer available from Microsoft or in retail, it's end of life for support by MS does not end until 2014 I think so hardware vendors should continue to support it as well, especially for something as universal as a monitor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rriso Posted February 25, 2010 Author ID:205664 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Thank you stuartk2010 and exile360 for your replies.I have used Acer monitors with no problems for 3 years now, but this has me reconsidering what I will get in the future.For some reason I could not get through to the MS website (activeX would not install) so I went ahead and disassembled the cabinet and logged on to Windows Update and I now have the driver.I was not aware that the Microsoft Update Catalog had drivers like this. When I find out what the problem was logging on I will have to look into this and see what is available.Thanks again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted February 26, 2010 ID:206119 Share Posted February 26, 2010 You're welcome If you need anything else just post.Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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