I am more than a little confused, everything I see refers to an onboard video card. Give us the make and model of the motherboard please. You can use the link Zep provided to see what you have on the computer (or your bills for the parts when purchased) In your previous post on this subject you said you had 1920mb of RAM, that suggests to me that your current video card is embedded on the motherboard. If this is so you will need to go into the BIOS and disable the onboard video card once you have inserted the new card so the new card will be recognised. Is this a retail box or OEM? If OEM then download the drivers from the makers site if needed first, if retail you have a CD so no worries. This is not a difficult task. Shut down and remove the power cable from the rear of the tower. (Do not just use the switch on the power supply on the back as this does not completely shut things down, note the LED light on the motherboard continues to glow.) Be sure to keep a bare arm or hand on the metal casing at all times while in there to dissipate any static electricity from your body that might harm the delicate parts Insert the card and screw the plate to the back panel of the case, you cannot make a mistake because the slots are different. Connect the power cord and boot the computer hitting probably the Delete key during the initial startup to access the BIOS. Once in the BIOS you can use the left and right arrows to move from window to window. Once you find the page with the video use the down arrow until you reach the video settings. Read the instructions on the right side for how to change a setting on your specific BIOS as different makers use different methods. Make the change then press F10 to save and exit, agree when asked. During startup the computer will pop up a message saying it has found new hardware and will ask for instructions. If this was a retail box purchase place the CD in the drawer and follow along. If it is an OEM video card you should have gone to the makers website for drivers. Here is a link that might be useful: Previous post

Perhaps the update and the concern are unrelated. However, a prudent person could conclude they are. Since this is a post-update concern have you thought about removing the focus update if you can? If you can get in Safe Mode, open Windows Update and then its history. The information for uninstalling an update will be available there. Not all updates can be removed. Not focusing on Amity, but for the benefit of those reading the thread, this is an example of why users are alerted against updating audio and video drivers when the system is operating properly without the update. In other words, please consider leaving well enough alone. Make note of what's available, what the change log is, and where it is located. Also, often hardware manufacturer drivers released through Microsoft are already obsolete due to lag time. If something needs to be updated a visit to the manufacturer's website first is advisable. DA

Well if the Dimension computer has a separate video card - as opposed to onboard - and if both computer have the same video slot (AGP or PCIe) you could move the card from the dimension to the Inspiron to see how it looks before spending money perhaps. Newegg, linked below, show 12 video cards in the $10 to $25 range and 159 in the $25 to $50 range. Frys are another good place to look. Here is a link that might be useful: Newegg video cards

go to start>control panel> administrative tools> event viewer in event viewer you will see 3 options, clicking on those will open a window for you to check your events logs in each of those sections, you mainly want to look at the one that says system but looking at the others is a good idea too it might lead to something too. So open the system one and you will see rows and rows of info what you want to look for or any with a red circle and an x that is an error code, the yellow ones are also important but not as important as red ones. click on a red one to select it then double click on it to open the info box on it. That is where it will tell you an error number and the detailed info on what is causing the error, if you have many see if they are all the same, then tell us what the error messages are and include the event numbers. When was the last time you ran an antivirus scan or antispyware scan on the pc? What you describe can often be caused by infections. I would update your antivirus and run a full scan if you can If not you can do one online possibly at Trend Micro's FREE online virus scanner You should also get the free superantispyware, you can download it, install hit update, choose your C drive to scan then do full scan, let it clean anything it finds. SUPERAntiSpyware Let us know if you are able to do those things and the results