How Do I detect a video card in a splash screen
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I would like to know how to detect a video card in a splash screen and then write the values to the registry. After closing the main form and rebooting it, all the splash screen has to do then is check the registry settings and exit and display the main form.
rspercy 1 + 1 = 186,440....Depending on the species.
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I would like to know how to detect a video card in a splash screen and then write the values to the registry. After closing the main form and rebooting it, all the splash screen has to do then is check the registry settings and exit and display the main form.
rspercy 1 + 1 = 186,440....Depending on the species.
Why would you want to check the video card?? You can't get at it directly, or the closest you're going to get with that is through DirectX. What are you checking for??
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Why would you want to check the video card?? You can't get at it directly, or the closest you're going to get with that is through DirectX. What are you checking for??
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All I want to know if it is ATI, NVidia, or some other brand. I do not want to access the card itself. THNX for such a quick response.
rspercy 1 + 1 = 186,440....Depending on the species.
You can use the System.Management namespace and it's classes to get all instances of the Win32_VideoController WMI class. This will give you the manufacturer and model of all the video controllers in the system. Careful, you may be surprised at what you find.
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Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic
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You can use the System.Management namespace and it's classes to get all instances of the Win32_VideoController WMI class. This will give you the manufacturer and model of all the video controllers in the system. Careful, you may be surprised at what you find.
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Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic
2006, 2007, 2008