Paul Quinn -> Tom Walker said..

 PQ>>> Isn't it possible to force discovery of new hardware?

 TW>> There is an Add Hardware Option in Control Panel.

 PQ> Ah, ha!  Yes!  (I didn't have XP running at the time I first
 PQ> saw your note.)  Yes, it is there; I see it now.  Only if the
 PQ> 'Classic view' is clicked on.  ;-)



Forced discovery only works up to a point on the svga-deprived pc.  It
actually doesn't find anything wrong or missing in the process.  Yet, the
driver's status panel reports "driver missing or not functioning
properly".

Anyway, I shall see if the DELL-supplied video driver.EXE files will make a
difference when I get another chance to visit the remote pc in a couple of
days.

--- Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (Windows/20100228)