I just lost a fight with a very tenacious virus that forced me to reformat my computer (blue screen on every start up). Everything was going good, got XP (SP1) installed on the machine just fine, but now nothing seems to be ABLE to see my graphics card (I can't find it in device manager, in desktop properties or with DirectX). I have a gForce 240 and no MONEY to purchase a new card. I'd really like some help to try and figure out if this is just some simple problem and not an utterly destroyed graphics card.

My sound and internet work just fine, and I am on said computer right now, but the graphics card just seems to have vanished from my system's radar.Graphics card needs drivers to function.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-280.26-whql-driver.htmlYes I am aware. The issue isn't that the graphics card isn't functioning, its that the system doesn't seem to acknowledge that it is even there. Attempts to install drivers fail, and no hardware analysis reveals the presence of the card.

I have actually downloaded and attempted to install the very driver you linked to prior to coming here. Fails to install.Download & install the driver & software at the link provided. Install SP3 first.... and it looks like Service Pack 3 was the issue! I never would have THOUGHT that would be a factor, thank you very much for your time.