all posts from July 2007


July 19th, 2007

Intel GFX driver resolution fix

I recently encountered a problem whereby I had a batch of brand new Hewlett Packard DC5700 (small form factor) computers which would not allow me to set a widescreen resolution of 1440x900. The chipset model was an Intel Q963 Express, and the onboard graphics media accelerator was an Intel GMA 3000.

July 8th, 2007

Install MySQL 5 for Windows – IIS

This is how I installed, tested and currently use MySQL 5.0.41 on Windows. At the time of writing MySQL version 5.0.41 is the current release, but I expect this to work with future releases to.

July 8th, 2007

Installing PHP 5 for IIS 6

This is how I installed, tested and currently use PHP 5.2.3 with IIS 6. At the time of writing PHP version 5.2.3 is the current release, but I expect this to work with future releases to. This article assumes you already have IIS installed.