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1) downloading latest drivers (v14.19.50) for XP from Intel's site and extracting them to a separate folder
2) booting W7 in the safe mode
3) Device Manager -> Video Adapter (VGA compatible) -> Properties
4) Driver -> Update driver -> Browse -> Let me pick -> Display adapters -> Have disk -> give path to \"win2000\" folder of the extracted driver
5) After you get error about driver installation, in Device Manager click on \"Scan for new hardware\"
6) Boot your W7 in \"Disable driver signing enforcement\" mode
The above got me going eventually. I had go through the above procedure twice, and eventually got the drivers to stick. I can power off and re-boot and the 855GM driver loads every time with no intervention from me.1) downloading latest drivers (v14.19.50) for XP from Intel's site and extracting them to a separate folder
2) booting W7 in the safe mode
3) Device Manager -> Video Adapter (VGA compatible) -> Properties
4) Driver -> Update driver -> Browse -> Let me pick -> Display adapters -> Have disk -> give path to "win2000" folder of the extracted driver
5) After you get error about driver installation, in Device Manager click on "Scan for new hardware"
6) Boot your W7 in "Disable driver signing enforcement" mode
The above got me going eventually. I had go through the above procedure twice, and eventually got the drivers to stick. I can power off and re-boot and the 855GM driver loads every time with no intervention from me.
For reference this is on a Dell D400 Latitude.
On a cautionary note, if you do get this to work and have "Video Controller" (with yellow triangle) listed under Other Devices in Device Manager DO NOT TRY TO UPDATE THE DRIVER!!!
I tried this and it messed up the display driver, putting me back at square one. I then wasted most of this evening trying to sort it out. Nothing worked, and I then had to resort to System Restore to get back to the point where the driver was working.
Consider yourselves warned!