Help with graphic driver

hi im trying to upgrade my envy 15's amd graphics card driver i have tried to do this before but it ended in me needing to recover my laptop and wanted to know if the only way to upgrade the driver is thru the hp suppot website but i sill wanted to know if there is a way to do it thru the amd one and just completly update the driver to the latest version out ive tried looking all over the place for a way to do this but i have yet to find one someone plzzzz tel me there is a way :'(
thank u ))

Hi @TehSweaterVest ,
Thank you for visiting the HP Support Forums and Welcome. I have read about need to update the Amd drivers on your HP Envy 15 Notebook. The recommended drivers are through HP Support Assistant.
You can check Amd.com for other updates.
Hope this helps.
Thanks.
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Have you checked with latest graphic driver which was released last month only?
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             DXVA-HD: Not Supported
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          D3D Status: Enabled
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2) I went into the Energy Saving panel in System Preferences, and changed the setting from "Better Performance" to "Better Battery life" and this COMPLETELY STOPPED THE FLICKERING & FREEZES.
Upon arrival at the AppleStore for my appointment, the guy explained that in my early 2009 17"MBP there are 2 graphics cards, and that changing that setting forces the laptop to use only the lower-spec graphics card rather than both (or was it just the higher-spec one? I can't remember). This meant that the higher-spec one is faulty. Sadly, they did NOT offer a logic board replacement. I was told it would cost 350 GBP (£) which is about 500 dollars! Plus labour I would imagine so I declined as I'm not doing anything that graphics-intensive.
Note to you all: please check your "About this Mac" - More Info - System Report - Graphics/Displays to see if there are TWO graphics cards installed. Just the overview will show you the higher-spec one. Or open the System Information app in your Utilitie Folder and look for the same. My experiences may help you deterimine what's wrong with your graphics card(s)!
Good luck to you all :-)

Help with graphic editing

I think I have gotten myself in over my head. I am using the
FreeHand software, & I know absolutely NOTHING about graphic
design or this program. So, I'm hoping that someone with some
patience can help me out. I have downloaded a vector image & am
trying to edit it. The picture is of a flower. I basically only
need to change the background color & to change the overall
color of the flower. I have no idea where to begin. Any help?
Thanks!!!

Even though you have downloaded a vector illustration if it
was saved as
an EPS and brought into FH then it may or not be editable at
that point.
If it looks and acts like one piece of artwork (cannot
select
separate parts of it) and you cannot "Ungroup" it (Select art
> Edit >
Ungroup) then you are probably dealing with an EPS that FH
cannot edit.
Go to the Object Inspector and see what it says it is at the
top of
the panel when the artwork is selected. If it says Group or
Path or
Compound Path then you can edit. If it says EPS then you
can't edit.
You will need to crack it by using Illustrator or Distilling
to PDF. If
you are on a Mac you can open the EPS into the application
Preview and
it will make it a PDF. Then save it as a PDF from Preview and
open in
FreeHand.
Good Luck,
Rich
Dani0628 wrote:
> I think I have gotten myself in over my head. I am using
the FreeHand
> software, & I know absolutely NOTHING about graphic
design or this program. So,
> I'm hoping that someone with some patience can help me
out. I have downloaded
> a vector image & am trying to edit it. The picture
is of a flower. I
> basically only need to change the background color &
to change the overall
> color of the flower. I have no idea where to begin. Any
help? Thanks!!!
>

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