I have intel Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express
Graphics Controller in my lap top and never a moment of problem. I took
a live CD to the shop and tried booting my potentials up before i
bought. one option is to check and ask on you local
freecycle/kijiji/craigslist for a suitable card and disable the onboard
video.

this fellow has a script for importing acdsee tags into digicam (which
I sorta use: osdir.com/.../msg00112.html

I like shophoto for most editing as its got 24 bit colour depth which
has not hit gimp yet.