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Old July 9th 08, 04:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,24hoursupport.helpdesk,microsoft.public.windowsxp.video
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Default Text displayed on screen is strange - sort of like a printout wherethe inks running out

Since I re-installed XP and what I think are the correct video
drivers...

Text (such as icon names) on the desktop seems bold in places and dull
in others - sort of like a printout where the ink is running out.

Any ideas?

Driver issue or monitor issue?
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Old July 9th 08, 04:30 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,24hoursupport.helpdesk,microsoft.public.windowsxp.video
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Default Text displayed on screen is strange - sort of like a printout where the inks running out

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Since I re-installed XP and what I think are the correct video
drivers...

Text (such as icon names) on the desktop seems bold in places and dull
in others - sort of like a printout where the ink is running out.

Any ideas?

Driver issue or monitor issue?


Video card an monitor type?

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Old July 9th 08, 05:42 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,24hoursupport.helpdesk,microsoft.public.windowsxp.video
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Since I re-installed XP and what I think are the correct video
drivers...

Text (such as icon names) on the desktop seems bold in places and dull
in others - sort of like a printout where the ink is running out.

Any ideas?

Driver issue or monitor issue?


Make sure the display is set correctly , My LG gives the best image quality
at 1440 X 900


Regards


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Old July 9th 08, 10:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,24hoursupport.helpdesk,microsoft.public.windowsxp.video
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Default Text displayed on screen is strange - sort of like a printout where the inks running out

" wrote in
:

Since I re-installed XP and what I think are the correct video
drivers...

Text (such as icon names) on the desktop seems bold in places and dull
in others - sort of like a printout where the ink is running out.

Any ideas?

Driver issue or monitor issue?


Try degaussing the monitor. For *anything* else, you would need to tell
us *something* like the model of computer, monitor video card and
probably Operating system.

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Old July 14th 08, 10:27 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,24hoursupport.helpdesk,microsoft.public.windowsxp.video
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Default Text displayed on screen is strange - sort of like a printoutwhere the inks running out

On Jul 9, 10:48*pm, chuckcar wrote:
" wrote :

Since I re-installed XP and what I think are the correct video
drivers...


Text (such as icon names) on the desktop seems bold in places and dull
in others - sort of like a printout where the ink is running out.


Any ideas?


Driver issue or monitor issue?


Try degaussing the monitor. For *anything* else, you would need to tell
us *something* like the model of computer, monitor video card and
probably Operating system.

--
(setq (chuck nil) *car(chuck) )



Motherboard is an ASUS A7N8X-VM/400 with an onboard Nforce 2 video
card.
Monitor is a HANNS-G HU171D TFT monitor.

Windows XP Pro
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Old July 15th 08, 12:06 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,24hoursupport.helpdesk,microsoft.public.windowsxp.video
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Default Text displayed on screen is strange - sort of like a printout where the inks running out

" wrote in
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On Jul 9, 10:48*pm, chuckcar wrote:
" wrote
innews:2a5d

:

Since I re-installed XP and what I think are the correct video
drivers...


Text (such as icon names) on the desktop seems bold in places and
dull in others - sort of like a printout where the ink is running
out.


Any ideas?


Driver issue or monitor issue?


Try degaussing the monitor. For *anything* else, you would need to
tell us *something* like the model of computer, monitor video card
and probably Operating system.

--
(setq (chuck nil) *car(chuck) )



Motherboard is an ASUS A7N8X-VM/400 with an onboard Nforce 2 video
card.
Monitor is a HANNS-G HU171D TFT monitor.

And *did* you degauss the monitor? The control usually looks like a
U-magnet with a lightning bolt through it. Another thing you might try
is rebooting to safe more - hit the F8 key 10 times once the monitor
light goes amber on a reboot and select it with the keyboard from the
startup menu that appears next - and then removing all monitors and
display adapters from device manager (from system in control panel) and
rebooting to normal windows. This is to cover the possibility that your
video/monitor drivers are corrupted. Other than these two, replacing the
monitor with a known working one is next. After that if it doesn't
change things, you replace the video card. Of course, if it *does*
change things, you replace the monitor.

--
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Old July 15th 08, 09:51 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,24hoursupport.helpdesk,microsoft.public.windowsxp.video
No_Name
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Default Text displayed on screen is strange - sort of like a printoutwhere the inks running out

On Jul 15, 12:06*am, chuckcar wrote:
" wrote :





On Jul 9, 10:48*pm, chuckcar wrote:
" wrote
innews:2a5d

:


Since I re-installed XP and what I think are the correct video
drivers...


Text (such as icon names) on the desktop seems bold in places and
dull in others - sort of like a printout where the ink is running
out.


Any ideas?


Driver issue or monitor issue?


Try degaussing the monitor. For *anything* else, you would need to
tell us *something* like the model of computer, monitor video card
and probably Operating system.


--
(setq (chuck nil) *car(chuck) )


Motherboard is an ASUS A7N8X-VM/400 with an onboard Nforce 2 video
card.
Monitor is a HANNS-G HU171D TFT monitor.


And *did* you degauss the monitor? The control usually looks like a
U-magnet with a lightning bolt through it. Another thing you might try
is rebooting to safe more - hit the F8 key 10 times once the monitor
light goes amber on a reboot and select it with the keyboard from the
startup menu that appears next - and then removing all monitors and
display adapters from device manager (from system in control panel) and
rebooting to normal windows. This is to cover the possibility that your
video/monitor drivers are corrupted. Other than these two, replacing the
monitor with a known working one is next. After that if it doesn't
change things, you replace the video card. Of course, if it *does*
change things, you replace the monitor.

--
(setq (chuck nil) *car(chuck) )- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


Yep. Tried degaussing and removed all drivers and reinstalled.
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Old July 15th 08, 09:36 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,24hoursupport.helpdesk,microsoft.public.windowsxp.video
chuckcar
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Default Text displayed on screen is strange - sort of like a printout where the inks running out

" wrote in
:

Try degaussing the monitor. For *anything* else, you would need to
tell us *something* like the model of computer, monitor video card
and probably Operating system.



Motherboard is an ASUS A7N8X-VM/400 with an onboard Nforce 2 video
card.
Monitor is a HANNS-G HU171D TFT monitor.


And *did* you degauss the monitor? The control usually looks like a
U-magnet with a lightning bolt through it. Another thing you might
try is rebooting to safe more - hit the F8 key 10 times once the
monitor light goes amber on a reboot and select it with the keyboard
from the startup menu that appears next - and then removing all
monitors and display adapters from device manager (from system in
control panel) and rebooting to normal windows. This is to cover the
possibility that your video/monitor drivers are corrupted. Other than
these two, replacing the monitor with a known working one is next.
After that if it doesn't change things, you replace the video card.
Of course, if it *does* change things, you replace the monitor.


Yep. Tried degaussing and removed all drivers and reinstalled.

Meaning leting windows install on reboot to normal one would hope.

And the problem is fixed one would assume since you give no details
as to the results.

--
(setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) )
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Old July 16th 08, 10:05 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,24hoursupport.helpdesk,microsoft.public.windowsxp.video
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Default Text displayed on screen is strange - sort of like a printoutwhere the inks running out

On Jul 15, 9:36*pm, chuckcar wrote:
" wrote :





Try degaussing the monitor. For *anything* else, you would need to
tell us *something* like the model of computer, monitor video card
and probably Operating system.


Motherboard is an ASUS A7N8X-VM/400 with an onboard Nforce 2 video
card.
Monitor is a HANNS-G HU171D TFT monitor.


And *did* you degauss the monitor? The control usually looks like a
U-magnet with a lightning bolt through it. Another thing you might
try is rebooting to safe more - hit the F8 key 10 times once the
monitor light goes amber on a reboot and select it with the keyboard
from the startup menu that appears next - and then removing all
monitors and display adapters from device manager (from system in
control panel) and rebooting to normal windows. This is to cover the
possibility that your video/monitor drivers are corrupted. Other than
these two, replacing the monitor with a known working one is next.
After that if it doesn't change things, you replace the video card.
Of course, if it *does* change things, you replace the monitor.


Yep. Tried degaussing and removed all drivers and reinstalled.


Meaning leting windows install on reboot to normal one would hope.

And the problem is fixed one would assume since you give no details
as to the results.

--
(setq (chuck nil) *car(chuck) )- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


If I dont re-install the Nvidia drivers the display looks OK, but
redraws when I scroll the page.

If I install the drivers, it scrolls OK but the text is blurred like
before.
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Old July 16th 08, 11:29 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,24hoursupport.helpdesk,microsoft.public.windowsxp.video
chuckcar
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Default Text displayed on screen is strange - sort of like a printout where the inks running out

" wrote in
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On Jul 15, 9:36*pm, chuckcar wrote:
" wrote
innews:e90b

:


Yep. Tried degaussing and removed all drivers and reinstalled.


Meaning leting windows install on reboot to normal one would hope.

And the problem is fixed one would assume since you give no details
as to the results.


If I dont re-install the Nvidia drivers the display looks OK, but
redraws when I scroll the page.

If I install the drivers, it scrolls OK but the text is blurred like
before.

You say "install" the drivers. Do you mean by a) as windows does
automatically by rebooting to normal windows after removing all display
adapters or b) installing them from some setup program? If the former,
it sounds like your card is dying. If the later, uninstall those
drivers, they aren't meant for your card. This is because the monitor is still
being "written to" in the same way whether or not you have it's driver installed,
whereas the video card has actual difference.

You *might* also see if there's a fan on the video card and see if it runs. Over=
heating might be a problem.

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Old July 17th 08, 09:29 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,24hoursupport.helpdesk,microsoft.public.windowsxp.video
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Default Text displayed on screen is strange - sort of like a printoutwhere the inks running out

On Jul 16, 11:29*pm, chuckcar wrote:
" wrote :





On Jul 15, 9:36*pm, chuckcar wrote:
" wrote
innews:e90b

:
Yep. Tried degaussing and removed all drivers and reinstalled.


Meaning leting windows install on reboot to normal one would hope.


And the problem is fixed one would assume since you give no details
as to the results.


If I dont re-install the Nvidia drivers the display looks OK, but
redraws when I scroll the page.


If I install the drivers, it scrolls OK but the text is blurred like
before.


You say "install" the drivers. Do you mean by a) as windows does
automatically by rebooting to normal windows after removing all display
adapters or b) installing them from some setup program? If the former,
it sounds like your card is dying. If the later, uninstall those
drivers, they aren't meant for your card. This is because the monitor is still
being "written to" in the same way whether or not you have it's driver installed,
whereas the video card has actual difference.

You *might* also see if there's a fan on the video card and see if it runs. Over=
heating might be a problem.

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(setq (chuck nil) *car(chuck) )- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


Doing b)

I did get these drivers off the ASUS website for my mobo.
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Old July 17th 08, 10:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,24hoursupport.helpdesk,microsoft.public.windowsxp.video
chuckcar
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Default Text displayed on screen is strange - sort of like a printout where the inks running out

" wrote in
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You *might* also see if there's a fan on the video card and see if it
run

s. Over heating might be a problem.


Doing b)

I did get these drivers off the ASUS website for my mobo.

Then there'd be no problem with the drivers - *if* you got the *exact*
motherboard and it's not a "namebrand" computer like IBM, Dell, HP etc.

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Old July 23rd 08, 10:11 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,24hoursupport.helpdesk,microsoft.public.windowsxp.video
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Default Text displayed on screen is strange - sort of like a printoutwhere the inks running out

On Jul 17, 10:48*pm, chuckcar wrote:
" wrote :



You *might* also see if there's a fan on the video card and see if it
run

s. Over heating might be a problem.


Doing b)


I did get these drivers off the ASUS website for my mobo.


Then there'd be no problem with the drivers - *if* you got the *exact*
motherboard and it's not a "namebrand" computer like IBM, Dell, HP etc.

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(setq (chuck nil) *car(chuck) )


Yep. Exact motherboard. PC was built by me from components bought
separately...
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Old July 23rd 08, 11:53 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,24hoursupport.helpdesk,microsoft.public.windowsxp.video
chuckcar
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Default Text displayed on screen is strange - sort of like a printout where the inks running out

" wrote in
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On Jul 17, 10:48*pm, chuckcar wrote:
" wrote
innews:3c31

:



You *might* also see if there's a fan on the video card and see if
it run
s. Over heating might be a problem.


Doing b)


I did get these drivers off the ASUS website for my mobo.


Then there'd be no problem with the drivers - *if* you got the
*exact* motherboard and it's not a "namebrand" computer like IBM,
Dell, HP etc.


Yep. Exact motherboard. PC was built by me from components bought
separately...

Time to buy a new video card.


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