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I am currently running Vista Ultimate 64 bit on the a Gateway FX530XV

machine with the following specs:

Intel Motherboard Model #OEM975XBG1 with Intel® LA97510J (Bigram and

Lava cot) motherboard Bios, with Intel Chipset i975X Rev A and Intel Core 2

Quad Q6600

Nividia GeForce 7500 LE Video Card with Driver 7.15.11.7516 dtd 5/2/08

4 Gb of DRY Memory set at 667 Latency 5.0-5-5-15 Per Cpu-Z, running at

333.3 MHz

Monitor is a Gateway FDD 2485W 24 Inch Widescreen High Definition

 

My problem started several months ago for no apparent reason. No new

hardware installed and no new programs installed at the time. When ever I

open any document, Windows Mail or Internet site, the fonts appear shadowed,

even on the desktop. Pictures also appear a little out of focus,

 

I have tried uninstalling the Nividia driver and reinstalling it ( the

latest from Nividia), I have tried uninstalling the driver and letting

Windows choose the correct driver. I have tried rolling back to an older

driver. I did not think about doing a system restore until it was too late

to go back to a point before the problem occurred.

 

I contacted Gateway support and they suggested reinstalling Windows. I am

willing to do this if the problem can not be resolved any other way.

 

Does anyone have any ideas on how to solve this problem?

 

Thanks

Lee Steele

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Guest Charlie Russel - MVP

Guest Charlie Russel - MVP

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Re: Something is causing Fonts to look shadowy

 

Check your font smoothing - you may have configured a different type of

smoothing.

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:519220DB-F638-4BDF-98AC-DD54228CE570@microsoft.com...

>I am currently running Vista Ultimate 64 bit on the a Gateway FX530XV

>machine with the following specs:

> Intel Motherboard Model #OEM975XBG1 with Intel® LA97510J (Bigram and

> Lava cot) motherboard Bios, with Intel Chipset i975X Rev A and Intel Core

> 2 Quad Q6600

> Nividia GeForce 7500 LE Video Card with Driver 7.15.11.7516 dtd 5/2/08

> 4 Gb of DRY Memory set at 667 Latency 5.0-5-5-15 Per Cpu-Z, running at

> 333.3 MHz

> Monitor is a Gateway FDD 2485W 24 Inch Widescreen High Definition

>

> My problem started several months ago for no apparent reason. No new

> hardware installed and no new programs installed at the time. When ever I

> open any document, Windows Mail or Internet site, the fonts appear

> shadowed, even on the desktop. Pictures also appear a little out of

> focus,

>

> I have tried uninstalling the Nividia driver and reinstalling it ( the

> latest from Nividia), I have tried uninstalling the driver and letting

> Windows choose the correct driver. I have tried rolling back to an older

> driver. I did not think about doing a system restore until it was too late

> to go back to a point before the problem occurred.

>

> I contacted Gateway support and they suggested reinstalling Windows. I am

> willing to do this if the problem can not be resolved any other way.

>

> Does anyone have any ideas on how to solve this problem?

>

> Thanks

> Lee Steele

>

>

Guest Lee Steele

Guest Lee Steele

Posted
Posted

Re: Something is causing Fonts to look shadowy

 

Charlie,

Thanks for the advice. Clear Type is on. I tried tuning Clear Type on

Microsoft's web site at

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearType/tuner/tune.aspx but and I

still have the shadowy fonts. I typed font smoothing in Vista's help and

could not find anything specifically about smoothing fonts.

 

Lee

 

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

news:%23vt3VuQ$IHA.984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Check your font smoothing - you may have configured a different type of

> smoothing.

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

>

> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

> news:519220DB-F638-4BDF-98AC-DD54228CE570@microsoft.com...

>>I am currently running Vista Ultimate 64 bit on the a Gateway FX530XV

>>machine with the following specs:

>> Intel Motherboard Model #OEM975XBG1 with Intel® LA97510J (Bigram and

>> Lava cot) motherboard Bios, with Intel Chipset i975X Rev A and Intel Core

>> 2 Quad Q6600

>> Nividia GeForce 7500 LE Video Card with Driver 7.15.11.7516 dtd 5/2/08

>> 4 Gb of DRY Memory set at 667 Latency 5.0-5-5-15 Per Cpu-Z, running

>> at 333.3 MHz

>> Monitor is a Gateway FDD 2485W 24 Inch Widescreen High Definition

>>

>> My problem started several months ago for no apparent reason. No new

>> hardware installed and no new programs installed at the time. When ever

>> I open any document, Windows Mail or Internet site, the fonts appear

>> shadowed, even on the desktop. Pictures also appear a little out of

>> focus,

>>

>> I have tried uninstalling the Nividia driver and reinstalling it ( the

>> latest from Nividia), I have tried uninstalling the driver and letting

>> Windows choose the correct driver. I have tried rolling back to an older

>> driver. I did not think about doing a system restore until it was too

>> late to go back to a point before the problem occurred.

>>

>> I contacted Gateway support and they suggested reinstalling Windows. I

>> am willing to do this if the problem can not be resolved any other way.

>>

>> Does anyone have any ideas on how to solve this problem?

>>

>> Thanks

>> Lee Steele

>>

>>

>

Guest Charlie Russel - MVP

Guest Charlie Russel - MVP

Posted
Posted

Re: Something is causing Fonts to look shadowy

 

Clear type will make fonts somewhat shadowy, though not usually so you would

notice on a monitor. (In print it's a different matter. Font smoothing has

to be completely off before taking screen shots for a book, for example.)

 

Try turning off font smoothing entirely. And, while I don't usually suggest

it, try uploading a _small_ example as an attachment to your post. NOT a

screen shot of your entire desktop, just a small window where it's apparent.

Use jpg or png and they should be small enough. (And yes, I know,

attachments are anathema to NNTP except in .binaries, but in this case it

might help and if we keep it small, it might get through the filters. If

not, send it to me directly at c h a r l i e _a t_ m v p s _d o t_ o r g.)

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

 

"Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:18C83834-0402-4C07-B966-C29A4C781E5D@microsoft.com...

> Charlie,

> Thanks for the advice. Clear Type is on. I tried tuning Clear Type on

> Microsoft's web site at

> http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearType/tuner/tune.aspx but and I

> still have the shadowy fonts. I typed font smoothing in Vista's help and

> could not find anything specifically about smoothing fonts.

>

> Lee

>

>

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> news:%23vt3VuQ$IHA.984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Check your font smoothing - you may have configured a different type of

>> smoothing.

>>

>> --

>> Charlie.

>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>

>>

>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>> news:519220DB-F638-4BDF-98AC-DD54228CE570@microsoft.com...

>>>I am currently running Vista Ultimate 64 bit on the a Gateway FX530XV

>>>machine with the following specs:

>>> Intel Motherboard Model #OEM975XBG1 with Intel® LA97510J (Bigram

>>> and Lava cot) motherboard Bios, with Intel Chipset i975X Rev A and Intel

>>> Core 2 Quad Q6600

>>> Nividia GeForce 7500 LE Video Card with Driver 7.15.11.7516 dtd

>>> 5/2/08

>>> 4 Gb of DRY Memory set at 667 Latency 5.0-5-5-15 Per Cpu-Z, running

>>> at 333.3 MHz

>>> Monitor is a Gateway FDD 2485W 24 Inch Widescreen High Definition

>>>

>>> My problem started several months ago for no apparent reason. No new

>>> hardware installed and no new programs installed at the time. When ever

>>> I open any document, Windows Mail or Internet site, the fonts appear

>>> shadowed, even on the desktop. Pictures also appear a little out of

>>> focus,

>>>

>>> I have tried uninstalling the Nividia driver and reinstalling it ( the

>>> latest from Nividia), I have tried uninstalling the driver and letting

>>> Windows choose the correct driver. I have tried rolling back to an older

>>> driver. I did not think about doing a system restore until it was too

>>> late to go back to a point before the problem occurred.

>>>

>>> I contacted Gateway support and they suggested reinstalling Windows. I

>>> am willing to do this if the problem can not be resolved any other way.

>>>

>>> Does anyone have any ideas on how to solve this problem?

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>> Lee Steele

>>>

>>>

>>

>

Guest roman modic

Guest roman modic

Posted
Posted

Re: Something is causing Fonts to look shadowy

 

Hello!

 

"Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:519220DB-F638-4BDF-98AC-DD54228CE570@microsoft.com...

> Nividia GeForce 7500 LE Video Card with Driver 7.15.11.7516 dtd 5/2/08

> Monitor is a Gateway FDD 2485W 24 Inch Widescreen High Definition

 

Did you mean: FPD2485W?

 

BTW, is your display resolution set at native resolution 1920 * 1200?

Is the monitor connected via DVI or VGA cable?

 

Regards, Roman

Guest Lee Steele

Guest Lee Steele

Posted
Posted

Re: Something is causing Fonts to look shadowy

 

 

"Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:0BF8A85E-486D-4964-954E-176C4779151D@microsoft.com...

> Hello Roman,

> Thanks for catching the error in the monitor description. I did mean

> FPD2458W. My resolution is set at 1360 X 768. I am connected via VGA.

>

> Lee

> "roman modic" <modicr@astral-it.com> wrote in message

> news:%23QzA6BW$IHA.5004@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Hello!

>>

>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>> news:519220DB-F638-4BDF-98AC-DD54228CE570@microsoft.com...

>>> Nividia GeForce 7500 LE Video Card with Driver 7.15.11.7516 dtd

>>> 5/2/08

>>> Monitor is a Gateway FDD 2485W 24 Inch Widescreen High Definition

>>

>> Did you mean: FPD2485W?

>>

>> BTW, is your display resolution set at native resolution 1920 * 1200?

>> Is the monitor connected via DVI or VGA cable?

>>

>> Regards, Roman

>>

>>

>

Guest Lee Steele

Guest Lee Steele

Posted
Posted

Re: Something is causing Fonts to look shadowy

 

 

"Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:F4834F37-6C54-4B4F-8E9A-64F28369F327@microsoft.com...

> Charlie,

> I turned off Clear Type. The screen was fuzzier in Standard mode. I

> sent you a screenshot of each type.

>

> Lee

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> news:eTbOXbV$IHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Clear type will make fonts somewhat shadowy, though not usually so you

>> would notice on a monitor. (In print it's a different matter. Font

>> smoothing has to be completely off before taking screen shots for a book,

>> for example.)

>>

>> Try turning off font smoothing entirely. And, while I don't usually

>> suggest it, try uploading a _small_ example as an attachment to your

>> post. NOT a screen shot of your entire desktop, just a small window where

>> it's apparent. Use jpg or png and they should be small enough. (And yes,

>> I know, attachments are anathema to NNTP except in .binaries, but in this

>> case it might help and if we keep it small, it might get through the

>> filters. If not, send it to me directly at c h a r l i e _a t_ m v p s _d

>> o t_ o r g.)

>>

>> --

>> Charlie.

>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>

>>

>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>> news:18C83834-0402-4C07-B966-C29A4C781E5D@microsoft.com...

>>> Charlie,

>>> Thanks for the advice. Clear Type is on. I tried tuning Clear Type on

>>> Microsoft's web site at

>>> http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearType/tuner/tune.aspx but and I

>>> still have the shadowy fonts. I typed font smoothing in Vista's help

>>> and could not find anything specifically about smoothing fonts.

>>>

>>> Lee

>>>

>>>

>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in

>>> message news:%23vt3VuQ$IHA.984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>> Check your font smoothing - you may have configured a different type of

>>>> smoothing.

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>> Charlie.

>>>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>>>> news:519220DB-F638-4BDF-98AC-DD54228CE570@microsoft.com...

>>>>>I am currently running Vista Ultimate 64 bit on the a Gateway FX530XV

>>>>>machine with the following specs:

>>>>> Intel Motherboard Model #OEM975XBG1 with Intel® LA97510J (Bigram

>>>>> and Lava cot) motherboard Bios, with Intel Chipset i975X Rev A and

>>>>> Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

>>>>> Nividia GeForce 7500 LE Video Card with Driver 7.15.11.7516 dtd

>>>>> 5/2/08

>>>>> 4 Gb of DRY Memory set at 667 Latency 5.0-5-5-15 Per Cpu-Z,

>>>>> running at 333.3 MHz

>>>>> Monitor is a Gateway FDD 2485W 24 Inch Widescreen High Definition

>>>>>

>>>>> My problem started several months ago for no apparent reason. No new

>>>>> hardware installed and no new programs installed at the time. When

>>>>> ever I open any document, Windows Mail or Internet site, the fonts

>>>>> appear shadowed, even on the desktop. Pictures also appear a little

>>>>> out of focus,

>>>>>

>>>>> I have tried uninstalling the Nividia driver and reinstalling it ( the

>>>>> latest from Nividia), I have tried uninstalling the driver and letting

>>>>> Windows choose the correct driver. I have tried rolling back to an

>>>>> older driver. I did not think about doing a system restore until it

>>>>> was too late to go back to a point before the problem occurred.

>>>>>

>>>>> I contacted Gateway support and they suggested reinstalling Windows.

>>>>> I am willing to do this if the problem can not be resolved any other

>>>>> way.

>>>>>

>>>>> Does anyone have any ideas on how to solve this problem?

>>>>>

>>>>> Thanks

>>>>> Lee Steele

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>

>

Guest Lee Steele

Guest Lee Steele

Posted
Posted

Re: Something is causing Fonts to look shadowy

 

Charlie,

I turned off Clear Type. The screen was fuzzier in Standard mode. I sent

you a screenshot of each type.

 

Lee

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> news:eTbOXbV$IHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Clear type will make fonts somewhat shadowy, though not usually so you

>> would notice on a monitor. (In print it's a different matter. Font

>> smoothing has to be completely off before taking screen shots for a book,

>> for example.)

>>

>> Try turning off font smoothing entirely. And, while I don't usually

>> suggest it, try uploading a _small_ example as an attachment to your

>> post. NOT a screen shot of your entire desktop, just a small window where

>> it's apparent. Use jpg or png and they should be small enough. (And yes,

>> I know, attachments are anathema to NNTP except in .binaries, but in this

>> case it might help and if we keep it small, it might get through the

>> filters. If not, send it to me directly at c h a r l i e _a t_ m v p s _d

>> o t_ o r g.)

>>

>> --

>> Charlie.

>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>

>>

>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>> news:18C83834-0402-4C07-B966-C29A4C781E5D@microsoft.com...

>>> Charlie,

>>> Thanks for the advice. Clear Type is on. I tried tuning Clear Type on

>>> Microsoft's web site at

>>> http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearType/tuner/tune.aspx but and I

>>> still have the shadowy fonts. I typed font smoothing in Vista's help

>>> and could not find anything specifically about smoothing fonts.

>>>

>>> Lee

>>>

>>>

>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in

>>> message news:%23vt3VuQ$IHA.984@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>> Check your font smoothing - you may have configured a different type of

>>>> smoothing.

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>> Charlie.

>>>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>>>> news:519220DB-F638-4BDF-98AC-DD54228CE570@microsoft.com...

>>>>>I am currently running Vista Ultimate 64 bit on the a Gateway FX530XV

>>>>>machine with the following specs:

>>>>> Intel Motherboard Model #OEM975XBG1 with Intel® LA97510J (Bigram

>>>>> and Lava cot) motherboard Bios, with Intel Chipset i975X Rev A and

>>>>> Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

>>>>> Nividia GeForce 7500 LE Video Card with Driver 7.15.11.7516 dtd

>>>>> 5/2/08

>>>>> 4 Gb of DRY Memory set at 667 Latency 5.0-5-5-15 Per Cpu-Z,

>>>>> running at 333.3 MHz

>>>>> Monitor is a Gateway FDD 2485W 24 Inch Widescreen High Definition

>>>>>

>>>>> My problem started several months ago for no apparent reason. No new

>>>>> hardware installed and no new programs installed at the time. When

>>>>> ever I open any document, Windows Mail or Internet site, the fonts

>>>>> appear shadowed, even on the desktop. Pictures also appear a little

>>>>> out of focus,

>>>>>

>>>>> I have tried uninstalling the Nividia driver and reinstalling it ( the

>>>>> latest from Nividia), I have tried uninstalling the driver and letting

>>>>> Windows choose the correct driver. I have tried rolling back to an

>>>>> older driver. I did not think about doing a system restore until it

>>>>> was too late to go back to a point before the problem occurred.

>>>>>

>>>>> I contacted Gateway support and they suggested reinstalling Windows.

>>>>> I am willing to do this if the problem can not be resolved any other

>>>>> way.

>>>>>

>>>>> Does anyone have any ideas on how to solve this problem?

>>>>>

>>>>> Thanks

>>>>> Lee Steele

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>

>

Guest Bobby Johnson

Guest Bobby Johnson

Posted
Posted

Re: Something is causing Fonts to look shadowy

 

I think you have just divulged the problem - the connection

and the resolution. I would suggest you purchase a DVI

cable and use it for you video connection, and then I would

set the resolution to the monitor's native resolution,

especially considering the size of the monitor.

 

DVI, digital video, will result in much more distinct

resolution, and 1920 x 1200 will give you a larger desktop

to play with.

 

If you don't want to do the above then you will have to live

with what you've got 'cause it ain't gonna get any better

otherwise!

 

 

Lee Steele wrote:

>

> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

> news:0BF8A85E-486D-4964-954E-176C4779151D@microsoft.com...

>> Hello Roman,

>> Thanks for catching the error in the monitor description. I did mean

>> FPD2458W. My resolution is set at 1360 X 768. I am connected via VGA.

>>

>> Lee

>> "roman modic" <modicr@astral-it.com> wrote in message

>> news:%23QzA6BW$IHA.5004@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> Hello!

>>>

>>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>>> news:519220DB-F638-4BDF-98AC-DD54228CE570@microsoft.com...

>>>> Nividia GeForce 7500 LE Video Card with Driver 7.15.11.7516 dtd

>>>> 5/2/08

>>>> Monitor is a Gateway FDD 2485W 24 Inch Widescreen High Definition

>>>

>>> Did you mean: FPD2485W?

>>>

>>> BTW, is your display resolution set at native resolution 1920 * 1200?

>>> Is the monitor connected via DVI or VGA cable?

>>>

>>> Regards, Roman

>>>

>>>

>>

>

Guest Lee Steele

Guest Lee Steele

Posted
Posted

Re: Something is causing Fonts to look shadowy

 

I would believe this is the problem if the fuzziness/shadowy condition had

been with me from the start. The clarity of the monitor was great when I

was running Vist 32 bit and it also worked fine when I started using Vista

64Bit. I have a DVI cable but it is not long enough for the configuration

of my desk. If there are no other suggestions, I would be willing to spend

the money for a 10 ft DVI cable.

 

Lee

"Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@aol.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message

news:%23Mjt6nW$IHA.1224@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>I think you have just divulged the problem - the connection and the

>resolution. I would suggest you purchase a DVI cable and use it for you

>video connection, and then I would set the resolution to the monitor's

>native resolution, especially considering the size of the monitor.

>

> DVI, digital video, will result in much more distinct resolution, and 1920

> x 1200 will give you a larger desktop to play with.

>

> If you don't want to do the above then you will have to live with what

> you've got 'cause it ain't gonna get any better otherwise!

>

>

> Lee Steele wrote:

>>

>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>> news:0BF8A85E-486D-4964-954E-176C4779151D@microsoft.com...

>>> Hello Roman,

>>> Thanks for catching the error in the monitor description. I did mean

>>> FPD2458W. My resolution is set at 1360 X 768. I am connected via VGA.

>>>

>>> Lee

>>> "roman modic" <modicr@astral-it.com> wrote in message

>>> news:%23QzA6BW$IHA.5004@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>> Hello!

>>>>

>>>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>>>> news:519220DB-F638-4BDF-98AC-DD54228CE570@microsoft.com...

>>>>> Nividia GeForce 7500 LE Video Card with Driver 7.15.11.7516 dtd

>>>>> 5/2/08

>>>>> Monitor is a Gateway FDD 2485W 24 Inch Widescreen High Definition

>>>>

>>>> Did you mean: FPD2485W?

>>>>

>>>> BTW, is your display resolution set at native resolution 1920 * 1200?

>>>> Is the monitor connected via DVI or VGA cable?

>>>>

>>>> Regards, Roman

>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>>

Guest Bobby Johnson

Guest Bobby Johnson

Posted
Posted

Re: Something is causing Fonts to look shadowy

 

Going back and re-reading you first post, I think you need

to check your monitor on another known good system. It

really sounds like the monitor is going bad from your

description - especially since you say it was fine for

awhile and then it started getting fuzzy and out of focus.

As far as I know there is absolutely nothing you can do in

Windows to "focus" the screen. Increasing the resolution to

1920 x 1200 should reduce the "fuzziness" of the fonts

and such.

 

Can't you move things a bit to try the DVI cable you

currently have just to see if it fixes anything?

 

 

 

Lee Steele wrote:

> I would believe this is the problem if the fuzziness/shadowy condition

> had been with me from the start. The clarity of the monitor was great

> when I was running Vist 32 bit and it also worked fine when I started

> using Vista 64Bit. I have a DVI cable but it is not long enough for the

> configuration of my desk. If there are no other suggestions, I would be

> willing to spend the money for a 10 ft DVI cable.

>

> Lee

> "Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@aol.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message

> news:%23Mjt6nW$IHA.1224@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> I think you have just divulged the problem - the connection and the

>> resolution. I would suggest you purchase a DVI cable and use it for

>> you video connection, and then I would set the resolution to the

>> monitor's native resolution, especially considering the size of the

>> monitor.

>>

>> DVI, digital video, will result in much more distinct resolution, and

>> 1920 x 1200 will give you a larger desktop to play with.

>>

>> If you don't want to do the above then you will have to live with what

>> you've got 'cause it ain't gonna get any better otherwise!

>>

>>

>> Lee Steele wrote:

>>>

>>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>>> news:0BF8A85E-486D-4964-954E-176C4779151D@microsoft.com...

>>>> Hello Roman,

>>>> Thanks for catching the error in the monitor description. I did

>>>> mean FPD2458W. My resolution is set at 1360 X 768. I am connected

>>>> via VGA.

>>>>

>>>> Lee

>>>> "roman modic" <modicr@astral-it.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:%23QzA6BW$IHA.5004@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>>> Hello!

>>>>>

>>>>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>>>>> news:519220DB-F638-4BDF-98AC-DD54228CE570@microsoft.com...

>>>>>> Nividia GeForce 7500 LE Video Card with Driver 7.15.11.7516 dtd

>>>>>> 5/2/08

>>>>>> Monitor is a Gateway FDD 2485W 24 Inch Widescreen High Definition

>>>>>

>>>>> Did you mean: FPD2485W?

>>>>>

>>>>> BTW, is your display resolution set at native resolution 1920 * 1200?

>>>>> Is the monitor connected via DVI or VGA cable?

>>>>>

>>>>> Regards, Roman

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>>

>

Guest Lee Steele

Guest Lee Steele

Posted
Posted

Re: Something is causing Fonts to look shadowy

 

Bobby,

good idea about moving things. I'll give that a try and see what happens.

I also think I will hook the monitor up to my laptop and see what that does.

I'll let you know.

Thanks, Lee

 

"Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@aol.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message

news:%23ViGPBX$IHA.3380@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Going back and re-reading you first post, I think you need to check your

> monitor on another known good system. It really sounds like the monitor

> is going bad from your description - especially since you say it was fine

> for awhile and then it started getting fuzzy and out of focus. As far as I

> know there is absolutely nothing you can do in Windows to "focus" the

> screen. Increasing the resolution to 1920 x 1200 should reduce the

> "fuzziness" of the fonts and such.

>

> Can't you move things a bit to try the DVI cable you currently have just

> to see if it fixes anything?

>

>

>

> Lee Steele wrote:

>> I would believe this is the problem if the fuzziness/shadowy condition

>> had been with me from the start. The clarity of the monitor was great

>> when I was running Vist 32 bit and it also worked fine when I started

>> using Vista 64Bit. I have a DVI cable but it is not long enough for the

>> configuration of my desk. If there are no other suggestions, I would be

>> willing to spend the money for a 10 ft DVI cable.

>>

>> Lee

>> "Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@aol.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message

>> news:%23Mjt6nW$IHA.1224@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> I think you have just divulged the problem - the connection and the

>>> resolution. I would suggest you purchase a DVI cable and use it for you

>>> video connection, and then I would set the resolution to the monitor's

>>> native resolution, especially considering the size of the monitor.

>>>

>>> DVI, digital video, will result in much more distinct resolution, and

>>> 1920 x 1200 will give you a larger desktop to play with.

>>>

>>> If you don't want to do the above then you will have to live with what

>>> you've got 'cause it ain't gonna get any better otherwise!

>>>

>>>

>>> Lee Steele wrote:

>>>>

>>>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>>>> news:0BF8A85E-486D-4964-954E-176C4779151D@microsoft.com...

>>>>> Hello Roman,

>>>>> Thanks for catching the error in the monitor description. I did mean

>>>>> FPD2458W. My resolution is set at 1360 X 768. I am connected via

>>>>> VGA.

>>>>>

>>>>> Lee

>>>>> "roman modic" <modicr@astral-it.com> wrote in message

>>>>> news:%23QzA6BW$IHA.5004@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> Hello!

>>>>>>

>>>>>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>>>>>> news:519220DB-F638-4BDF-98AC-DD54228CE570@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>> Nividia GeForce 7500 LE Video Card with Driver 7.15.11.7516 dtd

>>>>>>> 5/2/08

>>>>>>> Monitor is a Gateway FDD 2485W 24 Inch Widescreen High

>>>>>>> Definition

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Did you mean: FPD2485W?

>>>>>>

>>>>>> BTW, is your display resolution set at native resolution 1920 * 1200?

>>>>>> Is the monitor connected via DVI or VGA cable?

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Regards, Roman

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>

>>

Guest Lee Steele

Guest Lee Steele

Posted
Posted

Re: Something is causing Fonts to look shadowy

 

I hooked up the DVI cable and everything is clear on Native Resolution and

also on 1360 x 768. I also hooked up my laptop to the monitor and it was

also clear as a bell. Sounds to me like the video card may be going bad,

what do you guys think?

 

I'm off to buy a longer DVI cable.

 

Thanks

Lee

"Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:uueYyDX$IHA.872@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Bobby,

> good idea about moving things. I'll give that a try and see what happens.

> I also think I will hook the monitor up to my laptop and see what that

> does. I'll let you know.

> Thanks, Lee

>

> "Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@aol.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message

> news:%23ViGPBX$IHA.3380@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Going back and re-reading you first post, I think you need to check your

>> monitor on another known good system. It really sounds like the monitor

>> is going bad from your description - especially since you say it was fine

>> for awhile and then it started getting fuzzy and out of focus. As far as

>> I know there is absolutely nothing you can do in Windows to "focus" the

>> screen. Increasing the resolution to 1920 x 1200 should reduce the

>> "fuzziness" of the fonts and such.

>>

>> Can't you move things a bit to try the DVI cable you currently have just

>> to see if it fixes anything?

>>

>>

>>

>> Lee Steele wrote:

>>> I would believe this is the problem if the fuzziness/shadowy condition

>>> had been with me from the start. The clarity of the monitor was great

>>> when I was running Vist 32 bit and it also worked fine when I started

>>> using Vista 64Bit. I have a DVI cable but it is not long enough for the

>>> configuration of my desk. If there are no other suggestions, I would be

>>> willing to spend the money for a 10 ft DVI cable.

>>>

>>> Lee

>>> "Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@aol.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message

>>> news:%23Mjt6nW$IHA.1224@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>> I think you have just divulged the problem - the connection and the

>>>> resolution. I would suggest you purchase a DVI cable and use it for

>>>> you video connection, and then I would set the resolution to the

>>>> monitor's native resolution, especially considering the size of the

>>>> monitor.

>>>>

>>>> DVI, digital video, will result in much more distinct resolution, and

>>>> 1920 x 1200 will give you a larger desktop to play with.

>>>>

>>>> If you don't want to do the above then you will have to live with what

>>>> you've got 'cause it ain't gonna get any better otherwise!

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Lee Steele wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>>>>> news:0BF8A85E-486D-4964-954E-176C4779151D@microsoft.com...

>>>>>> Hello Roman,

>>>>>> Thanks for catching the error in the monitor description. I did mean

>>>>>> FPD2458W. My resolution is set at 1360 X 768. I am connected via

>>>>>> VGA.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Lee

>>>>>> "roman modic" <modicr@astral-it.com> wrote in message

>>>>>> news:%23QzA6BW$IHA.5004@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>> Hello!

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>>>>>>> news:519220DB-F638-4BDF-98AC-DD54228CE570@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>>> Nividia GeForce 7500 LE Video Card with Driver 7.15.11.7516 dtd

>>>>>>>> 5/2/08

>>>>>>>> Monitor is a Gateway FDD 2485W 24 Inch Widescreen High

>>>>>>>> Definition

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Did you mean: FPD2485W?

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> BTW, is your display resolution set at native resolution 1920 *

>>>>>>> 1200?

>>>>>>> Is the monitor connected via DVI or VGA cable?

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Regards, Roman

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>

>

Guest Bobby Johnson

Guest Bobby Johnson

Posted
Posted

Re: Something is causing Fonts to look shadowy

 

Sounds like a possibility. If you get a new card why not

get one that supports DX10 or better?

 

 

Lee Steele wrote:

> I hooked up the DVI cable and everything is clear on Native Resolution

> and also on 1360 x 768. I also hooked up my laptop to the monitor and

> it was also clear as a bell. Sounds to me like the video card may be

> going bad, what do you guys think?

>

> I'm off to buy a longer DVI cable.

>

> Thanks

> Lee

> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

> news:uueYyDX$IHA.872@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Bobby,

>> good idea about moving things. I'll give that a try and see what

>> happens. I also think I will hook the monitor up to my laptop and see

>> what that does. I'll let you know.

>> Thanks, Lee

>>

>> "Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@aol.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message

>> news:%23ViGPBX$IHA.3380@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> Going back and re-reading you first post, I think you need to check

>>> your monitor on another known good system. It really sounds like the

>>> monitor is going bad from your description - especially since you say

>>> it was fine for awhile and then it started getting fuzzy and out of

>>> focus. As far as I know there is absolutely nothing you can do in

>>> Windows to "focus" the screen. Increasing the resolution to 1920 x

>>> 1200 should reduce the "fuzziness" of the fonts and such.

>>>

>>> Can't you move things a bit to try the DVI cable you currently have

>>> just to see if it fixes anything?

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Lee Steele wrote:

>>>> I would believe this is the problem if the fuzziness/shadowy

>>>> condition had been with me from the start. The clarity of the

>>>> monitor was great when I was running Vist 32 bit and it also worked

>>>> fine when I started using Vista 64Bit. I have a DVI cable but it is

>>>> not long enough for the configuration of my desk. If there are no

>>>> other suggestions, I would be willing to spend the money for a 10 ft

>>>> DVI cable.

>>>>

>>>> Lee

>>>> "Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@aol.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:%23Mjt6nW$IHA.1224@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>> I think you have just divulged the problem - the connection and the

>>>>> resolution. I would suggest you purchase a DVI cable and use it

>>>>> for you video connection, and then I would set the resolution to

>>>>> the monitor's native resolution, especially considering the size of

>>>>> the monitor.

>>>>>

>>>>> DVI, digital video, will result in much more distinct resolution,

>>>>> and 1920 x 1200 will give you a larger desktop to play with.

>>>>>

>>>>> If you don't want to do the above then you will have to live with

>>>>> what you've got 'cause it ain't gonna get any better otherwise!

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> Lee Steele wrote:

>>>>>>

>>>>>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>>>>>> news:0BF8A85E-486D-4964-954E-176C4779151D@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>> Hello Roman,

>>>>>>> Thanks for catching the error in the monitor description. I did

>>>>>>> mean FPD2458W. My resolution is set at 1360 X 768. I am

>>>>>>> connected via VGA.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Lee

>>>>>>> "roman modic" <modicr@astral-it.com> wrote in message

>>>>>>> news:%23QzA6BW$IHA.5004@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>>> Hello!

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>>>>>>>> news:519220DB-F638-4BDF-98AC-DD54228CE570@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>>>> Nividia GeForce 7500 LE Video Card with Driver 7.15.11.7516

>>>>>>>>> dtd 5/2/08

>>>>>>>>> Monitor is a Gateway FDD 2485W 24 Inch Widescreen High

>>>>>>>>> Definition

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> Did you mean: FPD2485W?

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> BTW, is your display resolution set at native resolution 1920 *

>>>>>>>> 1200?

>>>>>>>> Is the monitor connected via DVI or VGA cable?

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> Regards, Roman

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>

>>

>

Guest Lee Steele

Guest Lee Steele

Posted
Posted

Re: Something is causing Fonts to look shadowy

 

Got a new 10 foot DVI cable. It works great. Now I have to convince

Gateway that the video card is going bad. It's still under warranty.

 

Thanks for your help.

Lee

 

"Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@aol.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message

news:e1bQmcX$IHA.1036@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Sounds like a possibility. If you get a new card why not get one that

> supports DX10 or better?

>

>

> Lee Steele wrote:

>> I hooked up the DVI cable and everything is clear on Native Resolution

>> and also on 1360 x 768. I also hooked up my laptop to the monitor and it

>> was also clear as a bell. Sounds to me like the video card may be going

>> bad, what do you guys think?

>>

>> I'm off to buy a longer DVI cable.

>>

>> Thanks

>> Lee

>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>> news:uueYyDX$IHA.872@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> Bobby,

>>> good idea about moving things. I'll give that a try and see what

>>> happens. I also think I will hook the monitor up to my laptop and see

>>> what that does. I'll let you know.

>>> Thanks, Lee

>>>

>>> "Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@aol.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message

>>> news:%23ViGPBX$IHA.3380@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>> Going back and re-reading you first post, I think you need to check

>>>> your monitor on another known good system. It really sounds like the

>>>> monitor is going bad from your description - especially since you say

>>>> it was fine for awhile and then it started getting fuzzy and out of

>>>> focus. As far as I know there is absolutely nothing you can do in

>>>> Windows to "focus" the screen. Increasing the resolution to 1920 x

>>>> 1200 should reduce the "fuzziness" of the fonts and such.

>>>>

>>>> Can't you move things a bit to try the DVI cable you currently have

>>>> just to see if it fixes anything?

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Lee Steele wrote:

>>>>> I would believe this is the problem if the fuzziness/shadowy

>>>>> condition had been with me from the start. The clarity of the monitor

>>>>> was great when I was running Vist 32 bit and it also worked fine when

>>>>> I started using Vista 64Bit. I have a DVI cable but it is not long

>>>>> enough for the configuration of my desk. If there are no other

>>>>> suggestions, I would be willing to spend the money for a 10 ft DVI

>>>>> cable.

>>>>>

>>>>> Lee

>>>>> "Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@aol.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message

>>>>> news:%23Mjt6nW$IHA.1224@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> I think you have just divulged the problem - the connection and the

>>>>>> resolution. I would suggest you purchase a DVI cable and use it for

>>>>>> you video connection, and then I would set the resolution to the

>>>>>> monitor's native resolution, especially considering the size of the

>>>>>> monitor.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> DVI, digital video, will result in much more distinct resolution, and

>>>>>> 1920 x 1200 will give you a larger desktop to play with.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> If you don't want to do the above then you will have to live with

>>>>>> what you've got 'cause it ain't gonna get any better otherwise!

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Lee Steele wrote:

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>>>>>>> news:0BF8A85E-486D-4964-954E-176C4779151D@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>>> Hello Roman,

>>>>>>>> Thanks for catching the error in the monitor description. I did

>>>>>>>> mean FPD2458W. My resolution is set at 1360 X 768. I am connected

>>>>>>>> via VGA.

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> Lee

>>>>>>>> "roman modic" <modicr@astral-it.com> wrote in message

>>>>>>>> news:%23QzA6BW$IHA.5004@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>>>> Hello!

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>>>>>>>>> news:519220DB-F638-4BDF-98AC-DD54228CE570@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>>>>> Nividia GeForce 7500 LE Video Card with Driver 7.15.11.7516

>>>>>>>>>> dtd 5/2/08

>>>>>>>>>> Monitor is a Gateway FDD 2485W 24 Inch Widescreen High

>>>>>>>>>> Definition

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>> Did you mean: FPD2485W?

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>> BTW, is your display resolution set at native resolution 1920 *

>>>>>>>>> 1200?

>>>>>>>>> Is the monitor connected via DVI or VGA cable?

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>> Regards, Roman

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>

>>

Guest Carlos

Guest Carlos

Posted
Posted

Re: Something is causing Fonts to look shadowy

 

Check your VGA cable first.

;)

Carlos

 

"Lee Steele" wrote:

> I hooked up the DVI cable and everything is clear on Native Resolution and

> also on 1360 x 768. I also hooked up my laptop to the monitor and it was

> also clear as a bell. Sounds to me like the video card may be going bad,

> what do you guys think?

>

> I'm off to buy a longer DVI cable.

>

> Thanks

> Lee

> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

> news:uueYyDX$IHA.872@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> > Bobby,

> > good idea about moving things. I'll give that a try and see what happens.

> > I also think I will hook the monitor up to my laptop and see what that

> > does. I'll let you know.

> > Thanks, Lee

> >

> > "Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@aol.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message

> > news:%23ViGPBX$IHA.3380@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> >> Going back and re-reading you first post, I think you need to check your

> >> monitor on another known good system. It really sounds like the monitor

> >> is going bad from your description - especially since you say it was fine

> >> for awhile and then it started getting fuzzy and out of focus. As far as

> >> I know there is absolutely nothing you can do in Windows to "focus" the

> >> screen. Increasing the resolution to 1920 x 1200 should reduce the

> >> "fuzziness" of the fonts and such.

> >>

> >> Can't you move things a bit to try the DVI cable you currently have just

> >> to see if it fixes anything?

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> Lee Steele wrote:

> >>> I would believe this is the problem if the fuzziness/shadowy condition

> >>> had been with me from the start. The clarity of the monitor was great

> >>> when I was running Vist 32 bit and it also worked fine when I started

> >>> using Vista 64Bit. I have a DVI cable but it is not long enough for the

> >>> configuration of my desk. If there are no other suggestions, I would be

> >>> willing to spend the money for a 10 ft DVI cable.

> >>>

> >>> Lee

> >>> "Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@aol.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message

> >>> news:%23Mjt6nW$IHA.1224@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> >>>> I think you have just divulged the problem - the connection and the

> >>>> resolution. I would suggest you purchase a DVI cable and use it for

> >>>> you video connection, and then I would set the resolution to the

> >>>> monitor's native resolution, especially considering the size of the

> >>>> monitor.

> >>>>

> >>>> DVI, digital video, will result in much more distinct resolution, and

> >>>> 1920 x 1200 will give you a larger desktop to play with.

> >>>>

> >>>> If you don't want to do the above then you will have to live with what

> >>>> you've got 'cause it ain't gonna get any better otherwise!

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>> Lee Steele wrote:

> >>>>>

> >>>>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

> >>>>> news:0BF8A85E-486D-4964-954E-176C4779151D@microsoft.com...

> >>>>>> Hello Roman,

> >>>>>> Thanks for catching the error in the monitor description. I did mean

> >>>>>> FPD2458W. My resolution is set at 1360 X 768. I am connected via

> >>>>>> VGA.

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>> Lee

> >>>>>> "roman modic" <modicr@astral-it.com> wrote in message

> >>>>>> news:%23QzA6BW$IHA.5004@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> >>>>>>> Hello!

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

> >>>>>>> news:519220DB-F638-4BDF-98AC-DD54228CE570@microsoft.com...

> >>>>>>>> Nividia GeForce 7500 LE Video Card with Driver 7.15.11.7516 dtd

> >>>>>>>> 5/2/08

> >>>>>>>> Monitor is a Gateway FDD 2485W 24 Inch Widescreen High

> >>>>>>>> Definition

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>> Did you mean: FPD2485W?

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>> BTW, is your display resolution set at native resolution 1920 *

> >>>>>>> 1200?

> >>>>>>> Is the monitor connected via DVI or VGA cable?

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>> Regards, Roman

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>

> >>>

> >

>

Guest Lee Steele

Guest Lee Steele

Posted
Posted

Re: Something is causing Fonts to look shadowy

 

Carlos,

I used the same VGA cable to hook up to my laptop as I did my desktop, so it

appears to be OK. Thanks for the suggestion.

Lee

 

"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:59DC964D-052A-4BAA-AC39-10E326ACE70F@microsoft.com...

> Check your VGA cable first.

> ;)

> Carlos

>

> "Lee Steele" wrote:

>

>> I hooked up the DVI cable and everything is clear on Native Resolution

>> and

>> also on 1360 x 768. I also hooked up my laptop to the monitor and it was

>> also clear as a bell. Sounds to me like the video card may be going bad,

>> what do you guys think?

>>

>> I'm off to buy a longer DVI cable.

>>

>> Thanks

>> Lee

>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>> news:uueYyDX$IHA.872@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> > Bobby,

>> > good idea about moving things. I'll give that a try and see what

>> > happens.

>> > I also think I will hook the monitor up to my laptop and see what that

>> > does. I'll let you know.

>> > Thanks, Lee

>> >

>> > "Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@aol.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message

>> > news:%23ViGPBX$IHA.3380@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> >> Going back and re-reading you first post, I think you need to check

>> >> your

>> >> monitor on another known good system. It really sounds like the

>> >> monitor

>> >> is going bad from your description - especially since you say it was

>> >> fine

>> >> for awhile and then it started getting fuzzy and out of focus. As far

>> >> as

>> >> I know there is absolutely nothing you can do in Windows to "focus"

>> >> the

>> >> screen. Increasing the resolution to 1920 x 1200 should reduce the

>> >> "fuzziness" of the fonts and such.

>> >>

>> >> Can't you move things a bit to try the DVI cable you currently have

>> >> just

>> >> to see if it fixes anything?

>> >>

>> >>

>> >>

>> >> Lee Steele wrote:

>> >>> I would believe this is the problem if the fuzziness/shadowy

>> >>> condition

>> >>> had been with me from the start. The clarity of the monitor was

>> >>> great

>> >>> when I was running Vist 32 bit and it also worked fine when I started

>> >>> using Vista 64Bit. I have a DVI cable but it is not long enough for

>> >>> the

>> >>> configuration of my desk. If there are no other suggestions, I would

>> >>> be

>> >>> willing to spend the money for a 10 ft DVI cable.

>> >>>

>> >>> Lee

>> >>> "Bobby Johnson" <rjohnson@aol.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message

>> >>> news:%23Mjt6nW$IHA.1224@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> >>>> I think you have just divulged the problem - the connection and the

>> >>>> resolution. I would suggest you purchase a DVI cable and use it for

>> >>>> you video connection, and then I would set the resolution to the

>> >>>> monitor's native resolution, especially considering the size of the

>> >>>> monitor.

>> >>>>

>> >>>> DVI, digital video, will result in much more distinct resolution,

>> >>>> and

>> >>>> 1920 x 1200 will give you a larger desktop to play with.

>> >>>>

>> >>>> If you don't want to do the above then you will have to live with

>> >>>> what

>> >>>> you've got 'cause it ain't gonna get any better otherwise!

>> >>>>

>> >>>>

>> >>>> Lee Steele wrote:

>> >>>>>

>> >>>>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>> >>>>> news:0BF8A85E-486D-4964-954E-176C4779151D@microsoft.com...

>> >>>>>> Hello Roman,

>> >>>>>> Thanks for catching the error in the monitor description. I did

>> >>>>>> mean

>> >>>>>> FPD2458W. My resolution is set at 1360 X 768. I am connected via

>> >>>>>> VGA.

>> >>>>>>

>> >>>>>> Lee

>> >>>>>> "roman modic" <modicr@astral-it.com> wrote in message

>> >>>>>> news:%23QzA6BW$IHA.5004@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> >>>>>>> Hello!

>> >>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message

>> >>>>>>> news:519220DB-F638-4BDF-98AC-DD54228CE570@microsoft.com...

>> >>>>>>>> Nividia GeForce 7500 LE Video Card with Driver 7.15.11.7516

>> >>>>>>>> dtd

>> >>>>>>>> 5/2/08

>> >>>>>>>> Monitor is a Gateway FDD 2485W 24 Inch Widescreen High

>> >>>>>>>> Definition

>> >>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>> Did you mean: FPD2485W?

>> >>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>> BTW, is your display resolution set at native resolution 1920 *

>> >>>>>>> 1200?

>> >>>>>>> Is the monitor connected via DVI or VGA cable?

>> >>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>> Regards, Roman

>> >>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>

>> >>>>>

>> >>>

>> >

>>

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