Fuzzy Icons in Taskbar

September 29, 2007

I reinstalled Windows XP Home Edition today along with Service Pack 2. It

picked the default graphics card fine (NVidia GEForce 2 MX400) correctly.

But then I found a Hardware Update through the Windows Update center online.

I downloaded and installed it. I completely messed up the graphics. I was

able to "roll back" the graphics card driver and everything was reset EXCEPT

the Taskbar icons on the bottom of the display. They are now fuzzy.

I have tried deleting the driver (NVidia) and reinstalling. I've tried

changing the DPI setting between 96 and 120. Neither have worked to restore

these icons to their normal clear (higher res) appearance before the graphics

driver mixup.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Tom

September 29, 2007

Re: Fuzzy Icons in Taskbar

=?Utf-8?B?VGFsbFRvbQ==?= <TallTom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

news:20D40EB3-C873-4BAF-9D9E-77063BCBD658@microsoft.com:

> I reinstalled Windows XP Home Edition today along with Service Pack 2.

> It picked the default graphics card fine (NVidia GEForce 2 MX400)

> correctly. But then I found a Hardware Update through the Windows

> Update center online. I downloaded and installed it. I completely

> messed up the graphics. I was able to "roll back" the graphics card

> driver and everything was reset EXCEPT the Taskbar icons on the bottom

> of the display. They are now fuzzy. I have tried deleting the driver

> (NVidia) and reinstalling. I've tried changing the DPI setting

> between 96 and 120. Neither have worked to restore these icons to

> their normal clear (higher res) appearance before the graphics driver

> mixup. Any suggestions?

> Thanks,

> Tom

>

Is your screen resolution set to match the actual physical resolution of

the monitor (assuming that it is an LCD one)?

Let this be a lesson - don't install any hardware updates from WU. They

are often the last "MS certified" driver, which is probably older than the

one you already have, and sometimes even for a different or older version

of the hardware.

September 29, 2007

Re: Fuzzy Icons in Taskbar

"a" wrote:

> =?Utf-8?B?VGFsbFRvbQ==?= <TallTom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

> news:20D40EB3-C873-4BAF-9D9E-77063BCBD658@microsoft.com:

>

> > I reinstalled Windows XP Home Edition today along with Service Pack 2.

> > It picked the default graphics card fine (NVidia GEForce 2 MX400)

> > correctly. But then I found a Hardware Update through the Windows

> > Update center online. I downloaded and installed it. I completely

> > messed up the graphics. I was able to "roll back" the graphics card

> > driver and everything was reset EXCEPT the Taskbar icons on the bottom

> > of the display. They are now fuzzy. I have tried deleting the driver

> > (NVidia) and reinstalling. I've tried changing the DPI setting

> > between 96 and 120. Neither have worked to restore these icons to

> > their normal clear (higher res) appearance before the graphics driver

> > mixup. Any suggestions?

> > Thanks,

> > Tom

> >

>

> Is your screen resolution set to match the actual physical resolution of

> the monitor (assuming that it is an LCD one)?

>

> Let this be a lesson - don't install any hardware updates from WU. They

> are often the last "MS certified" driver, which is probably older than the

> one you already have, and sometimes even for a different or older version

> of the hardware.

>

September 29, 2007

Re: Fuzzy Icons in Taskbar

Hi, the problem is if you install a new graphics card sometimes they alter

all the size settings of the windows and desktops. To change these right

click on the desktop then click properties and click appearance and then

advanced... change the size of things a bit smaller and then apply and ok

them.. hope this works. matt320