Re: BIG "Display" PROBLEM

[Guest trying2learn]

Re: BIG "Display" PROBLEM

 

Joe,

I just bought a computer with a gforce 8600gt video card and after several

weeks, my computer starting acting identical to what you are saying yours is

doing. after troubleshooting everything as you have, i contacted the computer

company and they had me exchange the video card...sure enough the new card

worked just fine. I might suggest try installing a different card into your

present computer or try installing your present card into another

computer...this would be a step to determine if you have a faulty card.

 

"JOE X5" wrote:

> My learned friends,

>

> I tried the suggestion of friend Chusome. (Please note as Mikeyhsd rightly,

> indicated, that the browser issue is besides the point and wholly irrelevant

> to this problem) I did not work. I uninstalled the drivers for the graphics

> card (64MB Nvidia Geforce 3 VC Ti500. It did not change the situation. Then I

> reinstalled them. It worked for a few hours, but on a restart, the problem

> had resurfaced. Now it is hit and miss. When I start the PC, the Windows XP

> logo and loading bar is distorted, and, as I mentioned, sometimes I manage to

> get to my desktop and sometimes, before the desktop sign in is reached, the

> PC freezes and the screen is totally distorted with gray pixilation filling

> up the bottom half of the screen. I have visited the NVIDIA website and tried

> to install updated drivers. But again, this appears to only solve the problem

> temporarily.

>

> Please advise

>

>

> "mikeyhsd" wrote:

>

> > what has that got to do with his video problem.

> > you just cannot help being the resident nanny and issuing the virtual spanking.

> >

> >

> >

> > mikeyhsd@comcast.net

> >

> >

> >

> > "Rock" <Rock@nospam.net> wrote in message news:OD3oT8RhHHA.4936@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> > "JOE X5" <JOEX5@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

> > > My learned friends,

> > >

> > > I have had to repost this as I cannot find the original post. I include,

> > > details plus some additional information that I hope will enable you to

> > > help

> > > me.

> > >

> > > I cannot get access to windows in normal mode. Just before he sign in

> > > screen

> > > would normally come up, the screen remains black and the mouse curser

> > > stays

> > > in the middle of the screen and I am completely locked out; neither the

> > > mouse

> > > nor the key board work. Also during the boot up the screen flickers, which

> > > was not the case before. I can get in via safe, and the resolution and

> > > colours are all distorted. The colours bleed into one another and there

> > > are

> > > purple dots or specs all over the screen. I have tried a system restore to

> > > no

> > > avail.

> > >

> > > Needless to say I am worried about this. My PC is running windows xp home

> > > ed. Service pack 2.

> > > 2.2GHZ P4

> > > 64MB Nvidia Geforce 3

> > >

> > > I would like to know how to fix the problem, regarding, 1) getting into

> > > windows in normal mode and also 2) the screen resolution and display

> > > issue.

> > >

> > > Modification : The message I get says something, to the best of my

> > > recollection, along the lines of:

> > > Windows Display Driver

> > > "The … display driver has stopped working normally. Save your work and

> > > reboot the system to restore full display functionality. The next time you

> > > reboot the machine a box will be displayed giving you a chance to upload

> > > data

> > > about this failure to Microsoft."

> > >

> > > However If I reboot. I am not always able to gain access to windows.. I

> > > have

> > > only managed to gain access by a series of restarts and in the System

> > > configuration utility opting for a Normal startup rather than a selective

> > > startup. This seems to only temporarily solve the issue.

> > >

> > > Any ideas?

> >

> > If you can't find a post search for it using Google Groups Advanced Search.

> > This newsgroup is microsoft.public.windowsxp.general. Search on your name

> > as author.

> >

> > http://groups.google.com/advanced_search?q=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en

> >

> > One of the reasons you're having trouble with posts is because you're using

> > the awful web interface to what is actually a Usenet newsgroup. I recommend

> > using a newsreader instead. It is a much better experience. XP comes with

> > Outlook Express which can be setup for newsgroup access. Here is a link on

> > how to do this.

> >

> > http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm

> >

> > --

> > Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

> >