missing parts of XP

Hi Hollis

Yes, I would definetely suspect a video driver problem in your case.
It should be easy to fix, just go to the website for your video card
(or computer manufacturer if it's an onboard chip) and download new
drivers.

Be sure to uninstall the current drivers by removing the listing for
the Display Adapter in Device Manager. Do not reboot at this
point ... just install the new drivers.

You might also be able to Update the driver by right-clicking the
listing for your Display Adapter in Device Manager, and selecting
Update from the menu that popsup, but I always prefer to delete the
old driver first.

rogerX

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<hollistat...> wrote:
&gt;
>
> That's interesting, I had forgotten about 640 X 480 being the
natural
> default resolution for windows. I wonder if that combined with a
> windows video driver problem, or possibly a periodic failure of it,
> could be at the root of an occasional problem I have on my PC. I'm
> running XP Media Center Ed. 2005, and while it doesn't happen very
> often, sometimes my screen resolution will seemingly "crash" by
> suddenly reverting to a 640 X 480 resolution from the normal
setting
> of 800 X 600 that I usually use, and the color depth falls to only
4
> bits from the normal 32 making the screen appearance grossly
> overlarge and blocky . When I try and correct the problem by going
> into the control panel to restore the normal settings, either the
> settings will not respond to the controls and revert back or more
> than likely windows will crash altogether giving me the "blue
screen
> of death";. Whatever the case only a full reboot of the PC will fix
> the condition.
>
> What is strange about is that during normal operating conditions
the
> 640 X 480 res. and 4 bit color depth setting do not even appear as
> selectable options in the control panel. The lowest res. setting is
> 800 X 600, and the smallest color depth setting is 16 bits. However
> when this "crash" occurs (if that is the proper term for what is
> happening here) those settings do appear in the "drop down" options
> box for resolution and color depth.
>
> Hollis
>

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