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Old 01-05-2006, 06:35 AM
Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)
 
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Default Re: Do I need to replace my video card?

The first two or three lines of your post say it all.. there is only a
problem at one particular site.. any where else. and the graphics card
appears to be fine.. so it isn't the graphics card, is it..

Perhaps you might like to share the URL such that one of us could go see for
ourselves..

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Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"HartsVideo" <HartsVideo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E68C3862-F258-452C-B3AB-59B8FE24198A@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I'm on the internet at a specific site for days at a time without
> rebooting. By the end of the 2nd day, my graphics start to fade so that
> there are beige areas where text should be and by the end of the 3rd day,
> only the outline of a pop-up box can be seen. There is no info inside of
> the
> box . . . I see through the box to what is behind the box. These graphics
> problems happens only at this site. If I go to another site (to check my
> email, etc), I have no problems with my graphics. I stay on my computer
> this long because I will lose much time and info if I stop to reboot. I
> periodically do a disc clean-up, empty temporary folders, etc, during the
> 2
> or 3 days but it doesn't help.
>
> I have Windows XP Pro, an AMD Duron Processor, 945 MHz, 256 MB
> Ram. In System Properties > Hardware Tab > Device Manager > Sound, Video
> and
> Capture Devides, it says that I have "Legacy Video Capture Devices."
>
> My computer was made for me 4 years ago and the person who made
> it
> is no longer with us so I can't find out the specifics of what is inside
> my
> PC.
>
> I've read some of the other posts here about video cards, BIOS,
> whether the video card is part of the motherboard or separate, and raising
> the AGP aperture size. If these are possible solutions to my problem,
> please
> tell me how to get into BIOS, how to raise the AGP aperature size, and how
> to
> find out whether my video card is part of my motherboard.
>
> I don't do gaming so I don't need a video card that's fast but I need one
> that can work for days on end without the need to reboot. Someone
> suggested
> that the size should be at least 1G. I have no other problems with my
> computer when I stay on line for 2 or 3 days without rebooting except that
> I
> lose my graphics.
>
> If I need a new video card, what type of video card will I need to buy?
> If
> you need more info, I'll be happy to supply it.
>
> Denise



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