The mention of Legacy Video Capture Devices only indicates that your
graphics card has VIVO (Video in and video out) capability, it tells us
nothing about the card itself.

Have you also checked the monitor.... they can also die.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows



"HartsVideo" <HartsVideo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6A837D0F-EA06-4103-90D4-2301A275D435@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 go 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