here is where i got the last driver that i have installed.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/win9x_56.64

has happened as long as i can remember

Hi,

Just wondering if you ever managed to solve the problem. I got exactly the same issue. The only thing I had done in between working ok and the symptoms as you describe them is opening my PC to clean the Heatsink fan. And installed HMonitor Hardware monitoring tool. I uninstalled that, updated drivers, even restored to an earlier point - still no luck which makes me think it could be hardware related since the only other common denominator is opening the PC.

My card is a Creative GeForce2 pro - Nvidia drver version 6.14.10.5216, Windows XP, AMD Athlon 1.3.

go to start -> run and type in DXdiag, post what version of direct X and any errors listed under the display tab

Firstly, with an old nVidia card like yours, I would recommend you change back to using no later than the 4x.xx series driver for your displau card. The 5x.xx series drivers are really more for use with nVida FX cards. Go to nVidias download site, as you did before, but select the 'Driver Archive' entry from the menu, and download the most recent 4x.xx series driver available for your Windows version.

Next, visit the manufacturer website for your system (if name-brand) or motherboard (if your system is 'White-box') and download the most recent version of your motherboard chipset drivers.

Finally, visit and download 'Internet Explorer Service Pack 1' and 'DirectX 9b'


Install them in this order:

Motherboard chipset driver
Display driver
DirectX
Internet Explorer


Installing them all 'over the top' of your existing installation should correct the corruption problems you are having, by overwriting corrupted files and restoring your system's defaults.

Good luck!

I tried all of that and am still having the same problem. I even replaced the Graphics card with a Geforce4 Ti4200 and still the same problem.

Have you downloaded the new nVidia driver/utilities package for WinXP (you may have gotten it from windows update, and it's also included in SP2)?

I just downloaded the package and have the same problem, therefore, changing drivers is probably a good idea. Good luck, and please post your results.

I did do that and I did try removing and going back to to 4x.xx as per Catweazles note on 25th July, but it made no difference.

Please let me know if you have any success.

I had just got a new Dell Inspiron at work and I was experiencing distorted web images in IE only. Netscape was fine.

I found the solution to my problem:

Right Click on your desktop and go to Properties - this should bring up your display properties dialog box.

Next - Go to the settings tab (far right) and then click the Advanced button near the bottom of the window.

The General settings tab is displayed - Look in the first box that says "DPI Setting" - It may say something like "Large Size (120 DPI)" - Change this to "Normal Size (96 DPI)" - Reboot and all should be normal.

Hope that helps -

DesDev

omfg, i'm at school right now....when i get home if this works i would like to send you one hundrded billion dollars. :cheesy: