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| Thread ID: 100141 | 2009-05-27 11:33:00 | Annoying Video Problem | Luppi (12974) | Press F1 |
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| 777348 | 2009-05-27 11:33:00 | Hello, I need some help with a stupid problem i keep having with my laptop's video card. I own a Dell Inspiron T1525, 2 GB of RAM, 1.8 Ghz Intel Dual Core processor, and 384 MB on my nSeries Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset Family video card. I run XP Professional SP2 with DirectX 9.0C (build 4.09). The thing is, i have some old games installed like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 or Mafia, circa 2001-2002, and even on newer games like Pro Evolution Soccer 2008, the games start and run withouth a glitch but i keep having these huge colourfull areas in-game. For example i have huge spaces of green where the color only dissapears after i get close to that area, then the real detail of the building is shown. I run on 32 bit, 60 Hz Refresh, 1280x800, the resolution is set right on all games and i've tried endless combinations of settings to no avail. I didn't have this problem when i had Vista Ultimate installed, but now it's here and it's really annoying because i can't play anything, everything is either green or purple or blue. Any hints on how i might solve this? Thanks. |
Luppi (12974) | ||
| 777349 | 2009-05-27 11:51:00 | So what operating system are you using now? Vista worked I guess. Have you downloaded new drivers for the Video card and motherboard drivers as well and installed these for the O/S? |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 777350 | 2009-05-27 11:53:00 | I'm using XP SP2 now and the drivers have been installed by the guys at Dell when i sent my laptop in for hard-drive replacement on my warranty. | Luppi (12974) | ||
| 777351 | 2009-05-27 12:58:00 | So why not re install Vista then which you say you had? | Sweep (90) | ||
| 777352 | 2009-05-27 13:01:00 | I'm in college, miles away from home and any legal Vista Install CD. Plus, i had some incompatibilities with some software i use in Vista, so i'd prefer to keep it stable in XP SP2. Is there any other way i could make the graphics work? I mean these games are ages old, only a couple are new, and they work perfectly, but have very very annoying colourfull areas. Maybe it's a driver problem or something else. Any other suggestions? |
Luppi (12974) | ||
| 777353 | 2009-05-27 16:04:00 | www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/889e76c3df.jpg Just to see what you're dealing with. |
Luppi (12974) | ||
| 777354 | 2009-05-27 17:00:00 | seems to be a hardware problem | xal (13956) | ||
| 777355 | 2009-05-27 17:04:00 | Care to be a tad more specific? Any way i can fix it? |
Luppi (12974) | ||
| 777356 | 2009-05-27 19:44:00 | So do you have the most up to date drivers for your video card? What about installing SP3 it's perfectly fine for installing no errors that I know of | gary67 (56) | ||
| 777357 | 2009-05-27 19:47:00 | I checked with Driver Updater and it says they are the most up to date available for my chipset, i also posted the version on nvidia's forums but they don't seem to give much of a damn, the version is 6.14.10.4885. Any idea where i can check for newer ones, or give me a hint about a newer one available or any other solution? This really annoys me, they worked under Vista perfectly, and they still do, only with those stupid colours, it's driving me crazy. |
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