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Thread ID: 95522	2008-12-09 07:19:00	Blurry Screen	esayolay (13857)	Press F1

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726954	2008-12-10 00:56:00	Windows XP on its own does not have a lot of crap, it does have a few items that are not required, but if you have recovery CD's from HP then they will have added items that slow things down - the two are totally different. If the laptop is low in specifications then it would be better to upgrade the Laptop, than to take out important components of XP. If you have recovery CD's and Not an actual XP CD, then they are not designed to be altered, sure you can - but its not a good idea. The whole Idea behind putting in a full XP with the correct drivers is to see (no pun intended) if every thing works as it should as standard - if it does then you alter things - if it doesn't then there is a possible hardware problem. Doing thing half hearted gets nowhere - only Leeds to frustration. I Have the recovery CD and a XP CD. There are no vital features taken out of the n-lite installation, just a few unnecessary things that will probably slow the computer down. I just need to get the Display to work properly, and also the mouse. Getting a new laptop costs a lot of money, and is quite unnecessary, as this computer is only used for word processing and internet browsing, which when i use it, i want it to be stable and fast, with no unnecessary junk. There's always the option of using the recovery CD's & then immediately un-installing any of the HP-supplied c**p you don't want... This may seem a bit obvious to many, but - what I haven't seen mentioned anywhere is what resolution XP is using at the moment (in Display Properties) vs what resolution your LCD panel is (1280x800 or whatever). That's the most common cause of a "blurry" display. The main issue is still that your gfx drivers should be able to pick the LCD resolution automatically & use that by default. Otherwise, it's as Wainui says - there may be a hardware issue. As i said, i do not need most of the features in windows, and just want a fast reliable computer to perform a few functions. Even if you uninstall the bundled software, it still leaves traces and can still keep your computer slow. I have changed all the display settings to fit the screen. The display settings were way off before, and the max res is only 1024x768 (to which it is set). I'm sure the 15.4" screen has more pixels than that. If there is a hardware issue, how can i fix it? Have you tried turning down hardware acceleration down a notch or 2? Right click desktop>Properties>Settings Tab>Advanced>troubleshoot tab Can you explain how the external mouse "doesn't" work? Any errors in device manager? Check if the "plug and play" service is running, if not, start the service and set it to automatic Run>services.msc I've tried the hardware acceleration trick with no luck. When i plug the mouse in it comes up with the new found hardware wizard. When i attempt to search on the internet it doesn't find any drivers. There are some errors in Dev. Mgr. which i will upload a screen shot of asap. UPnP is running and automatic. Hope this helps	esayolay (13857)
726955	2008-12-10 01:07:00	Getting a new laptop costs a lot of money, and is quite unnecessary, as this computer is only used for word processing and internet browsing, which when i use it, i want it to be stable and fast, with no unnecessary junk . I was referring to more RAM - quite cheap, and easy to install . Generally speaking, even with the recovery CD's as mentioned before, you can rip out all the HP crap, which will speed things up . Once you can post the device manager shot it may give some light to the problem . I assume when you installed XP you put in the chipset drivers first, before any other drivers ? If not then that could be half the problem - its under "Operating System - Enhancements and QFEs" on the linked site to the drivers I posted earlier on .	wainuitech (129)
726956	2008-12-10 01:19:00	I was referring to more RAM - quite cheap, and easy to install. Generally speaking, even with the recovery CD's as mentioned before, you can rip out all the HP crap, which will speed things up. Once you can post the device manager shot it may give some light to the problem. I assume when you installed XP you put in the chipset drivers first, before any other drivers ? If not then that could be half the problem - its under "Operating System - Enhancements and QFEs" on the linked site to the drivers I posted earlier on. I don't want RAM. The processor is shocking and is what is letting the system down. It would cost lots to upgrade i imagine. If you can Rip out the stuff from the Compaq Disc, how do you do it? I found something on the internet to install the drivers so far automatically, so i dont know which ones it did first. I've tried one of those QFEs, but they didnt work, and they dont have anything for SP3 which is what i'm using. The screenshot of Device Manager can be found at: www.photohost.biz (With the mouse Plugged in) Also The the bottom right is what comes up when you plug in the mouse. Note that the screen on the laptop is a 15.4" wide screen, while it easily fits on my tiny 12.1" Wide screen. And yes, i know the time is a bit odd :p	esayolay (13857)
726957	2008-12-10 01:47:00	According to HP your model has Intel 82582/82855 GM/GME garphic drivers - This here (downloadcenter.intel.com) is the intel drivers, direct from Intel- if these dont work then god knows what will. The PCI Modem - obvious - should be the modem drivers from HP, there are two in the site posted earlier - one should work. Mass Storage Controller - could be the Media card Reader driver The Unknown Device - could be one of the touchpad drivers. Those drivers on the HP site are all original Drivers, and should work. Since you put in SP3 that could be the problem - the drivers are old and may not be compatible with SP3. If the drivers above dont work - you would be better off installing the original recovery CD version, ripping out the HP crap you dont want. Then upgrading to SP3 Via windows updates. BTW: those programs you mentioned I found something on the internet to install the drivers so far automatically, so I dont know which ones it did first can be a total waste of time and cause more problems than they solve. Old story - do the job right the first time and save time in the long run.Taking shortcuts doesn't always pay off.	wainuitech (129)
726958	2008-12-10 01:48:00	Depending on the age of the pc windows xp service pack 2 or 3 may have the drivers for it. Go into device manager and see whats got a ! beside it those are whats missing in the driver department. You may have to install the full version of xp	cortina1974 (14393)
726959	2008-12-10 01:53:00	OK Thanks Guys. I'm sure that will fix it, and if not, ill just have to use the HP Recovery CD. :)	esayolay (13857)
726960	2008-12-10 02:09:00	www.photohost.biz When i try to install the Intel Drivers that happens. :groan: As i said before: If you can Rip out the stuff from the Compaq [Or HP] Disc, how do you do it? :thanks	esayolay (13857)
726961	2008-12-10 02:21:00	1 of 3 things that message means - bad Download - corrupted The chipset drivers may not be installed fully / correctly Try disabling your Nod32 - right click on the icon in the icon tray - Select Disable antivirus and antispyware protection last Question - install the recovery CD as is, HP crap and all - then after every thing is working, as it will load the correct drivers - go into add/remove programs and start removing the unrequired software	wainuitech (129)
726962	2008-12-10 02:31:00	1 of 3 things that message means - bad Download - corrupted The chipset drivers may not be installed fully / correctly Try disabling your Nod32 - right click on the icon in the icon tray - Select Disable antivirus and antispyware protection last Question - install the recovery CD as is, HP crap and all - then after every thing is working, as it will load the correct drivers - go into add/remove programs and start removing the unrequired software OK i'll try downloading it again and re-trying w/o Nod32. I dont think corruption would be the problem though. I used flashgot to d'l it and it would have probably screwed up before i got to that stage. I though there was some way to get the useless software of the disc before installing... or is it some kind of image that it just copies on? I understand you can easily remove it later, but as i said before it still leaves traces etc and makes it slower.	esayolay (13857)
726963	2008-12-10 03:18:00	Do the download without the download manager-they sometime's corrupt files.	Blam (54)
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