Re: Do I need to replace my video card?

Thanks for the info Galen. Computer/internet terminology isn't my strong
suit so I appreciate your input. I don't know what a CRT monitor is and I no
longer have the paperwork that came with it. I mentioned in another post
that I will be buying a new monitor in the near future but if I still have
the problem, would it be the graphics card then? If so, do you know what
kind of graphics card I'll need from the info that I posted or would you need
to have more info?

Denise

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"Galen" wrote:

> In news:C3043972-15FB-4E3B-9B0C-CD31F3F2FA5E@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> HartsVideo <HartsVideo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
> > Hi Galen and Mike,
> >
> > Thanks for responding. The site is graphic intensive . . . winmx
> > through private servers. I share old movie and cartoon files from
> > the 1920's to the 70's with others. Movies take about 2 days to get
> > from #100 in que to #1 and they take at least 24 hours to d/l. I
> > haven't stayed on any other site for 2 to 4 days, such as eBay or my
> > email, so I don't know if my graphics would start to go when I'm
> > there. But when my graphics start to go and have almost completely
> > gone at winmx, my graphics are fine when I check my email or go to
> > eBay while winmx is still running. My computer doesn't even slow
> > down after a few days. My computer is 4 years old and my monitor is
> > 3 years old, it's a KDS 17" flat screen.
> >
> > The reason that I thought that my graphics card might be the problem
> > is because, about 2 years ago, I used a program named Leechammer
> > while at winmx for winmx. When Leechammer "hammered," the image of
> > winmx on my monitor would "shake" quickly for about 5 seconds. This
> > would happen more than 50 times in a few hours. When I started to
> > receive the beige areas after using Leechammer for about 6 months, I
> > uninstalled the program and haven't used it since because I thought
> > that it was ruining my graphics card, but the graphics continued to
> > turn beige if I was at winmx for more than 2 days. Then, about a year
> > later, the pop-up boxes started to be clear with only the border
> > showing about a day after the beige areas show up (about the 3rd day
> > at winmx). When my grapics get bad after being at winmx for a few
> > days, if I reduce winmx to system tray and then maximize winmx, I can
> > see everything at winmx again, but as soon as someone sends me a PM
> > or if I need to open any other boxes, my graphics go crazy. . .
> > almost all white/beige/clear, so I again minimize and maximize winmx
> > and I see everything again until the next time that I want to open a
> > box, which is fairly often. If you would like the program, the
> > patches and the guides so that you can try it yourselves, I'll upload
> > them to you if there's a way to do that here.
> >
> > I hope this info helps.
> >
> > Denise
> >
> > =====================
> >
> > "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >> 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..
> >>
> >> --
> >> Mike Hall
> >> MVP - Windows Shell/User
> >>
> >>
> >> "HartsVideo" <HartsVideo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:E68C3862-F258-452C-B3AB-59B8FE24198A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> 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
>
> You say WinMX. The site's been down for forever and a day - though the
> application can still be downloaded from quite a few places. Just an FYI:
> The servers no longer connect except for the OpenNap P2P servers which it
> seems you're doing. That'd not be a site - that'd be an application if I'm
> understanding you correctly. You said flat screen and not panel or LCD so
> I'm guessing it's a CRT monitor? It could be, as I suggested, the monitor
> failing.
>
> --
> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
> http://dts-l.org/
>
> "My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of
> existence." - Sherlock Holmes
>
>
>
.

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