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web page wont fit on screen

by nnelg Feb 14, 2006 4:02PM PST

hi i have just updated to windows xp my computer is 1000mhz celeron 194mb ram 80gb hard drive, my problem is that some web pages wont fit on my screen and when i reply to a message in outlook express the popup appears on the right side of the screen so i cannot see all of what i am typing i am using a 17inch crt monitor i have tried to change the screen resolution but the slider wont move i have also tried reducing the text size but it only changes the text size, any help would be appreciated

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It sounds like you are missing
by retired Feb 14, 2006 9:36PM PST

Drivers for the MOBO, especially Video. You will need to ID the MOBO and get such for it to run correctly.

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what is mobo
by nnelg Feb 15, 2006 3:39PM PST

please excuse my ignorance what is mobo , do you mean the video card

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Sorry, MOBO is Motherboard
by retired Feb 15, 2006 11:46PM PST

did you do a clean install of windows? When this happens you need to re-install the drivers for the motherboard. If you have a video and sound integrated in the motherboard they will be included in the motherboard driver package. If they are cards added to slots on the board then you will need the driver CD that came with such. Drivers are also available at the Manf. web site for download. You will have to identify the card(s) to get them. Belarc adviser will do that.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

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Belarc
by saywhatnow Feb 17, 2006 4:34AM PST

will only tell you what you have installed if you have drivers for it.
In the case of a missing driver for a video card, like this one, Belarc will not identify the card because it gathers the information from the driver software. No driver, no Belarc information.

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web page problems
by nnelg Feb 20, 2006 3:52PM PST

thanks for everyones help i actually fixed my problems by reinstalling windows and when i was prompted about audio and video devices i aswered no so i was able to keep the original settings for them and now all is well

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FYI
by joesmithers06 Feb 16, 2006 12:54AM PST

Not all systems have integrated video chipsets, and so you won't always find video drivers included with the motherboard driver set.

Some of us, myself included, tend to stay as far away from integrated graphics as possible. So it's not a safe assumption to make.

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