"Malke" <malke@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Wholesomeflame. wrote:
> Quote:
>> That's all good and well, I troubleshooted, clean booted, and everything.
>> But whenever I lock my computer with Vista, wait abit, and then come back
>> it stays aero for about ten seconds, flashes black, and goes back to
>> turning aero off, none of my programs turn it off, it just decides to go
>> back to 16 bit color.
>
> Then it sounds like your video card is failing. If you've installed the
> latest drivers for it (gotten from either the video card mftr.'s website
> or
> the OEM's website if you have that sort of machine like a Dell, HP, etc.)
> and the problem still occurs, then uninstall the card and swap it out for
> a
> known working one. If this is a laptop, contact the laptop mftr.'s tech
> support for replacement.
>
> Malke
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> Malke, just out of curiosity do you know why the video card mfgs don't
provide test software similar to what the hard drive mfgs do? Or do they
and I just haven't looked right? (I know, even my cosmetic surgeon says I
don't look right)