very strange problem

Roy Rogers · 05-15-2008, 02:12 PM

I upgraded the main board and CPU and reloaded windows XP home version. now when I drag a window or scroll up or down the object on the screen moves in jerks and ripples, not a smooth movement. reloaded several times but no change. reformatted drive and loaded windows 2000 and that works fine.why can't I get a good win XP?

Dropkickmurphys · 05-15-2008, 03:49 PM

have you installed the lastest drivers for your graphics card, if i understand what you are on about i get that when i do a fresh windows install, the graphics drivers need installing.

Roy Rogers · 05-15-2008, 05:30 PM

it's worth a try but typically when my graphics driver is not installed I just get poor quality, not this ripply effect. The picture comes in like waves, each subsequent wave washes in a little more of the picture. When I drag the window across the screen it moves in short bursts, not the easy even flow I'm accoustomed to. There is a feature of the mouse that leaves short lived multiple points as you drag it along, it's similar to that.

05-15-2008, 02:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Roy Rogers Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 68	very strange problem I upgraded the main board and CPU and reloaded windows XP home version. now when I drag a window or scroll up or down the object on the screen moves in jerks and ripples, not a smooth movement. reloaded several times but no change. reformatted drive and loaded windows 2000 and that works fine.why can't I get a good win XP?

05-15-2008, 03:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dropkickmurphys Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Worthing, UK (Uni at Kent) Age: 18 Posts: 1,753	have you installed the lastest drivers for your graphics card, if i understand what you are on about i get that when i do a fresh windows install, the graphics drivers need installing. __________________ Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz Gigabyte P35C-DS3R motherboard 2GB 6400 DDR2 800mhz RAM 512Mb Geforce 8600GT 500GB Seagate 7,500RPM HDD Lite-on 20x DVD+RW OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU CoolerMaster Black Centurian 534 Case Samsung 19" 1440x900 SyncMaster 940BW monitor / Samsung 19" 1440x900 TV Dual Booting: Windows XP Proffessional SP2 / Windows Vista Business SP1

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05-15-2008, 05:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Roy Rogers Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 68	it's worth a try but typically when my graphics driver is not installed I just get poor quality, not this ripply effect. The picture comes in like waves, each subsequent wave washes in a little more of the picture. When I drag the window across the screen it moves in short bursts, not the easy even flow I'm accoustomed to. There is a feature of the mouse that leaves short lived multiple points as you drag it along, it's similar to that.