Loneranger2234
New Member
I am still running windows XP professional SP3 on a desktop machine. I am somewhat computer illiterate and a newbie so please forgive me. How can I tell if I have a possible video card problem? My video displayed on my LCD monitor comes from a VGA cable that connects to the video "whatever" on the motherboard I think. PC is pretty old but I would like to keep it for several more months until I can afford a new desktop. Finances are pretty tight right now. Can I buy a cheap video card? I have several PCI slots available that I can plug into.
When I right click on desktop icons, the context menu slowly fades in. Plus, I have had to reboot several times.....the computer hiccups and the font gets really blurry and all the images and icons displayed are huge and not clear. After I reboot, things are ok until it happens again and it is starting to happen more frequently. Please help. Can I just buy a cheap video card to get me thru about 6 more months or do you think I may have another problem? Any suggestions or help welcomed. Thanks for reading.
When I right click on desktop icons, the context menu slowly fades in. Plus, I have had to reboot several times.....the computer hiccups and the font gets really blurry and all the images and icons displayed are huge and not clear. After I reboot, things are ok until it happens again and it is starting to happen more frequently. Please help. Can I just buy a cheap video card to get me thru about 6 more months or do you think I may have another problem? Any suggestions or help welcomed. Thanks for reading.
