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Screen Flickers/Refresh Rate Isn't There
For some reason my screen is flickering. I understand it has to do w/ the
refresh rate. This happened a few years ago and I changed the settings, but I forgot how to do it. So I googled it and every site I found said the same thing: rightclick desktop/properties/setting tab/click Advanced/to Adapter tab...and that's where I'd be able to increase it to 75 or 85. Well, it's not there. Where is it? Thanks. |
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It might just be that your video driver has become corrupted or has reset
itself to a 'standard' vga adapter. You should be able to confirm that in the Advanced settings and/or Device Manager. The simplest solution is to 'Remove' any/all video adapters shown in Device Manager in Safe Mode, then reboot and let WinMe re-detect your video card and re-install the correct drivers. NB - You MAY be asked for your Video Driver Installation disk/CD during the re-boot so be sure that you still have it available. HTH Mart "Steve" wrote in message ... For some reason my screen is flickering. I understand it has to do w/ the refresh rate. This happened a few years ago and I changed the settings, but I forgot how to do it. So I googled it and every site I found said the same thing: rightclick desktop/properties/setting tab/click Advanced/to Adapter tab...and that's where I'd be able to increase it to 75 or 85. Well, it's not there. Where is it? Thanks. |
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Mart, thanks anyway, but I finally figured it out:
Inside the monitor tab (after clicking "advanced"), my monitor wasn't listed. It was blank. And when I went to change it, it had, I think "unknown." After I set it to my monitor, I went back to the Adapter tab and the refresh rate settings was right there in the window. And I was able to reset it back to 75. I don't know how/why my monitor was switched to "unknown." Thanks anyway. |
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Thanks for the feedback, good to hear that you've fixed it.
S*d's Law!! - My 'standard response' to video issues normally includes the suggestion of 'Removing' any/all monitors, too g. No idea why it switched to "unknown" though - but these things do happen bg Good luck and Seasons Greetings. Mart "Steve" wrote in message ... Mart, thanks anyway, but I finally figured it out: Inside the monitor tab (after clicking "advanced"), my monitor wasn't listed. It was blank. And when I went to change it, it had, I think "unknown." After I set it to my monitor, I went back to the Adapter tab and the refresh rate settings was right there in the window. And I was able to reset it back to 75. I don't know how/why my monitor was switched to "unknown." Thanks anyway. |
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