-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Dell and Vista
- From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 01:01:24 -0400
Dell is still good. I know I bash them sometimes, and they have indeed =
given
me problems, though these problems can be associated with so many =
different
things.
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-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lois Yaw
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 1:06 AM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Dell and Vista
I heard only good things about Dell until I bought one and now I am =
reading=20
all this stuff . Double whammy, I have Dell with Vista. I am having=20
trouble downloading mail. I have Road Runner and never a problem until =
now.
I have to go to the web and delete messages or I sometimes get them 3 to =
5=20
times or I get a server error and no messages. There are days when it =
just=20
downloads smooth as silk. Does anyone know why?
Lois Yaw
Hopewell, Ohio
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From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 11:13 PM
Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: Monitor
> Don... on a side note... EVERY TIME I DO A FRESH INSTALL ON A DELL =3D
> SYSTEM...
> after installing the OS and doing all the updates, many times Windows =
=3D
> Update
> will find an updated driver for the video card.
>
> 99.9% of the time, if I accidentally download and install that update, =
=3D
> the
> video driver gets all screwed up in a manner you just explained. I =
then =3D
> have
> to either use the original driver disk or download the latest driver =
=3D
> from
> whoever the manufacturer is. That then fixes the issue. This only =3D
> happens on
> Dell systems, for some reason. So, you may want to download the latest
> drivers from the manufacturer's website, then uninstall and reinstall =
=3D
> the
> new drivers.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don101
> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 9:02 PM
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: -=3D3DPCTechTalk=3D3D- Re: Monitor
>
> Nothing there that specifically says "size" or "position". What *is* =
=3D
> there=3D20
> appears mor technical than I care to get into at this time.
>
> When I feel a bit braver, and after I have created an OS install to =
keep =3D
> in=3D20
> a clone backup, I will revisit that utility. Until then I can live =
with =3D
> the
>
> minor annoyance.
>
> Don
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----=3D20
> From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 7:27 PM
> Subject: -=3D3DPCTechTalk=3D3D- Re: Monitor
>
>
>> Don,
>> When you installed the driver for your video card, did it include =
=3D
> any
>> utilities? These are sometimes installed right along with the =
driver, =3D
> so
>> their presence isn't necessarily known during the install. You =
can=3D20
>> usually
>> find out by looking at the last tabs in the Display Properties > =3D
> Settings
>> tab > Advanced button property sheet. I also can get to mine by =3D
> clicking=3D20
>> on
>> a line it added to my desktop's right click context menu. If yours =
=3D
> has
>> something like this, there should be a control like the one you're =
=3D
> wishing
>> was included on the monitor itself.
>>
>> Still, an LCD monitor should not ever experience tracking =
problems. =3D
> My
>> advice would be to download a new copy of the latest video =
driver,=3D20
>> uninstall
>> the existing driver, reboot (very important) and try installing it =
=3D
> again.
>>
>> Peace,
>> G
>>
>
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