-=PCTechTalk=- Re: keyboards & grainy screen

  • From: ~Lacey~ <stormy1@xxxxxxx>
  • To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 17:28:48 -0700

Okay Cristy -- let me know when you are doing your project and I'll see if I
can help out.

Oh and, you're looking for drivers not for your monitor but for your
graphics card!

~Lacey~

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 12:46 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: keyboards & grainy screen


> Thanks Lacey,  I appreciate that. I will try doing that.  This keyboard is
> "bugging me".  This monitor is old but may see if drivers can be updated.
>
>  Was wondering also if you have worked with creating "program"s like I
have
> to do them for school and would like to try this year using tables in my
> programs rather than typing out all my student's names in columns.  I
tried
> that last year but something was messing me up.  When I attempt one in
about
> Novemeber I will ask you about it.  There was some quirk about it I could
> not get  I know you can do them in "Word".  It may have been difficult
when
> Ive had to proofread the names and go back in to edit them and it
realigned
> or threw things off.
>
> christy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "~Lacey~" <stormy1@xxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 2:19 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: keyboards & grainy screen
>
>
> > Cristy,
> >
> > With keyboards, its usually required to shut down, before you unplug the
> old
> > one then plug in the new one -- if you don't it might not work, or at
> least
> > would require a reboot so you might as well shut down anyway before you
> > switch them..
> >
> > As for your grainy screen follow these steps to change the resolution:
> >
> > 1. RIGHT anywhere on your desktop (not on an icon) and choose
"properties"
> > from the popup menu that appears (sometimes it takes a few seconds to
come
> > up)
> > 2. Click on the "settings" tab
> > 3. At the bottom you will see a rainbow colored bar -- if it is only on
16
> > colors then try changing it -- I usually have mine at the highest
setting
> > available (32 bit).
> > 4. Click on "apply" and "ok"
> >
> > If it already was on the highest setting (i.e., 32 bit) then thats not
the
> > problem.
> >
> > If there are no options other than 16 color available then you need to
> find
> > an updated driver for your graphics adapter and install it, then follow
> the
> > above steps.
> >
> > Hope that helps!
> > ~Lacey~
> >
> > 3.
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 10:57 AM
> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: keyboards
> >
> >
> > > Hi, I want to change keyboards for awhile since this one is getting
hard
> > to
> > > type on, I have a cordless one.  And a cordless mouse.  Do I need to
do
> > > anything different other than just plugging in my other keyboard
(which
> is
> > > not a cordless one).
> > >
> > > christy
> > >
> > >
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