Pixel corruption after windows start

[Oliver Friedmann]

Hi,

I don't know how to describe the pixel corruption properly, but there
are regions on my desktop (especially the dark regions I guess) that
increasingly show flickering pixels (mainly red pixels) after the
windows start. These regions are growing during the runtime of the
operating system, so after a couple of minutes the whole desktop is
flickering.
Fortunately I found a strange workaround that goes like this: Open
display properties, select 16-Bit color quality, apply, and switch back
to 32-Bit. That's it. But it is annoying, of course, to do so every day.
Has anyone any idea how to solve the problem once and for all?

System: Windows XP 32-Bit, Servicepack 2
Display Adapter 1: Ati, 9800 XT
Display Adapter 2: Matrox Millenium PCI
Monitor 1: BenQ FP231W
Monitor 2: Samsung Noname LCD
Driver 1: Newest Catalyst
Driver 2: Windows Default

TIA,
Oliver

 

[Ian]

Well, if you think it's hard describing the corruption, you should see me
now. I am certain in my bones that the two card setup is at the root of
this, but for the life of me (and I've been trying for half an hour) I
can't find words to say whay that would be.

I think you need a process of elimination, swapping panels card to card
etc. If the 9800 is dual-head I don't know what you gain from the PCI
Matrox, but perhaps that's just me.


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