Constant 'pauses' in XP

[Guest]

I've just uprgaded to XP Professional, and i seem to be getting constant 'pauses' in the graphics. EVery second the display pauses for about 1/10th of a second. I've tried installing all the lastest service packs etc. from Windows Update, and updated my graphics card drivers, but to no avail.
My system:
AMD Athlon XP 2100+ (!.7 GHz)
512Mb DDRRAM
120 Gb HDD
256Mb Radeon 9600XT

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Guest]

Hi

When you go for an upgrade, it means that some of the software that was written for 2000 was not available for xp at the time of releasing the drivers. so you will
have to go for the new drivers. contact the vendor of the video card or search the manufacturer's web site to search for updated drivers for the video card.

then go to device manager and then uninstall the drivers for the display adapter. You will be prompted to restart your computer. When the computer restarts then you can install the new drivers for Windows XP for the video card and your display problems will disappear.

 

[neil]

When you say upgraded was the installation an upgrade from a previous OS or
did you format and clean install.
I'm not sure if it would cure the problem but the general opinion seems to
be a clean install is best although this can be a problem if you have data
you cannot backup.

Neil

I've just uprgaded to XP Professional, and i seem to be getting constant

'pauses' in the graphics. EVery second the display pauses for about 1/10th
of a second. I've tried installing all the lastest service packs etc. from
Windows Update, and updated my graphics card drivers, but to no avail.

 

[Willie]

Hi, M. Rajesh; I have a question. When you uninstall the Video driver,
and reboot, Windows always installs it back again upon bootup, before you
have a chance to install the new one...Doesn't this put you right back where
you were? I know you describe the correct way of doing this proceedure, so
I'm not desputing anything, I was just wondering...A thirst for knowledge...
Thanks, and your input to this "Puzzle" would be appreciated.

Willie

Hi

When you go for an upgrade, it means that some of the software that was

written for 2000 was not available for xp at the time of releasing the
drivers. so you will

have to go for the new drivers. contact the vendor of the video card or

search the manufacturer's web site to search for updated drivers for the
video card.

then go to device manager and then uninstall the drivers for the display

adapter. You will be prompted to restart your computer. When the computer
restarts then you can install the new drivers for Windows XP for the video
card and your display problems will disappear.

--
Regards
M. Rajesh
.Net and Windows Shell MVP
www.winxpsolution.com

'pauses' in the graphics. EVery second the display pauses for about 1/10th
of a second. I've tried installing all the lastest service packs etc. from
Windows Update, and updated my graphics card drivers, but to no avail.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for all the help guys, and I managed to get it working. Turned out my zip drive was the cause. Go figure.