With my video card (s3virge 325) I fixed the problem by putting
BusThrottle=0 or BusThrottle=1 in the [display] section of system.ini(and
reeboot) which gives me better performance than if I reduce the hardware
acceleration settings.
Stacey
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gajo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, 25 January 2000 04:25
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: Re: [DUG]: Delphi 3 not working for unknown reasons
>
>
> Mike Mueller wrote:
>
> > We had a problem with Delphi 4 (Win98) where it was locking
> up on the
> > logo
> > screen. Strangley enough the fix (Bob found it by talking
> to Borland
> > for
> > ages and ages) was to reduce the hardware acceleration settings
> >
> > - press Windows Key + PAUSE
> > - select "Performance" page
> > - select the "Graphics..." button
> > - move slider all the way to the left (none). If it fixes the
> > problem, try
> > moving it to the right one step at a time until it doesn't work
> > anymore and
> > then go back a step.
> >
> > It's erratic - when I first installed Delphi 4 I had no
> problem. Then
> > I
> > installed it again & it was stuffed.
> >
> > Hope this helps..
> > Mike.
>
> Thank you very much for your help, Mike. Just a minute ago
> I've put the
> graphics acceleration to "none", and Delphi worked OK. The
> problem is I
> downloaded my mail only today (tuesday), when I already
> bought Delphi 5
> (but it got stuck too). Well at least I've upgraded to a
> newer version,
> that I've been delaying for a long time.. :)
>
> Hm.. but now the graphics so darn slow.. :)
>
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