OK. 1. am unable to lower acceleration below 60Hz 2. already have the latest (and best?) driver 3. what is direct x5 and where do I get it (if I don't already have it)? 4. are the any Delphi-side fixes that I can apply. eg if I don't use components on the Internet or ActiveX pages, is there any point in removing these from the desktop? TIA Mark Max Renshaw-Fox wrote: > AFAIK it's an issue with how the driver handles. or rather doesn't handle > directx. > > That's why lowering hardware acceleration also fixes it. Some Video cards > (S3 VIRGE notably) need new firmware, new drivers and directx 5 installed. > > Max > > Hello > > The problem is with a new installation of D3 on a new computer. > A goog number of the component icons are either black or > incorrectly displayed. > > I had this problem a couple of weeks ago on another machine and > fixed it by downloading a newer video driver. Trouble is that > this machine (Dell Latitude Cpi 128Mb) has the very newest video > driver installed. (NeoMagic 4.30.02Q). > > This is a bit strange because this machine is a replacement for > an older one of the same model, which did not have this problem. > > I normally run the display at 1024 x 768, 65535 colours and 60 > Hz. I have tried dropping to 800 x 600 and 256 colours to no > avail. > > What do I do next please? > > Mark > > The problem > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz
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