>When looking for bugs related to display on a Windows 98 system, the
>place to start is in the screen drivers, most of which are obscenely
>buggy. The fact that you get a total system lockup is even better
>evidence because neither QT nor MetaCard should be able to cause this,
>whereas it's a hallmark characteristic of a driver bug.
>
>So, make sure you've got the latest drivers for that graphics card,
>try turning off acceleration in the "Display" and/or "System" control
>panels, and if all else fails, try swapping the graphics card with
>another brand or model.
> Regards,
> Scott
Thanks for the rapid response - I'll start with trying to turn off
acceleration. Unfortunately, with laptops, changing the display card
is rarely an option. At best, you might get newer drivers - with a
fresh batch of bugs!
Cheers
Peter
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