Screen Flickers/Refresh Rate Isn't There

For some reason my screen is flickering. I understand it has to do w/ the
refresh rate.

This happened a few years ago and I changed the settings, but I forgot how
to do it.

So I googled it and every site I found said the same thing: rightclick
desktop/properties/setting tab/click Advanced/to Adapter tab...and that's
where I'd be able to increase it to 75 or 85.

Well, it's not there. Where is it?

Thanks.

Mart
Thu Dec 23 19:30:54 CST 2004

It might just be that your video driver has become corrupted or has reset
itself to a 'standard' vga adapter. You should be able to confirm that in
the Advanced settings and/or Device Manager.

The simplest solution is to 'Remove' any/all video adapters shown in Device
Manager in Safe Mode, then reboot and let WinMe re-detect your video card
and re-install the correct drivers.

NB - You MAY be asked for your Video Driver Installation disk/CD during the
re-boot so be sure that you still have it available.

HTH

Mart


"Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8D40ED5A-A647-427D-9F8A-12BBD9EA3F9D@microsoft.com...
> For some reason my screen is flickering. I understand it has to do w/ the
> refresh rate.
>
> This happened a few years ago and I changed the settings, but I forgot how
> to do it.
>
> So I googled it and every site I found said the same thing: rightclick
> desktop/properties/setting tab/click Advanced/to Adapter tab...and that's
> where I'd be able to increase it to 75 or 85.
>
> Well, it's not there. Where is it?
>
> Thanks.

Steve
Thu Dec 23 19:45:02 CST 2004

Mart, thanks anyway, but I finally figured it out:

Inside the monitor tab (after clicking "advanced"), my monitor wasn't
listed. It was blank. And when I went to change it, it had, I think
"unknown."

After I set it to my monitor, I went back to the Adapter tab and the refresh
rate settings was right there in the window. And I was able to reset it back
to 75.

I don't know how/why my monitor was switched to "unknown."

Thanks anyway.

Mart
Fri Dec 24 03:00:01 CST 2004

Thanks for the feedback, good to hear that you've fixed it.

S*d's Law!! - My 'standard response' to video issues normally includes the
suggestion of 'Removing' any/all monitors, too <g>.

No idea why it switched to "unknown" though - but these things do happen
<bg>

Good luck and Seasons Greetings.

Mart


"Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1330E4CE-BBFF-41D7-8237-FADA827DDBBD@microsoft.com...
> Mart, thanks anyway, but I finally figured it out:
>
> Inside the monitor tab (after clicking "advanced"), my monitor wasn't
> listed. It was blank. And when I went to change it, it had, I think
> "unknown."
>
> After I set it to my monitor, I went back to the Adapter tab and the
> refresh
> rate settings was right there in the window. And I was able to reset it
> back
> to 75.
>
> I don't know how/why my monitor was switched to "unknown."
>
> Thanks anyway.
>