just had new operating system installed

hello everyone. i need your help. i just had a new operating system
installed...xp pro. my windows now look very ugly. there is a white
background on all the windows i open...almost all the writing is in blue...it
just looks really ugly and generic. i cant seem to figure out how to adjust
the look. all of my websites come up with this look and, it seems that all
the verbage seems to drop off in the middle of a sentence. i know the fix is
easy but i'm a little frustrated right now to figure it out. please help if
you can.
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thanks in advance for helping a newbie!

philo
Sat May 03 12:19:17 PDT 2008


"trofie99" <trofie99@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F9F17016-A630-483C-AADB-23910C848079@microsoft.com...
> hello everyone. i need your help. i just had a new operating system
> installed...xp pro. my windows now look very ugly. there is a white
> background on all the windows i open...almost all the writing is in
blue...it
> just looks really ugly and generic. i cant seem to figure out how to
adjust
> the look. all of my websites come up with this look and, it seems that
all
> the verbage seems to drop off in the middle of a sentence. i know the fix
is
> easy but i'm a little frustrated right now to figure it out. please help
if
> you can.



Did you install the proper video crivers for your card???

Bruce
Sat May 03 12:28:41 PDT 2008

trofie99 wrote:
> hello everyone. i need your help. i just had a new operating system
> installed...xp pro. my windows now look very ugly. there is a white
> background on all the windows i open...almost all the writing is in blue...it
> just looks really ugly and generic. i cant seem to figure out how to adjust
> the look. all of my websites come up with this look and, it seems that all
> the verbage seems to drop off in the middle of a sentence. i know the fix is
> easy but i'm a little frustrated right now to figure it out. please help if
> you can.


What happens when you install the most recent WinXP-specific video
drivers, as provided by your video adapter's manufacturer's web site?



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Don
Sat May 03 15:07:37 PDT 2008

"trofie99" <trofie99@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F9F17016-A630-483C-AADB-23910C848079@microsoft.com...

> hello everyone. i need your help. i just had a new operating system
> installed...xp pro. my windows now look very ugly. there is a white
> background on all the windows i open...almost all the writing is in
blue...it
> just looks really ugly and generic. i cant seem to figure out how to
adjust
> the look. all of my websites come up with this look and, it seems that
all
> the verbage seems to drop off in the middle of a sentence. i know the fix
is
> easy but i'm a little frustrated right now to figure it out. please help
if

1. Windows requires special "driver" software for the
"video adapter device" = monitor display. Identify yours,
go to the manufacturer's web site and download an up
to date driver for WinXP. Park this where convenient, then
instal them via
/ Controll Panel / System / Device Manager / Display Adapter
/ Driver / Update Driver
You can use the Browse button to go to the desktop to
locate the driver file.

2. When you have installed the right driver go to
/ Controll Panel / Displlay
and explore the various panels and try various settings.
You should start with / Settings / Colors and set it to
True Color (32 bit.)
You can adjust font sizes via / Settings / Appearance / Item.

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)