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felixhex
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This is whats happening...
When the launcher pops up the adds in the launcher are scrambled, fuzzy or something. The same thing happens on websites. For example when I went to Amazon the pictures of the movies were scrambled and fuzzy. Here on this site up top where I would see a picture and and the word Forum it is scrambled.
Before I noticed any of this a got a notification an update was available for my graphics card. I downloaded it and when it finished a got a warning saying it was unsafe. I have GEforce 210 if that matters. Any advice on this would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
When the launcher pops up the adds in the launcher are scrambled, fuzzy or something. The same thing happens on websites. For example when I went to Amazon the pictures of the movies were scrambled and fuzzy. Here on this site up top where I would see a picture and and the word Forum it is scrambled.
Before I noticed any of this a got a notification an update was available for my graphics card. I downloaded it and when it finished a got a warning saying it was unsafe. I have GEforce 210 if that matters. Any advice on this would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Then I would go to Adobe and see if you need a Flash update: http://get2.adobe.com/flashplayer/
314.22-desktop-win8-win7-winvista-64bit-english-whql.exe was reported as unsafe.
I have never seen that so I don't know what to do. Any more advice? Thanks alot
1.) Update drivers.......Check, but you got an error....>
2.) Run your antivirus program, if you dont have one get one........(pass/fail?)....>
3.) If pass, physicaly inspect your GFX card, remove it and ensure the contacts are clean and undamaged......>
3a.)If fail, Remove said virus and try your drivers again...>
4.) Attempt to install your GFX card into a different slot (if available)....>
5.) Get a new GFX card...>
6.) Get a new mother board.
Also listing your system specs may come in handy for future support on this thread.
Either my linking the manufacturer specs like this
Or listing your the model numbers of your installed parts.
Not everything you see on the internet is true - Abraham Lincoln
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Cause what you described did not sound like a driver issue to me, but I could be wrong, So I'd like to see whats going on... So "Can I haz screenshots"?
The more examples you can provide, the happier I will be.
First, what told you your graphic card had an update? Was it some Nvidia message? I'm not saying Nvidia or Radeon don't let you know this, but usually if you buy a computer from a manufacturer(Toshiba, HP, Dell, etc) the graphic card companies usually tell you to get updates from them because not every make can take the driver from Nvidia/Radeon. Anyway, it sounds like the driver is not compatible. If using windows, you can usually go the computer properties> device manager> display adapters> choose your card> right click and choose-properties> driver tab> roll back driver. That should restore your previous driver.
A had an Nvidia message pop up. I have always used updates from Nvidia and never had a problem once. This is what I am thinking, my graphics card is taking a dump on me right before the Romulans arrive in May. I had the graphics card installed four years ago when I bought this computer. Is four years the life span on something like this? I don't think I need to restore my previous drivers because it hasnt accepted the newest update. When I DL the new update, it runs the security scan, then a message pops up saying it has been reported as bad.. for lack of a better word. Also, last night I couldn't watch Star Trek Voyager on my windows media player. It was freezing and skipping.
Thats great news for me. Four years ago when I bought it from Best Buy it was way more to say the least. Out of curiosity, what graphics card would be great for STO? I will just upgrade as high as I can depending on the price.
There are a lot of factors that go into video card choices. For example, your Power Supply makes a difference. Generally, the more powerful the Graphics Card the more Power it requires. If your Power Supply is not big enough to meet the needs you're going to experience problems. So the choice you make isn't just governed by how much you can spend.
If you are not going to install the card yourself your best bet is to take the computer in and let them make some recommendations for you - as they will be able to see your system and know what they have to work with.
What is doing the scanning? Knowing that would help. There are some anti-virus programs that are not worth having or using. I would also suggest downloading Malwarebytes and Spybot Search and Destroy. Again I don't think it is anything to do with a virus or malware. But is it is better to check and only takes a bit of time.
Please go to the Adobe site and re-install Flash player. Just in case.
Also when you inspect your card, look for broken capacitors.
If it was hardware then you computer should not be able to display anything. So if sounds like the install of the driver software got messed up somehow. But the more information you can give us the better.
Above is the header on this page and how I see it now. It is always a header or add or picture of some kind. For anti-virus I have webroot secure anywhere. Everytime I DL something like an update it scans the file.
When was the last time a full scan was performed on your computer?
What size power supply do you have? (this is for more info on a new GFX card.)
Just to be clear it's all video/GFX thats giving you issues or is it just sto related?
Not everything you see on the internet is true - Abraham Lincoln
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Its not just the STO launcher or the site. Its every internet site. Only Online or the STO launcher do I see these distortions. My desktop and everywhere else is fine. I actually played STO for the first time in 2 days a second a ago. Everything was ok graphics wise. I was kicked off about 6 or 7 times in a 20 minute span.
pentium dual core CPU @ 2.70GHz
RAM - 6.00GB
Windows 7 64 bit
Thanks for all the help
Could be a regristry error...... try downloading something like System Mechanic that has a regristry clean up tool. Run it and see it your stability improves.
Not everything you see on the internet is true - Abraham Lincoln
Occidere populo et effercio confractus
1) bad memory, yes RAM does this, be it rare through, more likely to have memory leaks.
2) GPU going out. But Ive never seen this happen as a home tech of about 16 years.
Now first thing would be start form the simplest and get more complex, which you have.
From the systems, I would look at the monitor, I had one that just puke shades of blue over the screen, turns out one of those parts that controlled that shade went out.
Ive also seen an excessive dust build up interfere with the monitor powering up. So that is what I would at first. Try to rest the picture/focus. Or *if* you have another monitor/LCD/whatever hook the rig up to that, that would tell you a lot more then the 5 min spent reading this.
But I would suggest to upgrade the rig a bit/ mainly the RAM/and GPU, might have to up the PSU, and if the rig is what Im thinking it is, itll just be a 250 watt PSU.
Also since the 'distortions' only happens in STO/ads in the STO launcher, it's extremely unlikely there is anything wrong with your graphics card/driver. However, that launcher is dependant on Internet Explorer/IE Plugins. M$ just forced IE10 on most people, you'd need to update some Adobe plugins along with IE10. Just run the Windows Update on your Win7-64 and that should sort that out. Sometimes a restart is all you need to sort it out too. Users of Real Player can attest to that.
"Consistency" type errors usually indicate some file errors on your hard drive. Could be serious... most likely not. Only a problem if they get reelected.