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Subject: <OT> Can you outthink Microsoft?

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 06:27:43 10/09/02


Off topic, but I really need assistance:

Microsoft tech support has been trying unsuccessfully for 3+ weeks to solve a
seemingly simple problem on my WinXP Pro system.  I bet somebody here has
insight that Microsoft lacks.

Simply put, every time I reboot I must install video drivers.

It's an Athlon system with a GeForce2 MX400 card and 1 GB RAM.  It worked fine
for nearly 1.5 years before the problem suddenly appeared.

After each reboot, Device Manager shows a problem with the video card.  There is
only a generic VGA driver with 60 Hz refresh.  Loading any compatible driver
(Microsoft's, nVidia's, Asus's...) solves the problem until the next reboot,
when the same issue occurs.

Microsoft can't figure it out.  It's hard to formulate a useful search via
Google for this issue -- I've found cures for similar-sounding issues but they
don't work for this seemingly unique problem.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!!

  -Roy.



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