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Windows Vista Display looks like 3D picture without the glasses

Discussion in 'Legacy Windows' started by samson3559, 2009/08/18.

  1. 2009/08/18
    samson3559

    samson3559 Inactive Thread Starter

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    Running Vista. My display all of sudden looks like a 3D picture without the glasses. The colors are very muted and everything is like in doubled vision mode. I hope I am explaining this correctly. My monitor is okay. any ideas thanks for your help.
     
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  2. 2009/08/18
    broni

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    Did you try to reinstall video driver?
    Any errors in Device Manager?
     
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  4. 2009/08/19
    samson3559

    samson3559 Inactive Thread Starter

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    tried that reinstalled drivers for my nvidia geforce 6150se video card no change also can see no conflicts in the device manager
     
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  5. 2009/08/19
    PeteC

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    Checked out on another computer?
    Did you uninstall the old drivers first & reboot?
     
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  6. 2009/08/19
    samson3559

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    the reason I feel my monitor is okay is that I have my computer hooked up to my TV and I get the same picture on the TV I installed the drivers but did not uninstall the old one first how do I do that and not lose my picture thanks for your help
     
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  7. 2009/08/19
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    When you uninstall the old drivers the system will default to the built in Windows drivers (lousy quality, but good enough for you to install the freshly downloaded ones).
     
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  8. 2009/08/24
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    are you using the same GFX card for both the TV and monitor? if not then you still should test it
     
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  9. 2009/08/24
    samson3559

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    I hooked up my tv from the back of my computer to the vga input of the tv
    how do I test the graphic card thanks
     
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  10. 2009/08/24
    PeteC

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    As you have reinstalled the graphics drivers, but did you - from my earlier post and as usasma indicated ....
    If not I would do that.

    If the problem remains power down the computer, remove the graphics card and examine it closely for signs of 'burning' - clean the contacts with a soft pencil eraser - down each contact, not across, degrease with an alcohol based cleaner and replace.

    If the problem persists the only other step is to substiute the card with another or try the card in another computer.
     
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  11. 2009/08/30
    samson3559

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    Problem solved turned out I had a bad splitter for my vga to go to monitor and to TV thanks for all your help.
     
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  12. 2009/09/04
    PeteC

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    Thanks for the update - glad to hear you resolved the issue :)

    I've marked this thread as 'Resolved', please see .....
     
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