Nic Wise wrote: > > > Of course I may get recommended here to use one computer and just try > > several video cards. Done that , it costs money, depending on how > > many cards > > one tries, but finally it fixes the icons. > > > > Not that easy with laptops videcards swaps. That is why when I > > was getting a > > new laptop I was insisting on letting me to try to install D5 > > before I buy. > > Toshiba people looked at me like at an idiot. They kept saying that laptop > > was OK and video card was fine and everything was top of the range and why > > would not it work. > > I'm guessing that they have decient video cards in their systems, like > NeoMagic or similar (not an exceptional video card, but they have good > driver support)? Hellooo! If you read my original post on this you will see that the Dell is installed with this "decent video card" (NeoMagic) and the very latest driver. I am NOT loading up any more component images than are provided with a vanilla install of D3 Prof. So where does the problem lie?? > > I think its simple: dont by anything with a cheap video card. If you buy a > new machine, specify what video card you want in it. If they will not ship > it, go somewhere else. If the card (or monitor) does not do 1024x768 @ 75hz > @ 32bit color, think about something that can. Matrox are a good start, as > are most things using the TNT or TNT2 chipset. You suggest here that if Delphi doesn't display properly then the problem is a cheap (and nasty?) Video card. Yet above you accept that the NeoMagic card is OK. For your info the NeoMagic card will support display at 1024x768 @75Hz and 32 bit colour. Even if this card proves to be OK in a Toshiba but cheap in a Dell 8-) it still doesn't explain why Delphi worked fine in an older Dell of similar spec (with the same video card). I do believe that suggesting the problem is caused by crappy video cards is a bit of a glib response from Borland - in the face of what is clearly a problem that is experienced faily widely. Mark
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