[RESOLVED] Screen on 2 comps go white after on a while

[momstheword468]

I have 2 computers that I had formatted their drives and put on Windows XP. The monitors were working fine before I started the whole process, running Windows 2000 professional. Now after being on for a while they suddenly go white with pale yellow stripes and I have to reboot and then it all happens again. I have 2 other computers that have Windows XP and have not had this problem. I have gone into Safe Mode and the monitors function properly. I have been into the device manager and removed the the driver and it reinstalled it again on its own. Other than a Sledge Hammer I have run out of ideas!!!!

Thankyou in Advance
Suzanne

Computer 1
Pentium III
1.00 GHz
368 MB RAM
Windows XP
30 Gig Hard Drive
Display Driver NVDIA Aladdin TNT2 version 5.6.7.3

Computer 2
Pentium III
733 MHz
176 MB RAM
Windows XP
20 Gig Hard Drive
Display Driver NVDIA Aladdin TNT2 version 5.6.7.3

[SuperSparks]

You are using incredibly out of date drivers on both machines. I would install the latest drivers and see how they work:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_81.98.html

BTW, your second machine really needs more RAM to run WinXP, it needs more memory than Win2000 did and 256MB should be considered the absolute minimum.

[momstheword468]

I just tried that and it said
NVIDIA setup could not locate any drivers that are compatible with your current hardware

Still think I should try said sledge hammer!

Am in process of adding more RAM to computer 2

Blessings
Suzanne

[SuperSparks]

In that case, please can you tell us exactly what graphics cards are in those PC's? This nice utility will tell you if you aren't sure:

Everest

[momstheword468]

Neat Program!!!

Went into Display and then GPU, hope this is whst you need

AGP 2x:nVIDIA Crush

Thankyou
Suzanne

[momstheword468]

That was for comp 1 having trouble with 2 had to make a cd copy because I can't get it to go online. Then the screen whited out on me. It is the same as comp 1

[SuperSparks]

Oh dear!

The "Crush" was the original codename for what is now called the nForce chipset. It was exclusively for AMD processors, and there is no chance whatsoever of it being on your P3 machines. Clearly Windows is pretty confused about the graphics hardware that's installed, and that's probably at the root of the problem.

Have a look and see what it says under Display>Windows Video.

[momstheword468]

Just did a copy of what came on scree

Field Value
Video Adapter Properties
Device Description NVIDIA Aladdin TNT2 (Microsoft Corporation)
Adapter String Aladdin TNT2
BIOS String Version 2.05.20.02.00
Chip Type Aladdin TNT2
DAC Type Integrated RAMDAC
Installed Drivers nv4_disp (6.14.10.5673 - nVIDIA ForceWare 56.73)
Memory Size 16 MB

Video Adapter Manufacturer
Company Name NVIDIA Corporation
Product Information http://www.nvidiacom/view.asp?PAGE=products
Driver Download http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp