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Title: New vid card question?
Post by: grimbeard on December 25, 2003, 12:19:02 am
Just installed an Nvida 64meg video card and it appears to be working.  I feel real dumb because this happened the last time I upgraged,  but I lost my task bar.  Using WindozeXP(home,uggh). Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: Towelie on December 25, 2003, 02:04:00 am
   Uhm, where's the question? Did I miss it?
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: grimbeard on December 25, 2003, 02:09:10 am
Doh!
Yea,  how the heck do I get my task bar to come to life?  It seems to have disappeared altogether. Thanks again.
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: Uss_Defiant on December 25, 2003, 03:46:30 am
Quote:

Doh!
Yea,  how the heck do I get my task bar to come to life?  It seems to have disappeared altogether. Thanks again.  



You didnt hide the taskbar by any chance did ya?

Well if you did, right click the area where the taskbar used to be, hit "properties", and then uncheck the "Auto-hide taskbar" option
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: msnevil on December 25, 2003, 04:43:58 am
Did you install the right and most current Driver?

 (don't ask. )

Do you (like me) have two Video Cards. I forgot that I had left the video plug in the nvidia tnt2 spot. And updated the driver. And went nuts trying to figure why it wasn't working.

Also Nvidia has a Graphics option to hide the taskbar. You might want to check there as well.  
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: vsfedwards on December 25, 2003, 05:57:30 am
Ha! Had a huge problem once, games kept crashing like 2 mins into it, hahahha (tries to contain laughter) I didnt have it in properly it wasnt pushed in hard enough (stop thinking bad thoughts!) Gave it a quick push and it worked (really stop)

   
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: JMM on December 25, 2003, 09:59:05 am
Grim, I do not know much about P/Cs, but MS is right, NVIDIA has a LOT of latest drivers, and they do make a heck of a difference, I downloaded the one for mine even though my card is 2 years old, and I must say that I was impressed!  
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: Dash Jones on December 25, 2003, 04:17:00 pm
As people have already stated...make sure that you didn't hide your taskbar.

Even more so, make sure that you didn't accidently make the taskbar a oneliner (make it small) hence hiding it yourself without any defaults...and also make sure that you didn't accidentally move it (I've done that before).
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: grimbeard on December 25, 2003, 07:47:58 pm
Thanks for all the replys.  As it turns out,  I needed to change my resolution to 1162X864.  Doh!  Its an Nvidia geforce2MX.  I did not know higher grade vid cards had there own fans until Santa dropped this in my lap.  It's nice.  Now all I have to do is figure out how to get around the firewall error I get trying to access Dynaverse and all will be awsome.  Thanks again
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: msnevil on December 25, 2003, 10:44:57 pm
grin. Had that problem. Have three Cambridge soundworks 8in. sub woofers in between the monitor and Desktop. Couldn't figure why my Computer kept shuting off. Da!!! turn the sound down. The Plug in the wall kept rattling out of the wall socket.   ( a little space and air exchange does wonders.)  
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: vsfedwards on December 26, 2003, 08:17:32 am
Quote:

Ha! Had a huge problem once, games kept crashing like 2 mins into it, hahahha (tries to contain laughter) I didnt have it in properly it wasnt pushed in hard enough (stop thinking bad thoughts!) Gave it a quick push and it worked (really stop)

   



OMG I was drunk when I wrote that    
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: TheBigCheese on December 26, 2003, 08:39:20 am
Geforce2MX eh??? Is that the clockwork version?  
Title: New vid card question?
Post by: grimbeard on December 25, 2003, 12:19:02 am
Just installed an Nvida 64meg video card and it appears to be working.  I feel real dumb because this happened the last time I upgraged,  but I lost my task bar.  Using WindozeXP(home,uggh). Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: Towelie on December 25, 2003, 02:04:00 am
   Uhm, where's the question? Did I miss it?
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: grimbeard on December 25, 2003, 02:09:10 am
Doh!
Yea,  how the heck do I get my task bar to come to life?  It seems to have disappeared altogether. Thanks again.
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: Uss_Defiant on December 25, 2003, 03:46:30 am
Quote:

Doh!
Yea,  how the heck do I get my task bar to come to life?  It seems to have disappeared altogether. Thanks again.  



You didnt hide the taskbar by any chance did ya?

Well if you did, right click the area where the taskbar used to be, hit "properties", and then uncheck the "Auto-hide taskbar" option
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: msnevil on December 25, 2003, 04:43:58 am
Did you install the right and most current Driver?

 (don't ask. )

Do you (like me) have two Video Cards. I forgot that I had left the video plug in the nvidia tnt2 spot. And updated the driver. And went nuts trying to figure why it wasn't working.

Also Nvidia has a Graphics option to hide the taskbar. You might want to check there as well.  
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: vsfedwards on December 25, 2003, 05:57:30 am
Ha! Had a huge problem once, games kept crashing like 2 mins into it, hahahha (tries to contain laughter) I didnt have it in properly it wasnt pushed in hard enough (stop thinking bad thoughts!) Gave it a quick push and it worked (really stop)

   
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: JMM on December 25, 2003, 09:59:05 am
Grim, I do not know much about P/Cs, but MS is right, NVIDIA has a LOT of latest drivers, and they do make a heck of a difference, I downloaded the one for mine even though my card is 2 years old, and I must say that I was impressed!  
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: Dash Jones on December 25, 2003, 04:17:00 pm
As people have already stated...make sure that you didn't hide your taskbar.

Even more so, make sure that you didn't accidently make the taskbar a oneliner (make it small) hence hiding it yourself without any defaults...and also make sure that you didn't accidentally move it (I've done that before).
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: grimbeard on December 25, 2003, 07:47:58 pm
Thanks for all the replys.  As it turns out,  I needed to change my resolution to 1162X864.  Doh!  Its an Nvidia geforce2MX.  I did not know higher grade vid cards had there own fans until Santa dropped this in my lap.  It's nice.  Now all I have to do is figure out how to get around the firewall error I get trying to access Dynaverse and all will be awsome.  Thanks again
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: msnevil on December 25, 2003, 10:44:57 pm
grin. Had that problem. Have three Cambridge soundworks 8in. sub woofers in between the monitor and Desktop. Couldn't figure why my Computer kept shuting off. Da!!! turn the sound down. The Plug in the wall kept rattling out of the wall socket.   ( a little space and air exchange does wonders.)  
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: vsfedwards on December 26, 2003, 08:17:32 am
Quote:

Ha! Had a huge problem once, games kept crashing like 2 mins into it, hahahha (tries to contain laughter) I didnt have it in properly it wasnt pushed in hard enough (stop thinking bad thoughts!) Gave it a quick push and it worked (really stop)

   



OMG I was drunk when I wrote that    
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: TheBigCheese on December 26, 2003, 08:39:20 am
Geforce2MX eh??? Is that the clockwork version?  
Title: New vid card question?
Post by: grimbeard on December 25, 2003, 12:19:02 am
Just installed an Nvida 64meg video card and it appears to be working.  I feel real dumb because this happened the last time I upgraged,  but I lost my task bar.  Using WindozeXP(home,uggh). Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: Towelie on December 25, 2003, 02:04:00 am
   Uhm, where's the question? Did I miss it?
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: grimbeard on December 25, 2003, 02:09:10 am
Doh!
Yea,  how the heck do I get my task bar to come to life?  It seems to have disappeared altogether. Thanks again.
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: Uss_Defiant on December 25, 2003, 03:46:30 am
Quote:

Doh!
Yea,  how the heck do I get my task bar to come to life?  It seems to have disappeared altogether. Thanks again.  



You didnt hide the taskbar by any chance did ya?

Well if you did, right click the area where the taskbar used to be, hit "properties", and then uncheck the "Auto-hide taskbar" option
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: msnevil on December 25, 2003, 04:43:58 am
Did you install the right and most current Driver?

 (don't ask. )

Do you (like me) have two Video Cards. I forgot that I had left the video plug in the nvidia tnt2 spot. And updated the driver. And went nuts trying to figure why it wasn't working.

Also Nvidia has a Graphics option to hide the taskbar. You might want to check there as well.  
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: vsfedwards on December 25, 2003, 05:57:30 am
Ha! Had a huge problem once, games kept crashing like 2 mins into it, hahahha (tries to contain laughter) I didnt have it in properly it wasnt pushed in hard enough (stop thinking bad thoughts!) Gave it a quick push and it worked (really stop)

   
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: JMM on December 25, 2003, 09:59:05 am
Grim, I do not know much about P/Cs, but MS is right, NVIDIA has a LOT of latest drivers, and they do make a heck of a difference, I downloaded the one for mine even though my card is 2 years old, and I must say that I was impressed!  
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: Dash Jones on December 25, 2003, 04:17:00 pm
As people have already stated...make sure that you didn't hide your taskbar.

Even more so, make sure that you didn't accidently make the taskbar a oneliner (make it small) hence hiding it yourself without any defaults...and also make sure that you didn't accidentally move it (I've done that before).
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: grimbeard on December 25, 2003, 07:47:58 pm
Thanks for all the replys.  As it turns out,  I needed to change my resolution to 1162X864.  Doh!  Its an Nvidia geforce2MX.  I did not know higher grade vid cards had there own fans until Santa dropped this in my lap.  It's nice.  Now all I have to do is figure out how to get around the firewall error I get trying to access Dynaverse and all will be awsome.  Thanks again
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: msnevil on December 25, 2003, 10:44:57 pm
grin. Had that problem. Have three Cambridge soundworks 8in. sub woofers in between the monitor and Desktop. Couldn't figure why my Computer kept shuting off. Da!!! turn the sound down. The Plug in the wall kept rattling out of the wall socket.   ( a little space and air exchange does wonders.)  
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: vsfedwards on December 26, 2003, 08:17:32 am
Quote:

Ha! Had a huge problem once, games kept crashing like 2 mins into it, hahahha (tries to contain laughter) I didnt have it in properly it wasnt pushed in hard enough (stop thinking bad thoughts!) Gave it a quick push and it worked (really stop)

   



OMG I was drunk when I wrote that    
Title: Re: New vid card question?
Post by: TheBigCheese on December 26, 2003, 08:39:20 am
Geforce2MX eh??? Is that the clockwork version?