[AccessD] [dba-OT] (no subject)

John Colby jwcolby at gmail.com
Mon Oct 21 10:40:52 CDT 2013


Rotfl
On Oct 21, 2013 11:37 AM, "Rocky Smolin" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote:

>
> Wow, that didn't take long - the one guy I copied just called and had me
> change the theme - somehow, the visually impaired black and white theme had
> gotten selected.  Desktop-->Personalize-->Select Aero Theme-->Black
> background I like and walla! Problem solved!
>
> I am happy!
>
> You need system help - email that guy - Bill Murphy -
> WMurphy at netsapien.com.
> He has two brilliant kids.  Guess they come by it honestly.
>
> R
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-ot-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-ot-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 8:16 AM
> To: 'Off Topic'; List; 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Cc: 'William Murphy'
> Subject: [dba-OT] (no subject)
>
> I posted a couple of weeks ago that my display is wonky but I've been
> living
> with it from day to day because I don't want to face the ultimate
> consequences - a total disk wipe and reload.
>
>
>
> Here's what happened - one day my displays (dual monitors - HDMI and DVI)
> just refused to light up.  Testing them on a second machine showed they
> were
> still working so I thought it must be the video card.  I got the machine
> back in limp mode by using one monitor in VGA and did a full backup using
> Norton Ghost.
>
>
>
> So I zipped down to Fry's got an MSI with Nvidia software.  Had a hard time
> getting the software loaded but with terrible help from MSI I got the
> monitors up to the point where they were working but they did not display
> correctly.  The desktop displays all colors correctly so the card was
> working correctly but any app would show no colors except for what it looks
> like just maybe embedded graphics.  Access - no colors (except for a very
> few control - I can set the color on a line control.  And it shows the
> color
> on an image control with the Picture pointing to a .png file (embedded).
>
>
>
> Browsers also show this lack of color and come links are hidden.  So that's
> annoying.  In Outlook, the folders down the left side are in yellow but
> everything else is pretty much black and white with a few grays. So all
> apps
> are failing to show colors except for some graphics.  But again, the
> desktop
> icons are all correct. SO I think the card is working right.
>
>
>
> So, MSI tech tells me maybe the card is bad out of the box because he
> doesn't want to help me any more so back to Fry's I go to get a different
> card. But before I do I stick the old card in so at least I have a working
> machine.  And what do you know - the HDMI and DVI ports are working.  But
> still no colors.  So I'm thinking that the card is OK - it's software.
>
>
>
> I uninstalled all the Nvidia stuff I could find including cleaning the
> registry, reinstalled the drivers for the original card (it came with the
> Dell XPS 830) but have not been able to correct the problem.
>
>
>
> I did a deep virus scan - nothing found.  I tried to go back to a restore
> point - there was only one available (don't know why) and it failed to
> restore.
>
>
>
> I use Norton Ghost and have the whole drive backed up to an external HD
> with
> a date that I think means the problem may be in the backup.  I have
> restored
> individual files from these backups so they work.  But I have never done a
> whole system restore.
>
>
>
> My leading theory is that this is a software problem and there is a dll or
> a
> driver of some several files that are bad and if they could be found and
> replaced the problem would be fixed.  But I don't know where to go form
> here.
>
>
>
> I have, I think for options in order if decreasing pain:
>
>
>
> 1.      The nuclear option - wipe the disk and restore to out of the box
> state; reload all software, add-ons, etc, restore personal files.  Not a
> pleasant prospect, but the backstop plan. ( I made the three DVD System
> Recovery Disks when I got the box. ) (Actually have a backup to the backup
> if System Restore from the DVDs fails, I've got a W7 Ultimate disk).  This
> plan could take a couple of days, as you guys know.
>
>
>
> 2.      Do a whole system restore from the Ghost backup.  If it fails
> option
> 1 becomes operative.
>
>
>
> 3.      Try restoring specific OS folders like the Windows/System 32 folder
> where the problem might lie.  But for me, that just shooting in the dark.
>
>
>
> 4.      Actually diagnose and repair the problem - and this would mean
> relying on you guys to come up with some ideas of what the problem might
> be.
>
>
>
>
> The video card is an AMD  Radeon HD 6450 1GB DDR3.
>
>
>
> I suppose I could also take it to a desktop expert and pay for the fix.
>  But
> my comps have been so reliable for the last 20 years, I don't really have
> anyone like that.
>
>
>
> Any ideas on this will be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
> MTIA
>
>
>
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