thanks for reply! no games here, other than what came with windows xp pro.
not that it's important for me to know, but i don't understand:
"which means that those function will only be handled by software"?
i don't know what these are or what they do: DirectDraw and Direct3D

thanks for solving my disappearing images while scrolling in a word document
problem!

always grateful to these news groups!
len kiesling

"TF" terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom wrote in message
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It disables the hardware acceleration for DirectDraw and Direct3D, which
means that those function will only be handled by software. This is
unlikely
to be a problem unless you are a heavy games player.

Terry

"Leonard F. Kiesling" wrote in
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: solved! thank you for reply! i updated driver thru dell's site. still
had
: problem. lowered accellerator 3 notches. solved problem! by lowering the
: hardware accelerator by that much, 3 notches, will that affect anything
i'm
: not aware of? thank you, len kiesling
:
:
: "TF" terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom wrote in message
: ...
: Right-click on your Desktop and select Properties. Choose Settings,
Tab,
: Click on Advanced and then choose the Troubleshooting tab. Lowering by
two
: notched usually resolves the problem. Check on the Dell site to make
sure
: that you have the latest graphics driver available. If that doesn't
clear
: the problem, report this to Dell support.
:
: --
: Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: http://word.mvps.org/
:
: "Leonard F. Kiesling" wrote
in
: message ...
: : have similar problem. new dell 4700 desktop computer. windows xp
pro,
: using
: : word 2002. when i have a photo inserted into a document, it
disappears
: when
: : i scroll. returns if i minimize then maximize using task bar button.
how
: do
: : i slow down accelleration? this is my work computer. no added games
..
: : thank you, len kiesling
: :
: : "Graham Mayor" wrote in message
: : ...
: : If there is no driver update - and I agree with Terry's
diagnosis -
: try
: : reducing the graphics hardware acceleration a notch or two.
: :
: : --
: :
: : Graham Mayor - Word MVP
: :
: : My web site www.gmayor.com
: : Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
: :
: :
: :
: :
: : wrote:
: : I have an ATI 9600xt which allows me to play Far Cry and
: : Half Life 2 on High settings, so I'm pretty sure it can't
: : be that. But I will see if there are newer drivers.
: :
: : Cheers for now
: :
: :
: :
: : -----Original Message-----
: : Poor graphics engine. Word is demanding of graphics and if you
have
: : an integrated graphics chip on the motherboard, it is probably
too
: : feeble to keep up the screen refresh when you scroll along.
Other
: : than checking to see if you have the latest graphics drivers,
: : there's little you can do other than upgrade your graphics card.
: :
: : --
: : Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: : http://word.mvps.org/
: :
: : "RoystonB" wrote in message
: : ...
: : I'm having problems with pictures within Word. I have
: : received a number of emails with Word attachments, which
: : contain pictures. When the document is opened the picture
: : on the screen is fine. However, when I scroll the picture
: : are erased from the screen and the pictures further now
: : the page are not shown. But I can get them back by using
: : the Task Pane and the pictures on the screen reappear.
: : But scroll again and they disappear. Task Pane, reappear.
: :
: : Any ideas please? Thanks
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