Same driver for five years? How about uninstalling that dead elephant driver
and install a Vista class driver.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)


"UrbanPioneer" <UrbanPioneer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My monitor has had issues for quite some time now. The only way I can
> keep
> it from EXTREME flickering is to set it to a low resolution, lower the
> refresh rate (I know it's supposed to be the opposite, but this is what I
> have to do), and turn off the monitor acceleration.
>
> On Vista, the troubleshoot page says that my driver won't allow changing
> acceleration settings. Huh? It's the same driver I've been using for 5
> years now!! I've always been able to turn off the acceleration on XP.
>
> Any suggestions on how to bypass this?
>
> p.s. When I installed this new computer, I noticed that a "pin" on the
> monitor cable was broken off. Could this possibly be causing this issue?
> A
> long shot, I know, but a lot cheaper than buying a new monitor.