Icons, writing & pictures faced dull view on desk top & My..

Thank you Leonard!!!

It is nice to have thoughtful guys like YOU around to help!!!

It seems that my computer desk top and My Pictures PROBLEM was related to a
WRONG SETTING!! My RESOLUTION was set to 8 BIT rather than 16 or 32 BIT. I
went to the settings and increased the setting to 32 bit and everything
cleared up!!! A message came up on the computer desk top this morning
saying that "My RESOLUTION WAS SET LOW". PROBLEM IS SOLVED THANK YOU FOR
BEING THERE!!!!! YOU HAVE A GREAT, RESTFUL THANKSGIVING DAY!!!!!

Your friend, James M. German ... retired farmer producing over 9 million
frying size chickens and professional harmonica player
My website:
http://hstrial-jgerman.homestead.com/index.html

I hope everything goes well with you!!!!!

James M. German
133 German Farm Road
Boomer, NC 28606

----- Original Message -----
From: "Leonard Grey" <l.grey.DeleteThis@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:29 PM
Subject: Re: Icons, writing & pictures faced dull view on desk top & My
Pictures...


> Are you operating your monitor at its native resolution?
>
> If you are not:
> Switch to the native resolution and see if that makes things look better.
> (You'll find the native resolution in your monitor's user manual.)
>
> If you are:
>
> 1- Install the most recent driver for your video card. Is the image
> better? Problem solved. If not:
>
> 2- Power off the computer. Detach the video cable at both ends. Examine
> the pins - do they look worn or bent? If so, you need a new video cable.
> If not, carefully re-attach the video cable. Power on your computer - is
> the image better? If so, your video cable was loose. If not:
>
> 3- Try a different monitor. Is the image good? Your first monitor needs to
> be replaced. If the image is still bad, you need a new video card.
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare Humanum Est
>
> Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp
>
> Jim and Pat German wrote:
>> Hi Intelectual Friends!!!!
>>
>> This is "HARMONICA PLAYER" here,
>>
>> I play chromatic harmonicas on a professional level and have a CD selling
>> on the market at CD Baby...
>>
>> MY PROBLEM: All of a sudden all the icons, writing and pictures have
>> BECOME VERY FUZZY AND DULL on my desk top screen. Even the pictures in
>> "MY PICTURES" are dull and fuzzy. On my desk top the (-) sign that
>> withdraws the page to the TASK BAR is whited out until it is invisible.
>> The clock and other items in the TASK BAR are faded out with odd colors.
>> What must I do to correct this problem. Tell me in elementary terms, I
>> am a 70 year old dummy!!! In some windows and files there is no problem.
>> This letter is plain.
>>
>> Thank you! Harmonica Player


"Leonard Grey" <l.grey.DeleteThis@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:uch0M72TJHA.4680@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Are you operating your monitor at its native resolution?
>
> If you are not:
> Switch to the native resolution and see if that makes things look better.
> (You'll find the native resolution in your monitor's user manual.)
>
> If you are:
>
> 1- Install the most recent driver for your video card. Is the image
> better? Problem solved. If not:
>
> 2- Power off the computer. Detach the video cable at both ends. Examine
> the pins - do they look worn or bent? If so, you need a new video cable.
> If not, carefully re-attach the video cable. Power on your computer - is
> the image better? If so, your video cable was loose. If not:
>
> 3- Try a different monitor. Is the image good? Your first monitor needs to
> be replaced. If the image is still bad, you need a new video card.
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare Humanum Est
>
> Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp
>
> Jim and Pat German wrote:
>> Hi Intelectual Friends!!!!
>>
>> This is "HARMONICA PLAYER" here,
>>
>> I play chromatic harmonicas on a professional level and have a CD selling
>> on the market at CD Baby...
>>
>> MY PROBLEM: All of a sudden all the icons, writing and pictures have
>> BECOME VERY FUZZY AND DULL on my desk top screen. Even the pictures in
>> "MY PICTURES" are dull and fuzzy. On my desk top the (-) sign that
>> withdraws the page to the TASK BAR is whited out until it is invisible.
>> The clock and other items in the TASK BAR are faded out with odd colors.
>> What must I do to correct this problem. Tell me in elementary terms, I
>> am a 70 year old dummy!!! In some windows and files there is no problem.
>> This letter is plain.
>>
>> Thank you! Harmonica Player

On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:29:28 -0500, Leonard Grey
<l.grey.TakeThisOut@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> Are you operating your monitor at its native resolution?
>
> If you are not:
> Switch to the native resolution and see if that makes things look
> better. (You'll find the native resolution in your monitor's user manual.)


A clarification here: LCD monitors have a native resolution, and what
you suggest is likely his problem if his monitor is LCD. But if he has
a CRT, there is no native resolution.


> If you are:
>
> 1- Install the most recent driver for your video card. Is the image
> better? Problem solved. If not:
>
> 2- Power off the computer. Detach the video cable at both ends. Examine
> the pins - do they look worn or bent? If so, you need a new video cable.
> If not, carefully re-attach the video cable. Power on your computer - is
> the image better? If so, your video cable was loose. If not:
>
> 3- Try a different monitor. Is the image good? Your first monitor needs
> to be replaced. If the image is still bad, you need a new video card.
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare Humanum Est
>
> Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp
>
> Jim and Pat German wrote:
> > Hi Intelectual Friends!!!!
> >
> > This is "HARMONICA PLAYER" here,
> >
> > I play chromatic harmonicas on a professional level and have a CD selling on
> > the market at CD Baby...
> >
> > MY PROBLEM: All of a sudden all the icons, writing and pictures have
> > BECOME VERY FUZZY AND DULL on my desk top screen. Even the pictures in "MY
> > PICTURES" are dull and fuzzy. On my desk top the (-) sign that withdraws
> > the page to the TASK BAR is whited out until it is invisible. The clock and
> > other items in the TASK BAR are faded out with odd colors. What must I do
> > to correct this problem. Tell me in elementary terms, I am a 70 year old
> > dummy!!! In some windows and files there is no problem. This letter is
> > plain.
> >
> > Thank you! Harmonica Player
> >
> >

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Glad to help.

This is a small matter, really, but we may as well get the terminology
right, for future needs. What you adjusted (from 8-bit to 32-bit) is
called the color depth. It tells your video card how many colors it has
to work with.

What I suggested earlier - resolution - refers to the amount of detail
your images have, measured in pixels. For example, your monitor may be
displaying a resolution of 1,024 pixels per row X 768 rows. The
resolution you choose should match the built-in resolution of your monitor.

Keep playing that harmonica.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare Humanum Est

Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp

Jim and Pat German wrote:
> Thank you Leonard!!!
>
> It is nice to have thoughtful guys like YOU around to help!!!
>
> It seems that my computer desk top and My Pictures PROBLEM was related to a
> WRONG SETTING!! My RESOLUTION was set to 8 BIT rather than 16 or 32 BIT. I
> went to the settings and increased the setting to 32 bit and everything
> cleared up!!! A message came up on the computer desk top this morning
> saying that "My RESOLUTION WAS SET LOW". PROBLEM IS SOLVED THANK YOU FOR
> BEING THERE!!!!! YOU HAVE A GREAT, RESTFUL THANKSGIVING DAY!!!!!
>
> Your friend, James M. German ... retired farmer producing over 9 million
> frying size chickens and professional harmonica player
> My website:
> http://hstrial-jgerman.homestead.com/index.html
>
> I hope everything goes well with you!!!!!
>
> James M. German
> 133 German Farm Road
> Boomer, NC 28606
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Leonard Grey" <l.grey.DeleteThis@invalid.invalid>
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:29 PM
> Subject: Re: Icons, writing & pictures faced dull view on desk top & My
> Pictures...
>
>
>> Are you operating your monitor at its native resolution?
>>
>> If you are not:
>> Switch to the native resolution and see if that makes things look better.
>> (You'll find the native resolution in your monitor's user manual.)
>>
>> If you are:
>>
>> 1- Install the most recent driver for your video card. Is the image
>> better? Problem solved. If not:
>>
>> 2- Power off the computer. Detach the video cable at both ends. Examine
>> the pins - do they look worn or bent? If so, you need a new video cable.
>> If not, carefully re-attach the video cable. Power on your computer - is
>> the image better? If so, your video cable was loose. If not:
>>
>> 3- Try a different monitor. Is the image good? Your first monitor needs to
>> be replaced. If the image is still bad, you need a new video card.
>> ---
>> Leonard Grey
>> Errare Humanum Est
>>
>> Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
>> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp
>>
>> Jim and Pat German wrote:
>>> Hi Intelectual Friends!!!!
>>>
>>> This is "HARMONICA PLAYER" here,
>>>
>>> I play chromatic harmonicas on a professional level and have a CD selling
>>> on the market at CD Baby...
>>>
>>> MY PROBLEM: All of a sudden all the icons, writing and pictures have
>>> BECOME VERY FUZZY AND DULL on my desk top screen. Even the pictures in
>>> "MY PICTURES" are dull and fuzzy. On my desk top the (-) sign that
>>> withdraws the page to the TASK BAR is whited out until it is invisible.
>>> The clock and other items in the TASK BAR are faded out with odd colors.
>>> What must I do to correct this problem. Tell me in elementary terms, I
>>> am a 70 year old dummy!!! In some windows and files there is no problem.
>>> This letter is plain.
>>>
>>> Thank you! Harmonica Player
>
>
> "Leonard Grey" <l.grey.DeleteThis@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:uch0M72TJHA.4680@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Are you operating your monitor at its native resolution?
>>
>> If you are not:
>> Switch to the native resolution and see if that makes things look better.
>> (You'll find the native resolution in your monitor's user manual.)
>>
>> If you are:
>>
>> 1- Install the most recent driver for your video card. Is the image
>> better? Problem solved. If not:
>>
>> 2- Power off the computer. Detach the video cable at both ends. Examine
>> the pins - do they look worn or bent? If so, you need a new video cable.
>> If not, carefully re-attach the video cable. Power on your computer - is
>> the image better? If so, your video cable was loose. If not:
>>
>> 3- Try a different monitor. Is the image good? Your first monitor needs to
>> be replaced. If the image is still bad, you need a new video card.
>> ---
>> Leonard Grey
>> Errare Humanum Est
>>
>> Security Tips for Everyone, from PC Magazine
>> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334856,00.asp
>>
>> Jim and Pat German wrote:
>>> Hi Intelectual Friends!!!!
>>>
>>> This is "HARMONICA PLAYER" here,
>>>
>>> I play chromatic harmonicas on a professional level and have a CD selling
>>> on the market at CD Baby...
>>>
>>> MY PROBLEM: All of a sudden all the icons, writing and pictures have
>>> BECOME VERY FUZZY AND DULL on my desk top screen. Even the pictures in
>>> "MY PICTURES" are dull and fuzzy. On my desk top the (-) sign that
>>> withdraws the page to the TASK BAR is whited out until it is invisible.
>>> The clock and other items in the TASK BAR are faded out with odd colors.
>>> What must I do to correct this problem. Tell me in elementary terms, I
>>> am a 70 year old dummy!!! In some windows and files there is no problem.
>>> This letter is plain.
>>>
>>> Thank you! Harmonica Player
>
>