Video Card Help

madc0w · Post by **madc0w** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 2:36 pm

Ok, i just installed a new graphics card on my friends computer, and it works fine, just the Taskbar, ummm, how to say it, doesnt EXIST. Its not there! Cant press windows symbol on keyboard either, it doesnt work. Can anyone help me?

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 2:39 pm

Are you using windows?

madc0w · Post by **madc0w** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 2:39 pm

yeah, were using XP. The card is a GeFORCE MX 4000

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 2:41 pm

go to display settings and try fooling around with the resolution bar...that should work...maybe not

madc0w · Post by **madc0w** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 2:42 pm

thats not the porblem, i change the resolution and it still doesnt show

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 5:05 pm

did you check the other 3 sides of your screen?

HomicidalBarber · Post by **HomicidalBarber** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 5:18 pm

Try going to your task manager (Ctrl + Alt + delete) and going to the applications tab, then go new task and type in explorer. that may work because it works when ever mine goes away.

madc0w · Post by **madc0w** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 6:56 pm

well, we just went back to the integrated, worked fine. Yeah, so its kinda weird.

teraflop122 · Post by **teraflop122** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 7:50 pm

thats not the porblem, i change the resolution and it still doesnt show

Perhaps the screen is stretched to far down. Most monitors have that funcky menu button and an up/down or side/side button. You can use that to shift the actual size of the image on the monitor screen (as opposed to the resolution).

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 1:48 pm

My LCD monitor has a self-adjust button, maybe press that if you have one?

If not, fiddle with the menu settings, you can change the sizing and stuff there.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 1:52 pm

hey vb ive been wondering, why did you get rid of your avatar?

sorry to go off topic

Post by **bicostp** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 1:55 pm

madc0w wrote:well, we just went back to the integrated, worked fine. Yeah, so its kinda weird.

Maybe the add-on adapter acted as a second screen, so the taskbar remained on your "primary" (integrated) adapter while the icons moved to the "secondary" (pci/agp) adapter because it had a screen attatched to it? I know on my laptop that happens...