....yet you re-installed all the video drivers and mention the
possibility of a "Repair Install" which is an even 'bigger' thing than a
'System Restore' !!

Bear in mind that 'Restore Points', quite often, don't last for ever.
On a lot of XP machines they are deleted, almost at random. So, you may
not always have this option.

I really must say, though, I do not think that it's got anything at all
to do with video drivers.

If you are dead against performing a 'System Restore' (what I
recommend), then installing IE8 may [possibly] cure the problem...

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Méndez" <zorro.mendez******.com> wrote in message
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> That was the first option that came to mind, but I've installed the
> most recent versions or NET Framework and Windows Installer and other
> software that I would hate to install again... on my slow machine
> Framework takes quite a while to install... I would prefer to solve
> this 'smaller' problem, if someone can help.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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> "Tim Meddick" <timmeddick@gawab.com> escribió en el mensaje
> news:%23CUeg3D$JHA.1608@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Someone will probably come up with a better answer.
>>
>> However, I have to ask - have you tried a 'System Restore' to a point
>> where things were working normally?
>>
>> ==
>>
>> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Méndez" <zorro.mendez******.com> wrote in message
>> news:eWHS3tD$JHA.4692@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> About a week ago I noticed that my computer has no graphic view on
>>> the web or the Security Center. It's probably not the graphic/video
>>> card (hardware or
>>> driver*) cause all looks normal on a dual installation. Windows XP
>>> Pro has started to show this stripped-down view on the Security
>>> Center, and Web
>>> Pages with Internet Explorer 7, Firefox or any other browser based
>>> on Firefox, but with Opera Browser the view is all normal... the
>>> stripped-down
>>> view looks with a white background only, and black or blue text and
>>> black lines separate text panels where normally different color
>>> tones would
>>> separate sections of the background.
>>>
>>> *I've already reinstalled the integrated graphics/video card and
>>> monitor drivers.
>>>
>>> All the browser pluggins are apparently included and they show to be
>>> enabled on test web pages and as I've said, with Opera everything
>>> looks just as normal as it does from a dual installation, so it
>>> think this excludes a hardware problem. And SFC /Scannow doesn't
>>> give a hint. Internet
>>> Options\General\Appearance\Colors, is using Windows Color (default)
>>> and Appearance\Accessibility\ is all clear (by default). No setting
>>> I change on
>>> Appearance makes any difference.
>>>
>>> Installed and working browser pluggins are:
>>> Flash Player
>>> Shockwave Player
>>> Java Virtual Machine
>>> Javascript is enabled
>>> some 20 Activex Controls
>>> Microsoft Directx 9 (don't know if this one is used by browsers or
>>> the
>>> Security Center but just in case it is)
>>>
>>> Web and Security Center view look like a basic page designs before
>>> the
>>> colors, tones and most images are still not added...
>>>
>>> A repair installtion would probably solve it, but I would like to
>>> avoid
>>> another repair installation if possible cause I have just recently
>>> Activated
>>> the last one
>>>
>>>
>>> I'd appreciate any help
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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