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Troubleshooting graphics problems on Windows by switching to VGA mode
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  Technical note:    10122
  Created:           04/09/96 by Brian
  Product:           Netscape Navigator
  Operating system:  Microsoft Windows

If you are experiencing graphics problems with your copy of Netscape
Navigator on Windows 3.1, 3.11, NT, or 95, then it may help to
temporarily switch your monitor to standard 640x480 16-color mode.  (You
can reconfigure this in the control panels or in the Windows Setup
program in your copy of Windows.)  This is standard VGA mode, and
Windows comes with a standard VGA driver that should work fine with any
display.

If the problems with Netscape Navigator go away after you switch your
monitor back to VGA mode,then the problems you were seeing were probably
the result of a buggy or outdated video driver for your video card.
Contact the company who makes your video card to get a copy of the
latest drivers for it.

Problems that might be caused by buggy or outdated video drivers include:

  - Crashes as soon as you try to launch Netscape Navigator
  - Images not showing up correctly on your web pages
  - Crashes when you try to load images in Netscape Navigator
  - Graphics glitches or redrawing problems in the Navigator window

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