All my icons are scrambled up/blurry

[whattaguy]

My desktop icons are all distorted. But web pages are ok. I'm thinking that it's my video card. Anyone else have an idea of what's wrong?

Thanks.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

:camera: ?

A picture would help.

http://www.imageshack.us

 

[Powermoloch]

Could be a change in screen size?

 

[V00D00]

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[whattaguy]

Originally posted by: V00D00
Did it look like this??

http://2zod.com/news/Messed_Up_Drivers.jpg

As you can guess, I came across that one day when the drivers were messed up.

no.

I'm sorry...I don't know how to use the imageshack website.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

just push the PRT SCR button (above your delete key).

Open microsft paint.

Paste.

File --> Save as...

Give it a name, save it as a .JPG

Go to imageshack, choose choose

Find your picture

Click the "host it" button.

Provide us the link given to you at the bottom of the page. (either Show image to friends or Direct link to image will be fine)

 

[karma4jake]

lol are u serious whattaguy? if ur using an lcd make sure ure in native. also make them a size 24, 48, 64, and so on

 

[whattaguy]

Oops. Didn't compress.

Here's my desktop picture.

screenshot

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Wow. Those indeed, look quite messed up.

Try this.

Download TweakUI

Install it.

Open it (start menu). Go to the repair menu (very bottom). Select "Rebuild Icons" and hit Repair Now.

 

[whattaguy]

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
Wow. Those indeed, look quite messed up.

Try this.

Download TweakUI

Install it.

Open it (start menu). Go to the repair menu (very bottom). Select "Rebuild Icons" and hit Repair Now.

Thanks. That worked.

However...there is also a bigger problem. When I play games, the screen does the same thing...it gets all messed up on a larger scale like one of those icons as full screen.
Is there a bigger issue, or did that take care of that.

Usually, a reboot would take care of everything.

Thanks again.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Originally posted by: whattaguy

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
Wow. Those indeed, look quite messed up.

Try this.

Download TweakUI

Install it.

Open it (start menu). Go to the repair menu (very bottom). Select "Rebuild Icons" and hit Repair Now.

Thanks. That worked.

However...there is also a bigger problem. When I play games, the screen does the same thing...it gets all messed up on a larger scale like one of those icons as full screen.
Is there a bigger issue, or did that take care of that.

Usually, a reboot would take care of everything.

Thanks again.

Pictures always help

 

[whattaguy]

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy

Originally posted by: whattaguy

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
Wow. Those indeed, look quite messed up.

Try this.

Download TweakUI

Install it.

Open it (start menu). Go to the repair menu (very bottom). Select "Rebuild Icons" and hit Repair Now.

Thanks. That worked.

However...there is also a bigger problem. When I play games, the screen does the same thing...it gets all messed up on a larger scale like one of those icons as full screen.
Is there a bigger issue, or did that take care of that.

Usually, a reboot would take care of everything.

Thanks again.

Pictures always help

Game

Thanks again...seems to be doing it more frequently now.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

I'm going to diagnose this as "broken video card"

If you have any others, try swapping them out and see if it improves at all

If it does, Replace or RMA if it's still under warranty.

May want to wait for somebody else's opinion though

 

[whattaguy]

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
I'm going to diagnose this as "broken video card"

If you have any others, try swapping them out and see if it improves at all

If it does, Replace or RMA if it's still under warranty.

May want to wait for somebody else's opinion though

Thanks. I changed out the fan heatsink to the Zalman one...I probably voided the warranty.