[Elecraft] [OT] Windows XP SP3 :<(

[David Wilburn]

This is not unusual for service packs.  In the past, I just updated 
the drivers for the video card / display and it restores all to its 
former glory.  Not that I am a big proponent of M$, as this is written 
from a Ubuntu Linux Box.


Dave Wilburn
K4DGW
K2/100 - S/N 5982
K3/100 - S/N 766

"For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will 
never know."


Gary Hvizdak wrote:
> Even after the recent news reports about problems with it, I just made the
> stupid mistake of installing Microsoft's XP Service Pack 3 on my Dell
> Dimension 9100 with ATI Radeon display adaptor.  Afterwards my 20" flat
> panel monitor (which supports 1600 x 1200 DPI resolution at 32 bit color
> depth) was reduced to 648 x 480 @ 16 colors.  I was able to increase this
> all the way to 800 x 600 @ 16 colors!
> 
>  
> 
> Three hours later I'm now back on SP2.
> 
>  
> 
> I have submitted a report to Microsoft about this.
> 
>  
> 
> The problem may be due to my having rotated my display to portrait
> orientation during the installation of SP3, but I'm not about try
> reinstalling SP3 to find out.
> 
>  
> 
> YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
> 
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