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Blurred or fuzzy icons in Office 2003
Successfully installed Office 2003 on a Dell 2.0 Ghz, 40 Gb HD, 512 Mb ram
with 48 Mb ram on video card, Dell 18" flat screen monitor running at 60 Hz 1280 x 1024 (default setting). The icons in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc. are blurred and fuzzy. This appears to be machine / monitor / video specific problem as an older PC in our office which has a conventional tube type monitor does not have this problem with Office 2003. I would appreciate any suggestions on how to sharpen the icon images as it is difficult if not impossible to use the software in the installed condition. I have the option of re-installing Office 2000, and may do so if I cannot find a solution soon. Please respond to newsgroup. Thanks. |
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Blurred or fuzzy icons in Office 2003
Try if a newer video driver is available for download from Dell.
Not sure if this will fix it, but that's what I would try first. --- "Ohadi Langis" wrote in message ... Successfully installed Office 2003 on a Dell 2.0 Ghz, 40 Gb HD, 512 Mb ram with 48 Mb ram on video card, Dell 18" flat screen monitor running at 60 Hz 1280 x 1024 (default setting). The icons in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc. are blurred and fuzzy. This appears to be machine / monitor / video specific problem as an older PC in our office which has a conventional tube type monitor does not have this problem with Office 2003. I would appreciate any suggestions on how to sharpen the icon images as it is difficult if not impossible to use the software in the installed condition. I have the option of re-installing Office 2000, and may do so if I cannot find a solution soon. Please respond to newsgroup. Thanks. |
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Blurred or fuzzy icons in Office 2003
My guess is your a smoker. Try getting a bottle of glass
cleaner, and clean your screen. Doing this more often than once a year should clear up those fuzzy icons -----Original Message----- Successfully installed Office 2003 on a Dell 2.0 Ghz, 40 Gb HD, 512 Mb ram with 48 Mb ram on video card, Dell 18" flat screen monitor running at 60 Hz 1280 x 1024 (default setting). The icons in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc. are blurred and fuzzy. This appears to be machine / monitor / video specific problem as an older PC in our office which has a conventional tube type monitor does not have this problem with Office 2003. I would appreciate any suggestions on how to sharpen the icon images as it is difficult if not impossible to use the software in the installed condition. I have the option of re-installing Office 2000, and may do so if I cannot find a solution soon. Please respond to newsgroup. Thanks. . |
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Blurred or fuzzy icons in Office 2003
I logged into Dell's web site, entered my service tag, and checked the video
drivers for the Intel 845G adapter which came with this machine. It has 48 Mb of its own video memory. The driver from Dell is for March 2003. Windows XP, SP1, is currently providing a driver on my machine dated February 2004. Specifically, it is driver 6.14.10 build 3262. I'm reluctant to load the older driver from Dell based on dates. However, I increased the refresh rate on the Dell Ultrasharp monitor (18") from 60 Mhz, which is its default setting at 1280 x 1024 to 72 Mhz, which is the maximum refresh rate at this setting. The monitor offers a auto-config button (last one on the right) which re-aligns the screen to the new refresh rate. That worked up to a point. To a limited extent this increase in the refresh rate addressed the fuzziness to the point where I can use Office 2003. I am not happy about the remaining fuzziness. I wear glasses, and have to put the screen far enough away that the fuzziness is less of a problem. However, this creates other problems in terms of having to increase the font size from the control panel. OK, enough technical stuff. Here's my rant - Microsoft has made my life more difficult with this upgrade to Office 2003. I am not pleased that the newer software has these usability problems. End rant. "Pat Willener" wrote in message ... Try if a newer video driver is available for download from Dell. Not sure if this will fix it, but that's what I would try first. --- |
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Blurred or fuzzy icons in Office 2003
My Office 2003 install went great. No fuzzy icons.
-----Original Message----- I logged into Dell's web site, entered my service tag, and checked the video drivers for the Intel 845G adapter which came with this machine. It has 48 Mb of its own video memory. The driver from Dell is for March 2003. Windows XP, SP1, is currently providing a driver on my machine dated February 2004. Specifically, it is driver 6.14.10 build 3262. I'm reluctant to load the older driver from Dell based on dates. However, I increased the refresh rate on the Dell Ultrasharp monitor (18") from 60 Mhz, which is its default setting at 1280 x 1024 to 72 Mhz, which is the maximum refresh rate at this setting. The monitor offers a auto-config button (last one on the right) which re-aligns the screen to the new refresh rate. That worked up to a point. To a limited extent this increase in the refresh rate addressed the fuzziness to the point where I can use Office 2003. I am not happy about the remaining fuzziness. I wear glasses, and have to put the screen far enough away that the fuzziness is less of a problem. However, this creates other problems in terms of having to increase the font size from the control panel. OK, enough technical stuff. Here's my rant - Microsoft has made my life more difficult with this upgrade to Office 2003. I am not pleased that the newer software has these usability problems. End rant. "Pat Willener" wrote in message ... Try if a newer video driver is available for download from Dell. Not sure if this will fix it, but that's what I would try first. --- . |
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