XP Annoyance

[Ant]

I'm running XP which has developed one or two annoying little problems I can't seem to fix. First of all windows are not being sized correctly when opening, both browser windows and normal program windows. For example my FTP program opens in a nice little window about 100x100 pixels, browser windows that should open to a specific size all default to a window consuming almost my total desktop. The other problem is I can no longer launch URLS from my email client, IRC client or ICQ. Anyone any ideas how to fix?

[Kosh Naranek]

The easiest would be to do a system restore, at a timeindex / restorepoint prior to when you first noticed the problem.
(Only needed on the C drive I guess ... which BTW is the only drive I have set up to be monitored by system Restore)

This approch have worked for me a couple of times.

It would seem Win XP loves to do these sort of things ... let's hope t it will be fixed in SP1.

[Novdid]

One of two reasons I'm back in W2K, the other being that I'm using an ATI board for the moment.

C'mon M.

[Gurm]

What's wrong with ATI under WinXP. I'm running an ATI Radeon 7200. No problems at all.

- Gurm

[Guru]

Originally posted by Gurm
What's wrong with ATI under WinXP. I'm running an ATI Radeon 7200. No problems at all.

- Gurm

Radeon 8500 uses different drivers if I remember things correctly!

[Ant]

Well I've at least fixed my windows sizing problem, it was somehow related to Matrox Quickdesk. I solved the problem by enabling automatic saving of window positions in Quickdesk. I dunno, it's fixed that's all I care about. Now if only I could solve the problem of the non launching URLs...

[orangejulius]

Hi Ant,

<em>other problem is I can no longer launch URLS from my email client, IRC client or ICQ. Anyone any ideas how to fix?</em>

Had this problem once.
Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Folder Options
and sort by File Type. Now scroll to URL:HyperText Transfer Protocol.

Click Advanced, then Edit, and make sure your URL file type settings match mine below. (screenshot)

[Indiana]

Originally posted by Guru


Radeon 8500 uses different drivers if I remember things correctly!

Nope. The drivers are the same - except that some of the newer (and better) drivers only support the 8500 (officially, that is).

[The PIT]

But are still broken.

[Novdid]

I actually own a 7500. I was supposed to get a 8500, but my budget, aswell as hopes for a new board from M eventually directed me to the 7500.

I found the drivers to be "buggier" in my system in XP than in 2K. Actually I'm surprised how stable the drivers are in 2K, the drivers handle everything I throw at it and the card still goes strong after 2 weeks not causing me any trouble. I haven't run into problems that have plagued other ATI users, like the refresh rate bug or anything like that, I have however tweaked my system as much as can. Did I say they are faster in 2k. BTW I use the 6011 drivers.

One bug that bothers me though is that the anisotropic filtering doesn't work in these sets of drivers, however there should be a fix available. But then again I don't play games much so it doesn't bother me.

Being a first time ATI user, I'm actually positively surprised.

[Indiana]

Ditto here. Win2k, 6011 drivers (the 3286 are stable as well) and Radeon8500. No probs...
For the anisotropic filtering: have you tried the "D3Daniso.exe" that's available somewhere over the net: costs a bit performance (not too much) but does wonders to the quality.
(If you can't find the tool, I can send it to you or load it to my webspace and put up a link).

[Novdid]

I'll do my best.

[Novdid]

I did a quick search, but couldn't find it. The admin over at the rage3d forums has disabled the search engine.

If it was working then it would probably been a piece of cake.

[Indiana]

I put it up here.

I don't know if it works with EVERY driver revision, though.

EDIT: Looks like there's a new version, that fixes probs with setting the anisotropic in OGL and some newer drivers.

[jackzod]

Originally posted by Novdid
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One bug that bothers me though is that the anisotropic filtering doesn't work in these sets of drivers, however there should be a fix available. But then again I don't play games much so it doesn't bother me.

Theres a registry fix for that on rage3d (when the forum will be up again...)