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Windows XP/2000 - [Answered] Dodgy Graphics? Help! posted in the Operating Systems forums; Hello everyone, a lady in need of help here! I play quite a few games on my pc and for as long as i can remember there have been weird ...

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Hello everyone, a lady in need of help here!

I play quite a few games on my pc and for as long as i can remember there have been weird lines and fragmentation in game. I've recently noticed that my startup screen is also dodged up and there are a few weird dots that follow my mouse around! (i think this is connected!) I have tried replacing my monitor but that hasnt helped and i know nothing more about computers!

I have downloaded content for the sims 2 which i thought may have contained a virus, but i have deleted all and all of my games and still no help!

I have attached links for some pics so you can get an idea of what i mean! Things have got much worse since those pics were taken aswell! I hope someone can help! Any ideas welcome!







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Hello SuperGinge, welcome to PCHF.

Do you know what graphics card you have, and also, have you tried updating your graphics card drivers?


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hello!

Not sure what Graphics card iv got but will find out! I know it was a pretty new one and im pretty sure i have the up to date drivers, but i presume i need to know the type of graphics card to check this!?
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graphics card is = ati 9800xt
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Hi Ginge,

You can download the latest graphics drivers for your ATI here: Drivers & Software
You'll also need the latest version of DirectX which is downloadable from here: Download details: DirectX End-User Runtime

Hope this helps, let us know if you have any further problems.


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Default Re: Dpdgy Graphics? Help!
Also, make sure your copy of The Sims 2 is fully up to date - graphical glitches can often be fixed by patch release updates: TheSims2.com - Updates


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