I have been a PC technician for years and have never seen a problem like this. Anyone who can explain this problem will receive forty virgins via USPS.
I installed a FireMV 2400 PCIx1 card on a perfectly functional system. Everything was going fine with the install. Windows XP pro booted up normally with the card installed and detected the device. I installed the drivers and reboot the system. After the reboot, I got the image that you see in the attached picture. As you can see, the wallpaper is fine but the actual Windows icons are all distorted at the top of the screen. Windows does not crash. If I remote into the system, everything appears to be fine. I have absolutely no explanation for this problem. Why isn't the wallpaper distorted but everything else is? Why does the system appear to be fine when connected remotely?
Just so you know, I am an experienced technician and have tried all of the basic steps already. I have changed cables and monitors. I have not changed the graphics card, although that is what I will do next. However, I am very curious to see if anyone has an explanation as to what could be causing this problem.
I installed a FireMV 2400 PCIx1 card on a perfectly functional system. Everything was going fine with the install. Windows XP pro booted up normally with the card installed and detected the device. I installed the drivers and reboot the system. After the reboot, I got the image that you see in the attached picture. As you can see, the wallpaper is fine but the actual Windows icons are all distorted at the top of the screen. Windows does not crash. If I remote into the system, everything appears to be fine. I have absolutely no explanation for this problem. Why isn't the wallpaper distorted but everything else is? Why does the system appear to be fine when connected remotely?
Just so you know, I am an experienced technician and have tried all of the basic steps already. I have changed cables and monitors. I have not changed the graphics card, although that is what I will do next. However, I am very curious to see if anyone has an explanation as to what could be causing this problem.