new video card & problems in XP

[crow1]

I have an HP XT963 computer and am trying to install a Geforce4 MX 420 (PCI) video card. The card works fine and all but upon loading up Windows XP, the taskbar/start bar doesn't appear.

Also, when starting up a game, the opening screen displays fine but after that is done loading and the game actually starts, the picture goes black.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks.

 

[gargouille]

Is it possible you need to adjust your screen to see the (maybe auto-hidden) taskbar?
Tried hitting the Windoze key to see if it pops up?
Also, have you run dxdiag from Start/Run?
That's another way of diagnosing video illnesses.
My 1 experience with the MX chip set was a downer, so I insist on the Ti series...and have had phenomenal success so far.

 

[FireWired1G]

What version of the drivers for the MX are you running? I would suggest using the 40.41's. They can be downloaded from nvidia.com

I just fell in love with these drivers when I started using them, they gave some extra life to my aging GF2 GTS AGP.

 

[FireWired1G]

I forgot to add that if you are using an addon card with the i810, disable the i810 in the device manager (not uninstall, disable!) to reduce conflicts with the MX420.