Pentium III and Pentium II print driver problem 1

[bkonner]

Hi

Here is my problem. I have a Windows NT network with 1,200 clients which are running Windows 98 in an NT 4 network. About half the clients are Pentium 3's and half are Pentium 2's. I have the correct video drivers yet if a user has first logged onto the network with a Pentium 2 PC and then logs onto a computer with the Pentium 3 chip, the screen turns essentially purple-black. This does not happen all the time, but is does happen. If a user first logs on (his first time logging on to the system) to a Pentium 3 PC, this never happens. I work in a school system so the users are constantly moving around. Again, the vidoe drivers are the correct ones. I am using PC's with four different video cards. Most of the PC's are Dells and Gateways. I use Ghost to clone the image, so there is no question that the video card driver is correct. Now I do know that the big difference between the Pentium 3 chip and Pentium 2 chip is video.

Any one have any ideas how to resolve this annoying problem?

Thanks,

 

[SteelDragon]

Well, one thing I can say is that the Pentium Processors are NOT causing your issue. It is more likely related to roaming profiles, or some other setting in your users logon that follows them from PC to PC once they logon. I have a mix of Pentium, Pentium II, Pentium III, and one or two Pentium IV computers in my network, and I have roaming profiles, and I have never seen an issue with different processors causing screen artifacts like what you are describing. I suggest making a new logon with NO logon script specified, and no mapped drives, logon to multiple computers, I bet you will not see the issue. Then add mapped drives, try again. So on and so forth until you add something that causes the issue. Just be sure that the logon you create to test this has NO extras, it must be just a plain stripped down account with no frills. If I can be of any more assistance please let me know.

Good Luck,

SteelDragon