Hello Steve Face, at 09:58 PM 6/26/98 -0600 you wrote: >I have been running a Cardex Genesis SV 3D video card with 4 MB Ram under >Windows 95, now just upgraded to Windows 98. The O/S is fine, no problems >reported, all drivers installed properly. I have the latest video driver >set from the manufacturer. Here's an idea. Does Windows 98 have drivers for the video card? If so use those, there could be an incompatibility issue in Win98. >Sometimes I get vertical, brown smudgy streaks that appear on some >application windows, like Word, Excel, Explorer, Eudora. Text is also not >clear. The more I move the mouse around, the more streaks I get. It is as >though the window is not refreshing. The mouse is a Kensington serial, but >the effect appeared with my older Logitech mouse as well. >I do not have this problem with games that run DirectX. Because the DirectX works, the IRQ's seem to be in order. >Should I replace the video card, or I am overlooking something? I would suggest you get either a ATI or Matrox Based card. This depends on how much money you are willing to foot in for your computer. Good luck, Tim Lider Advanced Data Solutions ICQ: 7562541 Web Site: http://www.adv-data.com E-Mail: Mailto:[log in to unmask]