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<blockquote data-quote="Westley" data-source="post: 151972" data-attributes="member: 47798">I (sort of) solved it, I think... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I had 256MB of RAM and a Prophet 4500 graphics card (based of Kyro 2 chipset) - it's an old (6 YO) machine I converted to a media center.I finally bought 512MB of RAM and added that to the PC. On the same day, a friend brought me his old NVidia GeForce 4 MX. I installed both, and voila! Everything works!Logically, it shouldn't have mattered - RAM and virtual memory should be the same, as far as applications go. Same for graphics - the drivers should take care of everything, especially in a non-3D app. So I still don't have a clue why it happened, I can only suggest that you try a different graphics card or add some RAM (can you borrow those?)Good luck!&nbsp; W.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Westley, post: 151972, member: 47798"] I (sort of) solved it, I think... :) I had 256MB of RAM and a Prophet 4500 graphics card (based of Kyro 2 chipset) - it's an old (6 YO) machine I converted to a media center. I finally bought 512MB of RAM and added that to the PC. On the same day, a friend brought me his old NVidia GeForce 4 MX. I installed both, and voila! Everything works! Logically, it shouldn't have mattered - RAM and virtual memory should be the same, as far as applications go. Same for graphics - the drivers should take care of everything, especially in a non-3D app. So I still don't have a clue why it happened, I can only suggest that you try a different graphics card or add some RAM (can you borrow those?) Good luck! W. [/QUOTE]

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