XL7: Chart Redraw/Color Problems Using Diamond Stealth Video

ID: Q130491

7.00 WINDOWS kb3rdparty

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel, when you create a chart using the ChartWizard, the following symptoms may occur:

CAUSE

This behavior may occur if you are using the Diamond Stealth VRAM HiColor video card. This behavior has been reported to occur if you are using the S3 Inc. 911/924 video driver with the 640x480xTrue Color (16-bit) setting.

The problem does not occur using the 640x480x256 setting.

RESOLUTION

To avoid these redraw problems in Microsoft Excel, you can adjust the way that Windows uses your graphics hardware by doing the following:

1. Right click the My Computer icon on the desktop.

2. Click Properties.

3. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Performance tab.

4. Click the Graphics button.

5. Adjust the Hardware Acceleration slider two notches to the left of

   Full (one notch to the right of None). Click OK.

6. In the System Properties dialog box, click OK.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information on how to change the way Windows 95 uses the video card, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID  :  Q127139
   TITLE       :           Troubleshooting Video Problems in Windows 95

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KBCategory: kb3rdparty KBSubcategory: xlwin

Additional reference words: 7.00 screen funny wrong incorrect

Keywords          : xlwin 
Version           : 7.00
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: March 30, 1997