Hi, Site works fine on my xp system at a resolution of 1024 by 768 refresh rate of 60. Tested with both IE6 & Opera 9.02.

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#6 totally proves the point. I might try Firefox before I delve further, just to see if it's my IE that's gone fussy. DerekW

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Update: OK using Opera. DerekW

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... more. OK using IE6 if I set down from "True Color (32 bit)" -to- "High color (16 bit)". If anyone is still watching I'd be interested in whether it is OK on your W98SE IE61 when set to 32 bit color. Thx DerekW

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I can only go to 24 bit color on this machine but still displays ok. My other 98SE machine with 32 bit works good too. Both tested with IE6 and firefox 2.0

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98SE and IE 5.5; Radeon 7000 in 2X mode, 800 x 600, K6-III 450. Some web pages do not display properly in IE 5.5. Works fine in 16 bit, 360 degree scrolling works fine. 32 bit - works, but when I pan using the scrollbar when applicable, 1/3 to 1/2 half of the image changes at a time in rectangular chunks, takes about 1/3 second for the whole image to change at any particular position; jumpy transition from frame to frame, like it's skipping frames. When I right click the picture and select Properties, then exit, it's better, still jumpy transition from frame to frame but the whole frame changes. Weird. I use Irfanview to view .jpg images, if that has any bearing on this.

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Thank you "mr Spock" & "Tubesandwires" Seems the jury is still out because so many folk seem to view it just fine. I can only theorise (and might well be wrong). I understand that IE can be a bit fussy about html coding (image width often gets discussed). My feeling is that the website coding might be a bit borderline (ie not pedantically following the rules for IE). That would account for this strange effect whereby selecting Properties can fix it for some of us and that on my setup it was OK on Opera, even at 32 bit color. It would also tie in with the fact that I don't have any general problems with website images - just that one. I guess it might vary with particular machines for all manner of reasons, software and hardware. In my case the webpage itself is fine but on 32 bit color the wide .jpg is just horizontal bars. My fiddling with one of the html files offline shows it gradually coming into synch as I reduce the setting towards the magic figure of 2730 wide. On 16 bit color it's fine with the original 3000 setting. As a workaround I might stick to 16 bit color just in case some other website happens to have the same problem. Mostly I find it hard to see the difference when I switch to 32 bit anyway. Thanks everyone for your inputs, which have been most useful. If I stumble across anything more convincing before this post dies I'll let you know. [Train trip & meal came well up to expectations] DerekW

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Hi Derek! Et al. A little after the fact but perfect panning, Windows 98se, 16 bit setting, IE 6. Lately, sites with photos, IE doesn't always load them on the first try. I am surprised at how perfect this went!

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Thx sekirt Did you try 32 bit color - that seems to be my stumbling point on panning? DerekW

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I didn't originally - but tried it just now at 32 bit. Refresh rate is a little slow but no problems panning. Resolution set at 800x600. Can't offer a solution but at least now you know the site is OK.

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Thx sekirt I guess it must be some hardware/software mix problem on my machine, or perhaps a bit borderline. DerekW

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I need gm16.dls My computer won't function without it, I have a Windows 98 computer that was hit by a virus, it wiped out everything. When I reinstalled Windows It didn't give me back 'gm16.dls' Please send me this file at: samsterhce@hotmail.com

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There's no need to send you the file. A search for gm16.dls found this: "The Windows 98 version of DirectX (7.0 or higher) renames the gm16.dls file to gm.dls. so copy the gm.dls file and rename it to gm16.dls. worked for me !!!!!" So - find gm.dls, copy it to another location, rename it to gm16.dls, copy gm16.dls to where gm.dls was.

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samsterhalo As gm16.dls is on the W98 CD, I sent it to you (before tubesandwires posted). You had better heed post #19 because just putting gm16.dls in c:\windows\system might not do the trick. I understand that you only need the file if you are you're running the Microsoft soft synthesiser. You went about this request in entirely the wrong way. This thread has nothing whatever to do with that file - you should always raise a new post. Further, it is unwise to go around posting your email address in open text on the net without disguising it. The spammers engines will find it and could get junk mail forever. DerekW

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Hi Derek, Site worked fine for me - Win 98se, IE 6.0.2800. You know my other issues which is why I'm here. Going to post now for curiosity sake. Nikki

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Nikki Hi there. Nice change for me to have a problem that you don't, but did you try it using True Color (32 bit)? No matter tho, my workaround using High Color (16 bit) will do - no noticeable difference to anything else anyhow. It might be one of those wicked wrong version files somewhere that are so hard to track down. DerekW

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Just in case by some small chance anyone is still watching this post, I've an update and a fix. Update: Tried Firefox and it didn't work on either 16 bit or 32 bit color. Fix: Unearthed an old tweak for IE problems and ATI Rage 128 graphics cards, which had vanished from my system.ini file. Popped back the fix and now it runs fine in any old browser at either resolution. It is a case of putting DevBMP=0 under the heading [Display] I originally had it there to fix an IE URL problem and it is a quite well known cure to IE lockups (which I've started getting ocassionally). It must have got lost in some registry restore so I've bunged it in my backups too this time to make sure it stays put. Thx again all, because your input verified that the problem was mine and not the website or some other W98SE IE61 issue. I guess my graphics card is getting way too old..... DerekW

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Aha! Good to know. I have several ATI Rage 128 graphics cards. I used a Rage Fury for four years, and my Dad has one of the series in his computer. The others may be used in computers I'm going to give away. The Rage Fury was a breakthrough when it came out in 1999 - blew away the 3DFX cards. Great demo - Rage Dawning

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Tubesandwires If you Google DevBMP=0 you'll still find a stack of stuff out there about it, some of it quite ancient. A couple of websites suggest it might slow things down marginally and one reckons it means your ATI driver is outdated. Most say it made no difference at all except for curing their IE lockup problem (or whatever). It seems fine on mine so I'm not going to bother to rock the boat with later drivers that might or might not work. DerekW

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.... should have said that the ATI fix in #24 tells Windows to handle device bitmaps on its own instead of going through the hardware. DerekW

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