I have a problem with Intel® 82845G Graphics Controller. My display keeps getting messed up? What do i do?

Question

I have window xp and everytime i put my computer on after a while the display driver doesn't work properly. what do i do?

Answer 1

Please explain messed up.
What are the characteristics of the problem?

Drivers could be the answer but read below. If you update the drivers, download them from Intel.

Does the monitor go blank and the monitor light turn to an amber colour?
Loss of video signal from the Video Card to the monitor. This can be caused by an overheating video card. Make sure all your fans are working and all the ventilation ports are free from dust and other obstructions

Does the monitor go blank and the monitor light stays green but starts to blink?
This is usually due to the resolution setting is set too high for the monitor to handle (Resolution is out of range). Power off your computer. Start it and start pressing F8 to make XP start in Safe Mode. Once in Safe Mode, Change your Display settings resolution to 1024 X 768 or lower. Restart the computer in normal mode. This should fix the problem.

Does the monitor just seem to show a different resolution?
One of your applications is changing your resolution. You will have to watch when this happens and the application you started just before the resolution changed is likely the culprit.
Try using your computer without running that application. If it happens again you will have to keep doing this until you have isolated the culprit.
There is a possibility that you have a virus creating this problem. Make you have a good virus scanner and ad/spy-ware scanning software that are kept up to date and you should be running scans on your computer manually at least once a week.

Hope this has helped.

Good Luck.

Answer 2

get new drivers, from you computer maker,
or from intel.
but sounds more like a monitor problem. does power off/on of the monitor fix the problem?? if yes, then its the monitor.