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by fragabam

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I ues pc with winxp home edition every time I open netscape 6.2 browser the system shuts and
reboots an error that reads as folows:
The driver for display device was unable to complete a drawing operation a disply driver is
responsible for the system instability.

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by dmiles

Difficult to determine ,yet I would think this is refereing to to video driver and it needs to be updated,check the manufacturers web site of the video card and download the latest driver
Also check the version of direct X that you are using and see if this file needs to be updated

by dklippert

You don't mention the name of your video driver, but there have been some reported problems with incompatible drivers.
First try removing the driver in Device Manager and having XP reinstall it.
Next go to the cards manufacture?s web site and get the latest version.

by timthetoolman

Hi,

I'd say your video card isn't supported under DirectX 8.1 (Which is what XP uses)

Check on the XP Hardware Compatibility List for your video card...

http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/default.asp

...and choose display from the dropdown list. Oh, and remove spaces from the above URL.

Even if its not on the above list, Its possible that the latest drivers for your card will help so try that.

Cheers,
Tim.

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