Monitor Synchronization

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Windows update just gave me a new driver for my graphics card, which screwed
things! So I rolled back to a previous version and ended up playing with the
settings. This is all irrelivant to my question, which is, "What is
synchronization"? I have horizontal and vertical options which can be either
'-' or '+' and a composite option which can be on or off. Any change makes
the screen flicker for a moment, followed by no noticiable change!
 
Windows update just gave me a new driver for my graphics card, which screwed
things!
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Gave?

Don't ever get drivers from Windows Update, just don't do
it. They are never newer than from the chipset
manufacturer, as that is where Mickey gets them, before
mangling them half of the time.


So I rolled back to a previous version and ended up playing with the
settings. This is all irrelivant to my question, which is, "What is
synchronization"? I have horizontal and vertical options which can be either
'-' or '+' and a composite option which can be on or off. Any change makes
the screen flicker for a moment, followed by no noticiable change!
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Leave them "+", not composite. If the monitor couldn't
sync you might try those to correct it, but most can sync as
they should and thus the setting change isn't needed.
 
Get stuffed.


They are better at times.
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They are the same driver but repackaged. Sometimes stripped
of features, sometimes an older version than chipset
manufacturer has as the current version. If you prefer an
older version you can get that too.

Bottom line is this- Windows Update suggests newer drivers
for systems that may have NO PROBLEMS. It's Russian
Roulette, even a bit foolish in some cases to take a system
that works properly and start changing the drivers.

Give us an example of one of these "better drivers", link to
it so we can see if it's different than what the
manufacturer provided and if so, how. If you have nothing
you have no reasonable justification.
 
They are the same driver but repackaged.
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Wrong, sometimes they are written from scratch by MS.
Sometimes stripped of features, sometimes an older version
than chipset manufacturer has as the current version.
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And often neither of those, and work better than the manufacturer's driver too.
If you prefer an older version you can get that too.
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Bottom line is this- Windows Update suggests newer
drivers for systems that may have NO PROBLEMS.
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Yes, but that may well WORK BETTER ANYWAY.
It's Russian Roulette,
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Just like it is with any driver.
even a bit foolish in some cases to take a system
that works properly and start changing the drivers.
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Mindlessly silly when its completely trivial to go back to the earlier driver.
Give us an example of one of these "better drivers",
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Most obviously with USB drivers.
link to it so we can see if it's different than what
the manufacturer provided and if so, how.
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Chase that up for yourself.
If you have nothing you have no reasonable justification.
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Wrong, as always. ALL you need is an MS driver that works
better than one supplied by the hardware manufacturer.
 
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