FILE NAME:          M A T R O X . R E F

ORIGINAL DATE:      April 17, 1997

REVISE   DATE:      August 2, 1999

FROM:               Artic Technologies Help Center

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TO:                 All Artic Users

SUBJECT:            Turning off GDI on Matrox Video Cards 
                    Under Windows 95 For Use With WinVision 95.


     For those individuals planning to use Matrox Video Cards under
Windows 95 with WinVision 95, below are changes to be made in your
video display settings..  The following comes to
us from Jerry Weichbrodt, of Livonia, Michigan.  
                      

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             Turning Off Power GDI Acceleration
                           in the
          Matrox MGA Mystique Video Driver Settings
                              
                             by
                      Jerry Weichbrodt
                      Livonia, Michigan
                              
     If you are using the Matrox MGA Mystique video driver to
drive your video display in Windows 95, and if you have problems
such as WinVision 95 not detecting the insertion pointer (caret) in
Notepad or in a word processor, then you may need to turn off a
feature called "Power GDI Acceleration" in your video card's
advanced setup parameters.  Here is how to turn off Power GDI
Acceleration:

1.   Press (Control-Escape) to bring up the Start menu.

2.   Press "S" for the Settings menu.

3.   Press "C" to open the Control Panel.

4.   Press the "D" key repeatedly until you get to the
     "Display" item in the Control Panel window.

5.   Press (Enter) to open the Display dialogue box.

6.   Press (Shift-Tab) once to get to the file tab labeled
     "Background."

7.   Press your (Right-Cursor) key three times to get to 
     "MGA Settings."

8.   Press your (Tab) key five times to get to the button
     called "Advanced."


9.   Press your (Space Bar) to access the Advanced settings.

10.  Press your (Right-Cursor) key once to get to the
     "Performance" file tab.

11.  Press your (Tab) key seven times to get to the checkbox
     for "Use Power GDI Acceleration."

12.  Press your (Space Bar) to uncheck the Use Power GDI
     Acceleration checkbox.

13.  Press (Enter) to accept the change.

14.  Press your (Tab) key four times to get to the "OK" button.

15.  Press (Enter) to close the dialogue box.

16.  Press (Alt-F4) to exit Control Panel.

17.  Restart Windows to insure that the change takes effect
     immediately.


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     We here at Artic Technologies appreciate the above reference
document provided by Jerry Weichbrodt, of Livonia, Michigan.   We
welcome your submission of documentation which can be used to
benefit Artic users.  Concerning how to submit your document,
Telephone the Artic Technologies Help Center at: (248) 588-1425.

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     Artic Technologies welcomes you to use the above information,
but cautions that you do so at your own risk.  Even though these
steps have been thoroughly tested, we cannot guarantee that they
will work in your specific computer environment.
 
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