# Help!!! My computer is doing wierd things!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 20, 2001, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-computer-is-doing-wierd-things/94311 "2001-11-20T00:10:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![moe.ron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed8c4c/32.png) [@moe.ron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moe.ron)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2001, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-computer-is-doing-wierd-things/94311/1 "2001-11-20T00:10:30Z")
FOr the past few days, my computer will not show images from the internet, such as the quote buttons, or even the “post reply” or “new thread”. I just installed Direct x for windows '98, and it seems to have happened around the same time. Any ideas??? ---
**Author:** ![Fredge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/258eb7/32.png) [@Fredge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fredge)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2001, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-computer-is-doing-wierd-things/94311/2 "2001-11-20T03:49:53Z")
I’m not sure if it could be the DirectX upgrade or not. I wouldn’t think the board utilizes DirectX but DirectX does have some interaction with your computers video. A good first place to start is to check and see if there’s a driver update for your video card. I know it’s not much of a suggestion but in the absence of any other posts it’ll keep you busy till someone more knowledgeable comes along. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2001, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-computer-is-doing-wierd-things/94311/3 "2001-11-20T03:55:31Z")
There is a setting on some browsers that lets your browse without showing graphics (it was useful back when fast modems were 9600 baud). Sometimes it gets turned off. ---
**Author:** ![moe.ron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed8c4c/32.png) [@moe.ron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moe.ron)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2001, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-computer-is-doing-wierd-things/94311/4 "2001-11-20T04:04:41Z")
Well, I decided to defrag my devil-machine, and low-and-behold everything works fine now. Though I’m taking C++ in depth now, I still don’t understand how computers work that much. Of course, making making AI without arms, legs, or ports would be pretty fun, I’d think: ME: Tell me how to fix this or I’ll kill you. AI: Syntax error: you must phrase that in the form of a question. ME: \ smashy-smashy!!! 🙂