My system was working fine until my ATI Xstasy 9200 SE graphics card stopped sending information to the monitor.
I re-installed my old Nvidia GEFORCE 2 MX/MX 400 video card. Everything works but there is a blurred area to the right of all images. I went to Nvidia and downloaded their GeForce driver package(ac97via.sys). But I don't know if it works with my old, old card.
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name COMPUTER
System Manufacturer Compaq
System Model Compaq PC Presario 5UMV11
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 4 Stepping 2 AuthenticAMD ~1001 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Compaq 786K3, 3/21/2001
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name COMPUTER\default
Time Zone Central Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 384.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 114.61 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File SPACE 921.75 MB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Display: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400
Driver: nv4_disp.dll
Version: 6.14.0010.9371
Date: 10/22/2006
Direct X: 9.0c
Sound: VIA Audio Generic Compaq card
Driver: ac97via.sys
Version: 5.10.1000.3622
Date: 8/3/2004
Provicer: Microsoft

Monitor: Acer 19 inch flat screen Liquid Crystal
(Monitor worked fine on and old, old Presario I have)Check the Windows Catalog to see if your video card is compatible with Windows XP:

http://testedproducts.windowsmarketplace.com/

If it is not, and the manufacturer has no Windows XP drivers, then consider purchasing a new video card.I think the Geforce 2 is faulty.

If the monitor is working fine, then th graphics card is obviously the problem. One can has DIED on u, another.. an even older one is just faulty.

I doubt that its not compatible with XP. My Voodoo 3 worked with XP.

Buy the cheapest card u can afford that will fit in ur system. I dont assume u can/want to buy a better card if ur using a 9250.