Compaq 5220 (AMD K6-2 380mhz)
Samsung Sync Master 710s monitor
ATI Rage Pro LT video
Win98 preinstalled by Compaq
Word 97 preinstalled by Compaq

New system. Getting numerous screen text problems. Little boxes [] showing up instead of text in Word 97, Windows Help screens, and other places. 6's instead of down errors on task bars. Minimize, maximize boxes are blank sometimes. Everything works, but the text is wacky. Random occurences of these problems.

Also get Explorer, Winword, Msimn, and other application errors / shutdown warnings.

Spent hours with Compaq troubleshooting but no success. Reloaded Win98, Word, downloaded latest Samsung monitor drivers. Nothing helps.

Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.