I don't know what is wrong with my computer. The screen just constantly twitches and it annoys me so much, I want it to stop. I'm not sure what the problem is. Could my monitor be messed up? I have a Dell Dimension XPS T600 from 1999 with XP, up to date virus software. Anyone know what could be wrong here?
View 7 RepliesWhen Windows adds a new monitor using the standard driver, can it detect the aspect ratio? When I hooked up mine, all the resolution choice were for 4:3 monitors. There were no widescreen options. It should choose the monitor's native resolution on its own if the monitor is an LCD.
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View 8 Replies View Relatedi have a Misubishi Diammond Plus 200 and an integrated intel video card. Yes im behind in the technology age but i have no money, i am however saving up money, for a new computer. Anyways.After sometime or sometimes after a reboot, my computer screen just goes haywire. I got distorted colours and lines all over the place they are horizontal and 1 - 5 vertical lines splitting up the screen equally. Now at this stage my computer is like unbearable. I cant seem to do anything without it going messed up. This usually runs when im running graphic extensive things but it justed started occuring more and more often. I have no idea what i have installed that can possiby have affected it. I have run spyware scan trojan scan virus scans to no avail.
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View 1 Replies View RelatedA couple of days ago I got a system error message during XP's startup. It told me to proceed. I clicked yes, and it looked like it entered Safe Mode (4 bit, 640 x 480). There were no messages. I reset the color setting to normal and reboot. XP loaded but said Win XP encoutnered a serious error. But everything seemed normal except for my wallpaper that had patterns as if it were in "halftone." (The problem went away when I reapplied the wallpaper.) I ran the usual aps, checked for viruses and spyware, none found.Today I was using IE, MSN Messenger and Windows Media Player when I heard a beep sound and everything froze for about a minute. Then the screen went black for a few second then went into Safe Mode with the low res colors. An error message said there had been a device failure and that I should save my work. I restarted the computer and it was fine.I just replaced my monitor a few days before any of these happened. I also notice a loud sound and light coming from my floppy disk drive after it is used, as if the computer is still reading it.Could it be a hard disk faailure? But shouldn't there be an error message about it? With Win98 I could tell when the HD was conking out because it always ran a scandisk at the start. Could it be the video card?
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View 1 Replies View Relatedi was messing with the resolution i went to advanced i clicked on something disable and now my computer will b black ater the xp sign comes up.wen i did dat it restarted the computer on its own. Ive tried to start it on safe mode but hte screen gets dark and the letters white...alot of them all say something bout driver.i realy dont know wat to do i even put the XP disc and it didnt work nothing comes up the screen stays black
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I've been trying to troubleshoot from another computer, Dell's tech sites told me to check this and check that, but since I can't even get Windows to start up.
I'm wondering if as a starting point I should try to reinstall Windows? Or try to boot up from the disk?
bit past the right and bottom edges of the monitor screen. things like my Netscape and IE browsers don't seem to run over when maximized, and my toolbar seems ok as well. I'm running Windows XP on a Compaq Presario 5012US with a Nvidia GeForce4 MX 420 video card. The screen resolution I'm currently using is 800x600, and adjusting this setting up or down does nothing to fix the problem. I just updated the drivers for my video card, and windows is up to date as well. I'm totally stumped on this. Awhile back I was having bigger problems with my display when I was also running my TV as a second monitor,
I'm running a NEC MultiSync XV17 monitor also.
I have lost the monitor on my screen that tell me where the volumne is set. How do I get it back on screen?
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View 8 Replies View RelatedI also have been using a Dell 19" LCD (normal) monitor...using the analog connector rather than the digital one.When I hooked up the Samsung this afternoon, I got the desktop and installed the drivers because although the screen looked fine, I had a black 3" wide strip down the right hand side so the desktop wasn't full screen. I used the buttons on the monitor to make that adjustment and immediately everything 'stretched' to the right and the icons and fonts looked elongated.I have to tell you also that I normally use 1024x768 for my resolution. Using digital connector I remember it automatically went to the largest resolution available and everything was so tiny not only on the desktop but also on the net that I couldn't see anything. Digital would not let me readjust back down so I went back to the analog. The wide screen LCD is also using analog.
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