graphics mystery

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Howdy:

I have a kinda mystery here on a neighbors machine. She has a line
running vertically down the center of her 17" LCD screen. It is
about 1/8" wide and has a band or two of blue, yellow and I think
green, but not sure about the colors.

Here's the kicker, it only shows up on the desktop and only when
using just a single color. If she is using a photo or any of the
Microsoft installed wallpaper, it doesn't show up. If you open any
program or window the line is not there, unless part of the desktop
in the center of the monitor is showing, then you can still see part
of the band.

I thought it was the graphics drivers, but wouldn't it show up in
all the windows? Why only a solid color desktop background?
I've checked Device Manager and Display properties and they all look
fine. I even messed around with the screen resolution and refresh
rate and that had no effect. The resolution is set for the native
resolution of the monitor.

This isn't a code red problem, just driving me a little nuts! Oh,
yeah, the OS is WinXP SP/2, fully patched as of Dec 2, '07. Any
ideas or suggestion will be appreciated. Thanks!
 
The Seabat said:
Howdy:

I have a kinda mystery here on a neighbors machine. She has a line
running vertically down the center of her 17" LCD screen. It is
about 1/8" wide and has a band or two of blue, yellow and I think
green, but not sure about the colors.

Here's the kicker, it only shows up on the desktop and only when
using just a single color. If she is using a photo or any of the
Microsoft installed wallpaper, it doesn't show up. If you open any
program or window the line is not there, unless part of the desktop
in the center of the monitor is showing, then you can still see part
of the band.

I thought it was the graphics drivers, but wouldn't it show up in
all the windows? Why only a solid color desktop background?
I've checked Device Manager and Display properties and they all look
fine. I even messed around with the screen resolution and refresh
rate and that had no effect. The resolution is set for the native
resolution of the monitor.
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I've never seen that. Have you tried changing the single color
background from dark to light? Are you aware of the Windows desktop
background settings Center/Tile/Stretch?
 
The said:
Howdy:

I have a kinda mystery here on a neighbors machine. She has a line
running vertically down the center of her 17" LCD screen. It is
about 1/8" wide and has a band or two of blue, yellow and I think
green, but not sure about the colors.

Here's the kicker, it only shows up on the desktop and only when
using just a single color. If she is using a photo or any of the
Microsoft installed wallpaper, it doesn't show up. If you open any
program or window the line is not there, unless part of the desktop
in the center of the monitor is showing, then you can still see part
of the band.

I thought it was the graphics drivers, but wouldn't it show up in
all the windows? Why only a solid color desktop background?
I've checked Device Manager and Display properties and they all look
fine. I even messed around with the screen resolution and refresh
rate and that had no effect. The resolution is set for the native
resolution of the monitor.

This isn't a code red problem, just driving me a little nuts! Oh,
yeah, the OS is WinXP SP/2, fully patched as of Dec 2, '07. Any
ideas or suggestion will be appreciated. Thanks!
Click to expand...

I have a friend whose Samsung started doing the same thing. Monitor
was defective. You don't mention your brand though.

Bob
 
The Seabat said:
Howdy:

I have a kinda mystery here on a neighbors machine. She has a line
running vertically down the center of her 17" LCD screen. It is
about 1/8" wide and has a band or two of blue, yellow and I think
green, but not sure about the colors.

Here's the kicker, it only shows up on the desktop and only when
using just a single color. If she is using a photo or any of the
Microsoft installed wallpaper, it doesn't show up. If you open any
program or window the line is not there, unless part of the desktop
in the center of the monitor is showing, then you can still see part
of the band.

I thought it was the graphics drivers, but wouldn't it show up in
all the windows? Why only a solid color desktop background?
I've checked Device Manager and Display properties and they all look
fine. I even messed around with the screen resolution and refresh
rate and that had no effect. The resolution is set for the native
resolution of the monitor.

This isn't a code red problem, just driving me a little nuts! Oh,
yeah, the OS is WinXP SP/2, fully patched as of Dec 2, '07. Any
ideas or suggestion will be appreciated. Thanks!


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Check the cable first...disconnect each end and inspect. Move it around while on and see
if the 'lines' change as you do this.
 
Bob M said:
I have a friend whose Samsung started doing the same thing.
Monitor was defective. You don't mention your brand though.

Bob
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How can it be something low level like hardware if he can move a
window over the area and it shows on the desktop but doesn't show on
the window?

As he said it's no big deal, but IMO it has to be software.
 
How can it be something low level like hardware if he can move a
window over the area and it shows on the desktop but doesn't show on
the window?

As he said it's no big deal, but IMO it has to be software.
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Sounds like a big deal to me. He says it's driving him nuts! ;)

Larc



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John said:
How can it be something low level like hardware if he can move a
window over the area and it shows on the desktop but doesn't show on
the window?

As he said it's no big deal, but IMO it has to be software.
Click to expand...

Not in my friends case. It was a defective monitor.
 
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