help, whats wrong with my monitor?

[Plato]

everynow and then when it turns on and gets passed all the windows and ms-dos looking start up screens and openw up in windows environment, it goes like this:

if you looks closely you can make out a very stretched image of my desktop wallpaper.

thing is, i can see the cursor fine, it isnt distorted at all

*note: image appears blurrier than in actual life*

and the monitor controls come out fine too

so woudl it be the monitor? or video card?
does this have anything to do with my speakers being near the monitor?

i usually fix it by pressing the suspend button on my keyboard and unsuspending it after a few seconds, still, i'd prefer if i didnt have to do this. i'd like to know what the problem is and fix it.

anyone have a clue whats going on??

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[patri©k]

HOLY SHIT

RUN ... ITS GONNA BLOW !






fattyp©2002 <-- has a shitty trinitron monitor with 3 lines running horizontally on a constant

 

[KiFe]

try the degauss button on your monitor... (hell.. that buttons gotta be good for SOMETHING)

 

[OTIS]

it looks to me like the synch information being sent to your monitor is being botched along the way..

try uninstalling & updating your videocard drivers to their latest version.

 

[Michkey]

Originally posted by KiFe
try the degauss button on your monitor... (hell.. that buttons gotta be good for SOMETHING)

Isn't that the one that zaps the monitor (great terminology) to eliminate static electricity / dust on the screen?

 

[Plato]

Originally posted by OTIS
it looks to me like the synch information being sent to your monitor is being botched along the way..

try uninstalling & updating your videocard drivers to their latest version.

hmm....i wonder if i even have the drivers for it?? i dont remember having to install anything when i got this computer.
i didnt even get a windows disc!

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