Guest chris Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 my display monitor,when my page changes it peels away very slowly from the top & takes everything with it.very annoying just noticed when i watch something i can see small squares in the picture-never used to be like this..not sure if both are connected as i am a pc novice
Guest Malke Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: peeling page chris wrote: > my display monitor,when my page changes it peels away very slowly from the > top & takes everything with it.very annoying just noticed when i watch > something i can see small squares in the picture-never used to be like > this..not sure if both are connected as i am a pc novice That was a good description of the problem. This usually occurs when you have too many programs/processes running in the background and you are running out of system resources. The programs/processes could be legitimate (like running a bloated and invasive antivirus program from Norton or McAfee) or they could be malware (viruses and spyware). It could also be caused by a failing video card (hardware). Unfortunately, you forgot to tell us anything about your computer - make/model, processor speed, amount of RAM (memory). You also forgot to tell us whether the problem has always been there or if it is something new. So, the first thing to do to narrow down the troubleshooting is to answer The First and Second Questions of Troubleshooting: The First Question Of Troubleshooting: what changed between the time things worked and the time they didn't? The Second Question of Windows Troubleshooting: what is the malware/virus status of the machine? If you think it is clean, what programs (and versions) did you use to determine this? Be sure the computer is clean: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware If you don't understand that and/or need more help, then please post back with more details about your computer and at least the answer to The First Question and what antivirus/security programs you have installed. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
Guest chris Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Re: peeling page run the check-pc clean,i am not very good at this sorry,my monitor went about 6wks ago,the guy put a new card in & i bought a new monitor-since then i have been having the problem,thank you for trying to help me out my friend "Malke" wrote: > chris wrote: > > > my display monitor,when my page changes it peels away very slowly from the > > top & takes everything with it.very annoying just noticed when i watch > > something i can see small squares in the picture-never used to be like > > this..not sure if both are connected as i am a pc novice > > That was a good description of the problem. This usually occurs when you > have too many programs/processes running in the background and you are > running out of system resources. The programs/processes could be legitimate > (like running a bloated and invasive antivirus program from Norton or > McAfee) or they could be malware (viruses and spyware). It could also be > caused by a failing video card (hardware). > > Unfortunately, you forgot to tell us anything about your computer - > make/model, processor speed, amount of RAM (memory). You also forgot to > tell us whether the problem has always been there or if it is something > new. > > So, the first thing to do to narrow down the troubleshooting is to answer > The First and Second Questions of Troubleshooting: > > The First Question Of Troubleshooting: what changed between the time things > worked and the time they didn't? > > The Second Question of Windows Troubleshooting: what is the malware/virus > status of the machine? If you think it is clean, what programs (and > versions) did you use to determine this? > > Be sure the computer is clean: > http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware > > If you don't understand that and/or need more help, then please post back > with more details about your computer and at least the answer to The First > Question and what antivirus/security programs you have installed. > > Malke > -- > MS-MVP > Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! > FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ > >
Guest Malke Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Re: peeling page chris wrote: > run the check-pc clean,i am not very good at this sorry,my monitor went > about 6wks ago,the guy put a new card in & i bought a new monitor-since > then i have been having the problem,thank you for trying to help me out my > friend Perhaps the person who did this for you forgot to get the latest video drivers from the video card mftr.'s website. You need to know what video card you've got and then do that. You will uninstall the current drivers and install the latest ones. If you want further help, you'll need to go into Device Manager (or look at any documentation "the guy" gave you) and post the exact make/model of the new video card. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
Guest chris Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Re: peeling page hi again,just been into device manager for the 1st time.what exactly am i lookng for to give you the information you need to help me malke "Malke" wrote: > chris wrote: > > > run the check-pc clean,i am not very good at this sorry,my monitor went > > about 6wks ago,the guy put a new card in & i bought a new monitor-since > > then i have been having the problem,thank you for trying to help me out my > > friend > > Perhaps the person who did this for you forgot to get the latest video > drivers from the video card mftr.'s website. You need to know what video > card you've got and then do that. You will uninstall the current drivers > and install the latest ones. If you want further help, you'll need to go > into Device Manager (or look at any documentation "the guy" gave you) and > post the exact make/model of the new video card. > > Malke > -- > MS-MVP > Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! > FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ > >
Guest Malke Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Re: peeling page chris wrote: > hi again,just been into device manager for the 1st time.what exactly am i > lookng for to give you the information you need to help me malke In Device Manager, expand the Display Adapters category by clicking on the cross next to the category. The make/model of the video card you have will be shown. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
Guest chris Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Re: peeling page rage 128 pro ultra gl agp microsoft corp "Malke" wrote: > chris wrote: > > > hi again,just been into device manager for the 1st time.what exactly am i > > lookng for to give you the information you need to help me malke > > In Device Manager, expand the Display Adapters category by clicking on the > cross next to the category. The make/model of the video card you have will > be shown. > > Malke > -- > MS-MVP > Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! > FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ > >
Guest Malke Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Re: peeling page chris wrote: > rage 128 pro ultra gl agp microsoft corp Go to this link and download the top display driver bundle, the one for Rage 128/Rage 128 PRO. Save it somewhere you will find it, like on your Desktop. http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/xp/legacy-xp.html Then install it. If you can't figure it out, ask a knowledgeable friend (someone who is really knowledgeable and not just saying he is) or take the machine to A DIFFERENT GUY. The "guy" you used installed a cr*p obsolete video card and forgot to install the drivers. Use a competent local professional computer repair shop instead. I don't suggest using a BigComputerStore/GeekSquad type of place. Now, this may not solve your issue but you most definitely should have better device drivers installed. It it doesn't fix the problem, then you need to look elsewhere for the cause. Based on your posts, I really think you will be best off taking the machine to someone who knows what s/he is doing. I say this not to offend you in any way, but simply to be practical. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
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