Guest alxrays Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 Hello, My daughter was playing the Sims game on her Laptop computer HP with Windows XP. The game minimized and left a white line going across the top of her screen. She tried to restart her computer, change the desktop settings along with the background settings and still contiunes to have this thin white line going across her screen . Any suggestions? -- thank you -- thank you
Guest Malke Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 Re: Permanent white line on screen alxrays wrote: > Hello, > My daughter was playing the Sims game on her Laptop computer HP with > Windows XP. > The game minimized and left a white line going across the top of her > screen. She tried to restart her computer, change the desktop settings > along with the background settings and still contiunes to have this thin > white line going across her screen . > Any suggestions? I would boot the computer with any bootable rescue CD like a Bart's PE or preferably Knoppix. I say that Knoppix is preferable in this situation because it runs Linux (from the CD, won't touch your XP install) and creates a full graphical operating system. If the white line remains then this is a hardware fault, probably the graphics chip. If this is the case, there's nothing you can do about it except to contact HP tech support for repair/replacement. To get Knoppix, you need a computer with a fast Internet connection and third-party burning software. Download the Knoppix .iso and create your bootable cd by burning as an image, not as data. You may need to change your boot priority in the BIOS (or use a temporary boot order keypress if available) to have the machine boot from the CD drive first. Another alternative is to see if the white line exists when you first boot up the computer, except that since the full graphics capability of the video chip aren't being used at that point this isn't definitive. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
Guest alxrays Posted August 22, 2008 Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Permanent white line on screen Which Version Of Knoppix.iso should I download? KNOPPIX 5.1.1 Review KNOPPIX 5.1.1 2 isos in 2 groups KNOPPIX 5.0.1 Review KNOPPIX 5.0.1 2 isos in 2 groups KNOPPIX 4.0.2 Review KNOPPIX 4.0.2 1 isos in 1 groups KNOPPIX 4.0 Live DVD Review KNOPPIX 4.0 Live DVD 1 isos in 1 groups knoppix 3.9 Review knoppix 3.9 1 isos in 1 groups Knoppix 3.7 Review Knoppix 3.7 1 isos in 1 groups Knoppix 3.6 Review Knoppix 3.6 2 isos in 2 groups Knoppix 3.4 Review Knoppix 3.4 2 isos in 2 groups I found these on the Website http://iso.linuxquestions.org/knoppix/ -- thank you "Malke" wrote: > alxrays wrote: > > > Hello, > > My daughter was playing the Sims game on her Laptop computer HP with > > Windows XP. > > The game minimized and left a white line going across the top of her > > screen. She tried to restart her computer, change the desktop settings > > along with the background settings and still contiunes to have this thin > > white line going across her screen . > > Any suggestions? > > I would boot the computer with any bootable rescue CD like a Bart's PE or > preferably Knoppix. I say that Knoppix is preferable in this situation > because it runs Linux (from the CD, won't touch your XP install) and > creates a full graphical operating system. If the white line remains then > this is a hardware fault, probably the graphics chip. If this is the case, > there's nothing you can do about it except to contact HP tech support for > repair/replacement. > > To get Knoppix, you need a computer with a fast Internet connection and > third-party burning software. Download the Knoppix .iso and create your > bootable cd by burning as an image, not as data. You may need to change > your boot priority in the BIOS (or use a temporary boot order keypress if > available) to have the machine boot from the CD drive first. > > Another alternative is to see if the white line exists when you first boot > up the computer, except that since the full graphics capability of the > video chip aren't being used at that point this isn't definitive. > > Malke > -- > MS-MVP > Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! > FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ > >
Guest Malke Posted August 22, 2008 Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Permanent white line on screen alxrays wrote: > Which Version Of Knoppix.iso should I download? > > KNOPPIX 5.1.1 Review KNOPPIX 5.1.1 2 isos in 2 groups > KNOPPIX 5.0.1 Review KNOPPIX 5.0.1 2 isos in 2 groups > KNOPPIX 4.0.2 Review KNOPPIX 4.0.2 1 isos in 1 groups > KNOPPIX 4.0 Live DVD Review KNOPPIX 4.0 Live DVD 1 isos in 1 groups > knoppix 3.9 Review knoppix 3.9 1 isos in 1 groups > Knoppix 3.7 Review Knoppix 3.7 1 isos in 1 groups > Knoppix 3.6 Review Knoppix 3.6 2 isos in 2 groups > Knoppix 3.4 Review Knoppix 3.4 2 isos in 2 groups > I found these on the Website > http://iso.linuxquestions.org/knoppix/ > Those are just reviews, not links to downloads as far as I can see. Use the link I gave you - http://www.knoppix.net. Download the CD .iso for the latest version in whatever language you want. EN is English. You can download from FTP mirrors or BitTorrent it. Choose the mirror and method that suits you. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
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