The screen on my dell inspiron 1545 64 bit windows vista is darker on one side than the other and sometimes flickers and progressively gets darker, could it be a driver? or something that i can fix online somehow?

Thats a fair idea,make sure its seated properly and all other connectors/connections,etc including soldered points.--good luck!

Davey Snake!

Please have the lcd screen checked because there could be a possible problem on the screen already or possibly the connector inside the laptop for the screen.

Unfortunately the panel is bad.

try and reinstall the video drivvers

Try this ..

press the windows key on your keyboard and hold it..

press R

now type in msconfig..

On the startup tab, click disable all..

Then restart the computer.. now try and install or download the updates you wanted.

Try restarting the computer in Safe Mode and then check. In case it flickers in Safe Mode too, then the LCD screen might be damaged and you might need to replace it.

your CCFL backlight is weak. change it. back of LCD.

You could have a defective screen, either a faulty inverteror a CCFL lamp - follow this to determine the fault.

Defective CCFL backlight, it may have the following symptom:

• Screen flashs on red/pink and off.
• Picture stays on in red and slowly be come normal.
• Picture flickering with dim display.
• Picture flickering on and off.

All these symptoms indicate that the LCD backlight lamp (CCFL Lamp) has reached the end of the life and all you need to do is replacing the CCFL lamp

Connect an external monitor to your laptop and power it up, if you see the normal Windows images then the video card and laptop is OK and the problem is definitely the backlight.

Dim image and/or dark display on the laptop's LCD screen indicates a faulty LCD backlight and it could be the inverter that supplies high voltage to the CCFL lamp or it is the CCLF lamp is nearly burnt out or burnt out, most likely this is the case.
The inverter can be replaced easily but the CCLF lamp is more time consuming and requires soldering skills.
Check out www.lcdparts.net for parts, repair service and DIY info.

checklist:
1. sound driver 2. microphone settings in volume control applet 3. tap test (tap the area around the microphone and see if eg Sound Recorder picks it up) 4. external microphone
If you get to step 4 before you get anything then your problem is one of missing or damaged microphone.

hey try doing this in safe mode.

If your computer is running Windows XP or Windows Vista

1. From the Windows Start menu, go to Turn off computer and click Restart.
   
2. As the computer restarts, watch for a progress bar at the bottom of the screen. press F8 about once every second.
   
3. Immediately press F8 before the progress bar reaches the right side of the screen.
   
4. From the Windows Start-up menu, highlight Safe Mode and press Enter.
   
5. Wait for your desktop to appear, and then make the necessary repairs (for example, uninstall programs or devices).
   
6. When the repairs are done, restart the computer, and allow it to boot normally.