I can be searching the net and then wham... the screen image gets all distorted and then the monitor starts to blink on and off, as if its trying to correct itself. I have to just power off the computer from the power button since the mouse freezes as well and the crt+alt+del doesnt work either. Once I restart it works fine until at any random time it happens again. Could my monitor be going bad? It is a kinda old(2001) as is my computer. the computer came with Win 98 but has been upgraded to XP. Thanks in advance.
Since you mentioned that your mouse freezes and your keyboard freezes, I'm pretty sure your problem does not exist in your monitor at all, but in the computer itself.
The first place I would look for a fix is in your video card. Since you started with a 98 machine and upgraded to XP, I'm not sure how that was done. It has been problematic in my experience to run a FAT32 file system under a XP operating system, and in those days it was a common upgrade.
The problem with it was, and is, that the drivers are built for an NTFS file system and FAT32 is on your pc.(maybe)
The first change I would make (well, as a tech, it would be to erase the hard disk and reinstall the os, but let's just talk about the fix here) is to look at the drivers for the video card, and check with the manufacturer of the video card for the most current one.
If that is already the most current, check the file structure to see if it is FAT32; and if so, consider backing up your data and reinstalling the OS under NTFS files structure.
good luck
tony
Since you mentioned that your mouse freezes and your keyboard freezes, I'm pretty sure your problem does not exist in your monitor at all, but in the computer itself.
The first place I would look for a fix is in your video card. Since you started with a 98 machine and upgraded to XP, I'm not sure how that was done. It has been problematic in my experience to run a FAT32 file system under a XP operating system, and in those days it was a common upgrade.
The problem with it was, and is, that the drivers are built for an NTFS file system and FAT32 is on your pc.(maybe)
The first change I would make (well, as a tech, it would be to erase the hard disk and reinstall the os, but let's just talk about the fix here) is to look at the drivers for the video card, and check with the manufacturer of the video card for the most current one.
If that is already the most current, check the file structure to see if it is FAT32; and if so, consider backing up your data and reinstalling the OS under NTFS files structure.
good luck
tony
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