Help me please...

SamuChan92SamuChan92 Tokyo, Japan
edited September 2009 in Science & Tech
Hello, I am new to this website....VERY new....I was wondering if anyone could help me with a problem I am having?

About a 3 days ago my computer started showing these weird lines across the screen....when ever I have a window up...it looks like its stretched out across the screen...AND...nothing fits on the screen any more....like when I have a window opened up....the X button is off of the screen...its still there...I just can't see it.

I'll try to get a picture of the problem, so you can see what I'm talking about. Ohh and I don't know if you need to know this, but I have Windows Millenium.

Ok...here's the links for the pictures...I'm hoping that what I'm talking about will show up in the pictures, and that its isn't just showing it on my computer =/

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc40/Haji-Saya-Lover92/windows.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc40/Haji-Saya-Lover92/windows2.jpg

Thanks for all of your time!

Comments

  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited September 2009
    What kind of monitor are you using? Your first screenshot shows no sign of stretching on my monitor, which could mean it's one of several different issues. Your second screenshot does show part of the x button is being hidden.

    If you're using a CRT (large, boxy) monitor, you might want to try and find the Degauss function as well as the horizontal and vertical shift/stretch controls - if you shrink the screen horizontally, do you see the rest of the close button? You shouldn't unless you're using weird screenshot voodoo, but it's worth checking.

    Did you recently update drivers of any kind?
  • NemikanNemikan Icrontian
    edited September 2009
    SamuChan92 wrote:
    I have Windows Millenium

    Theres your problem O,o
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited September 2009
    Nemikan wrote:
    Theres your problem O,o

    That's not Windows ME. It's Windows XP.
  • SamuChan92SamuChan92 Tokyo, Japan
    edited September 2009
    I tried degaussing...it didn't work....and trying to shrink the screen didn't work either....thanks for the advice...let me know if you think of anything else...

    Thanks Guys!
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited September 2009
    Is your display set to the correct resolution? Move the slider indicated in this tutorial, and hit apply after each change until the display looks right. In particular, try these settings:

    1024x768
    1152x864
    1280x1024
    1600x1200
  • SamuChan92SamuChan92 Tokyo, Japan
    edited September 2009
    Thrax: I already tried that before....it didn't work, thanks any ways though.

    and ok, here is what i think is causing the problem. When you try to move the cursor off the screen...you can't with the top of the screen and with the left side thats nomal......on the bottom and the right side you can move the cursor off of the screen and only the tip/side of the cursor remains visible thats also normal......but my cursor goes completely out of sight on the right side...I can take a window and move it almost all the way off the screen. Anyone have any ideas on why this is happening...any advice will be greatly appreciated..... Thank You
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