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  #1  
Old June 24th 05, 03:29 AM
Shani S.
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Default Display monitor COLOR gone CRAZY!

Hi, I hope someone out there can help me!

I noticed the other day that my monior color suddenly changed. I saw the
color of my wallpaper dramatically darken and I now have an awful gray
shadow, gray horizontal lines running across my screen, and a strange
discoloration of everything that is displayed on my monitor screen.

At that time, I tried changing the color display settings but this was to no
avail. I basically tried everything I could thnk of to fix the problem but
nothing worked. I thought my monitor was breaking down, so I foolishly
ordered a new Dell monitor and after throwing out my old monitor and hooking
up the new one the problem still persists.

I again attempted to reinstall my display driver but that did nothing, then
I tried readjusting the display pixels, but that didn't work either. I then
uninstalled and REinstalled my video driver, but that did not work. I did an
update driver search but could find none for my Windows ME operating system.

I scanned my disk for errors, I did a registry fix for errors, I did a
system restore, I did a disk defragmenter, rechecked my monitor settings,
rechecked my pixel settings, checked my advanced display settings, etc.;
nevertheless, nothing is working to remedy the problem.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SOMEONE OUT THERE TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY
MONITOR DISPLAY!

Thank you,
Shani S.



  #2  
Old June 24th 05, 03:57 AM
Heirloom
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Posts: n/a
Default

Boot into the Safe Mode........there you will be using simple VGA and,
although, icons and such will be much larger with less detail, the color
should be about right. See if the gray lines, etc. still exist. If not,
suspect your video card. There is a slim chance it could be your monitor's
cable (if your new one did not come with one), but, I would lean toward your
video card. If you have 'on board' video and a vacant PCI slot, you can add
a video card and probably cure the issue. You may have to consult your
motherboard documentation to see if there is something to disable the
onboard video or maybe something in the BIOS. Being a Dell, you probably
have a vacant PCI expansion slot and onboard video. Consult Dell's website
for your particular model.......hopefully, they will have the info you need.
There are some free tools available that can provide info about your
machine, such as: Everest, SiSoft Sandra and Belarc Advisor..........good
to have on hand, in any case.
I'm not one of the gurus, so, you may want to wait for confirmation, but, I
believe the above to be true.
Heirloom, old and happened to me


"Shani S." Shani wrote in message
...
Hi, I hope someone out there can help me!

I noticed the other day that my monior color suddenly changed. I saw the
color of my wallpaper dramatically darken and I now have an awful gray
shadow, gray horizontal lines running across my screen, and a strange
discoloration of everything that is displayed on my monitor screen.

At that time, I tried changing the color display settings but this was to
no
avail. I basically tried everything I could thnk of to fix the problem but
nothing worked. I thought my monitor was breaking down, so I foolishly
ordered a new Dell monitor and after throwing out my old monitor and
hooking
up the new one the problem still persists.

I again attempted to reinstall my display driver but that did nothing,
then
I tried readjusting the display pixels, but that didn't work either. I
then
uninstalled and REinstalled my video driver, but that did not work. I did
an
update driver search but could find none for my Windows ME operating
system.

I scanned my disk for errors, I did a registry fix for errors, I did a
system restore, I did a disk defragmenter, rechecked my monitor settings,
rechecked my pixel settings, checked my advanced display settings, etc.;
nevertheless, nothing is working to remedy the problem.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SOMEONE OUT THERE TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY
MONITOR DISPLAY!

Thank you,
Shani S.





  #3  
Old June 24th 05, 04:13 PM
Shani S.
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Posts: n/a
Default

Hi Heirloom,

Thanks for the info.

As you suggested, I booted to "Safe Mode," and to my surprise the gray lines
are still there.

Besides my video card, what else do you think the problem could be?

This is driving me crazy.......Grrrrrrr

Thanks,
Shani


"Heirloom" wrote:

Boot into the Safe Mode........there you will be using simple VGA and,
although, icons and such will be much larger with less detail, the color
should be about right. See if the gray lines, etc. still exist. If not,
suspect your video card. There is a slim chance it could be your monitor's
cable (if your new one did not come with one), but, I would lean toward your
video card. If you have 'on board' video and a vacant PCI slot, you can add
a video card and probably cure the issue. You may have to consult your
motherboard documentation to see if there is something to disable the
onboard video or maybe something in the BIOS. Being a Dell, you probably
have a vacant PCI expansion slot and onboard video. Consult Dell's website
for your particular model.......hopefully, they will have the info you need.
There are some free tools available that can provide info about your
machine, such as: Everest, SiSoft Sandra and Belarc Advisor..........good
to have on hand, in any case.
I'm not one of the gurus, so, you may want to wait for confirmation, but, I
believe the above to be true.
Heirloom, old and happened to me


"Shani S." Shani wrote in message
...
Hi, I hope someone out there can help me!

I noticed the other day that my monior color suddenly changed. I saw the
color of my wallpaper dramatically darken and I now have an awful gray
shadow, gray horizontal lines running across my screen, and a strange
discoloration of everything that is displayed on my monitor screen.

At that time, I tried changing the color display settings but this was to
no
avail. I basically tried everything I could thnk of to fix the problem but
nothing worked. I thought my monitor was breaking down, so I foolishly
ordered a new Dell monitor and after throwing out my old monitor and
hooking
up the new one the problem still persists.

I again attempted to reinstall my display driver but that did nothing,
then
I tried readjusting the display pixels, but that didn't work either. I
then
uninstalled and REinstalled my video driver, but that did not work. I did
an
update driver search but could find none for my Windows ME operating
system.

I scanned my disk for errors, I did a registry fix for errors, I did a
system restore, I did a disk defragmenter, rechecked my monitor settings,
rechecked my pixel settings, checked my advanced display settings, etc.;
nevertheless, nothing is working to remedy the problem.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SOMEONE OUT THERE TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY
MONITOR DISPLAY!

Thank you,
Shani S.






  #4  
Old June 24th 05, 06:32 PM
Mart
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It's looking like a faulty video card, but just to completely eliminate (or
otherwise) WinMe from being involved with the problem, boot into Real Mode
DOS by using your WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk and letting it continue until
the 'white text on blue background' Help pages appear. Scroll up and down
using the arrow keys and look to see if you still get the gray shadow and
horizontal lines.

If so, then you've proved WinMe not to be the cause, nor anything on your
hard drive!

Depending on the above result AND from your previous responses, then as
Heirloom implied, the video card is certainly looking like the prime
suspect - but you should substitute your video cable first, just to be sure.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in message
...
Hi Heirloom,

Thanks for the info.

As you suggested, I booted to "Safe Mode," and to my surprise the gray
lines
are still there.

Besides my video card, what else do you think the problem could be?

This is driving me crazy.......Grrrrrrr

Thanks,
Shani


"Heirloom" wrote:

Boot into the Safe Mode........there you will be using simple VGA and,
although, icons and such will be much larger with less detail, the color
should be about right. See if the gray lines, etc. still exist. If
not,
suspect your video card. There is a slim chance it could be your
monitor's
cable (if your new one did not come with one), but, I would lean toward
your
video card. If you have 'on board' video and a vacant PCI slot, you can
add
a video card and probably cure the issue. You may have to consult your
motherboard documentation to see if there is something to disable the
onboard video or maybe something in the BIOS. Being a Dell, you probably
have a vacant PCI expansion slot and onboard video. Consult Dell's
website
for your particular model.......hopefully, they will have the info you
need.
There are some free tools available that can provide info about your
machine, such as: Everest, SiSoft Sandra and Belarc
Advisor..........good
to have on hand, in any case.
I'm not one of the gurus, so, you may want to wait for confirmation, but,
I
believe the above to be true.
Heirloom, old and happened to me


"Shani S." Shani wrote in message
...
Hi, I hope someone out there can help me!

I noticed the other day that my monior color suddenly changed. I saw
the
color of my wallpaper dramatically darken and I now have an awful gray
shadow, gray horizontal lines running across my screen, and a strange
discoloration of everything that is displayed on my monitor screen.

At that time, I tried changing the color display settings but this was
to
no
avail. I basically tried everything I could thnk of to fix the problem
but
nothing worked. I thought my monitor was breaking down, so I foolishly
ordered a new Dell monitor and after throwing out my old monitor and
hooking
up the new one the problem still persists.

I again attempted to reinstall my display driver but that did nothing,
then
I tried readjusting the display pixels, but that didn't work either. I
then
uninstalled and REinstalled my video driver, but that did not work. I
did
an
update driver search but could find none for my Windows ME operating
system.

I scanned my disk for errors, I did a registry fix for errors, I did a
system restore, I did a disk defragmenter, rechecked my monitor
settings,
rechecked my pixel settings, checked my advanced display settings,
etc.;
nevertheless, nothing is working to remedy the problem.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SOMEONE OUT THERE TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY
MONITOR DISPLAY!

Thank you,
Shani S.








  #5  
Old June 24th 05, 08:49 PM
Shani S.
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Posts: n/a
Default

Hi Mart,

I did as you said, and sure enough I am seeing the gray lines while viewing
my WinME start-up disc.

I guess a new Video Card is the solution!

Thanks for everyone's help.

Shani





"Mart" wrote:

It's looking like a faulty video card, but just to completely eliminate (or
otherwise) WinMe from being involved with the problem, boot into Real Mode
DOS by using your WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk and letting it continue until
the 'white text on blue background' Help pages appear. Scroll up and down
using the arrow keys and look to see if you still get the gray shadow and
horizontal lines.

If so, then you've proved WinMe not to be the cause, nor anything on your
hard drive!

Depending on the above result AND from your previous responses, then as
Heirloom implied, the video card is certainly looking like the prime
suspect - but you should substitute your video cable first, just to be sure.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in message
...
Hi Heirloom,

Thanks for the info.

As you suggested, I booted to "Safe Mode," and to my surprise the gray
lines
are still there.

Besides my video card, what else do you think the problem could be?

This is driving me crazy.......Grrrrrrr

Thanks,
Shani


"Heirloom" wrote:

Boot into the Safe Mode........there you will be using simple VGA and,
although, icons and such will be much larger with less detail, the color
should be about right. See if the gray lines, etc. still exist. If
not,
suspect your video card. There is a slim chance it could be your
monitor's
cable (if your new one did not come with one), but, I would lean toward
your
video card. If you have 'on board' video and a vacant PCI slot, you can
add
a video card and probably cure the issue. You may have to consult your
motherboard documentation to see if there is something to disable the
onboard video or maybe something in the BIOS. Being a Dell, you probably
have a vacant PCI expansion slot and onboard video. Consult Dell's
website
for your particular model.......hopefully, they will have the info you
need.
There are some free tools available that can provide info about your
machine, such as: Everest, SiSoft Sandra and Belarc
Advisor..........good
to have on hand, in any case.
I'm not one of the gurus, so, you may want to wait for confirmation, but,
I
believe the above to be true.
Heirloom, old and happened to me


"Shani S." Shani wrote in message
...
Hi, I hope someone out there can help me!

I noticed the other day that my monior color suddenly changed. I saw
the
color of my wallpaper dramatically darken and I now have an awful gray
shadow, gray horizontal lines running across my screen, and a strange
discoloration of everything that is displayed on my monitor screen.

At that time, I tried changing the color display settings but this was
to
no
avail. I basically tried everything I could thnk of to fix the problem
but
nothing worked. I thought my monitor was breaking down, so I foolishly
ordered a new Dell monitor and after throwing out my old monitor and
hooking
up the new one the problem still persists.

I again attempted to reinstall my display driver but that did nothing,
then
I tried readjusting the display pixels, but that didn't work either. I
then
uninstalled and REinstalled my video driver, but that did not work. I
did
an
update driver search but could find none for my Windows ME operating
system.

I scanned my disk for errors, I did a registry fix for errors, I did a
system restore, I did a disk defragmenter, rechecked my monitor
settings,
rechecked my pixel settings, checked my advanced display settings,
etc.;
nevertheless, nothing is working to remedy the problem.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SOMEONE OUT THERE TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY
MONITOR DISPLAY!

Thank you,
Shani S.









  #6  
Old June 24th 05, 09:41 PM
Heirloom
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Shani,
As you did not mention your particular model of Dell machine, there
remains the possibility that you may have 'onboard' video.......in essence,
the video card is part of your motherboard. This will necessitate having a
vacant PCI expansion slot or an AGP slot for a new video card, plus,
disabling the onboard video......not sure if this would be done by a strap
or switch on your motherboard or through the BIOS or both. If you are
unsure, post the model and any specifics about your machine and someone will
help you get what you need. You should also take into consideration the
output of your power supply. My old Me box has a 250w power supply and it
was determined that I should not get a video card beyond 32Meg, due to power
consumption. As my previous card was a 16Meg, there was a noticeable
difference going to the 32Meg, especially when dealing with graphics
intensive programs.
Heirloom, old and been there

"Shani S." wrote in message
...
Hi Mart,

I did as you said, and sure enough I am seeing the gray lines while
viewing
my WinME start-up disc.

I guess a new Video Card is the solution!

Thanks for everyone's help.

Shani





"Mart" wrote:

It's looking like a faulty video card, but just to completely eliminate
(or
otherwise) WinMe from being involved with the problem, boot into Real
Mode
DOS by using your WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk and letting it continue
until
the 'white text on blue background' Help pages appear. Scroll up and down
using the arrow keys and look to see if you still get the gray shadow and
horizontal lines.

If so, then you've proved WinMe not to be the cause, nor anything on your
hard drive!

Depending on the above result AND from your previous responses, then as
Heirloom implied, the video card is certainly looking like the prime
suspect - but you should substitute your video cable first, just to be
sure.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in message
...
Hi Heirloom,

Thanks for the info.

As you suggested, I booted to "Safe Mode," and to my surprise the gray
lines
are still there.

Besides my video card, what else do you think the problem could be?

This is driving me crazy.......Grrrrrrr

Thanks,
Shani


"Heirloom" wrote:

Boot into the Safe Mode........there you will be using simple VGA and,
although, icons and such will be much larger with less detail, the
color
should be about right. See if the gray lines, etc. still exist. If
not,
suspect your video card. There is a slim chance it could be your
monitor's
cable (if your new one did not come with one), but, I would lean
toward
your
video card. If you have 'on board' video and a vacant PCI slot, you
can
add
a video card and probably cure the issue. You may have to consult
your
motherboard documentation to see if there is something to disable the
onboard video or maybe something in the BIOS. Being a Dell, you
probably
have a vacant PCI expansion slot and onboard video. Consult Dell's
website
for your particular model.......hopefully, they will have the info you
need.
There are some free tools available that can provide info about your
machine, such as: Everest, SiSoft Sandra and Belarc
Advisor..........good
to have on hand, in any case.
I'm not one of the gurus, so, you may want to wait for confirmation,
but,
I
believe the above to be true.
Heirloom, old and happened to
me


"Shani S." Shani wrote in message
...
Hi, I hope someone out there can help me!

I noticed the other day that my monior color suddenly changed. I saw
the
color of my wallpaper dramatically darken and I now have an awful
gray
shadow, gray horizontal lines running across my screen, and a
strange
discoloration of everything that is displayed on my monitor screen.

At that time, I tried changing the color display settings but this
was
to
no
avail. I basically tried everything I could thnk of to fix the
problem
but
nothing worked. I thought my monitor was breaking down, so I
foolishly
ordered a new Dell monitor and after throwing out my old monitor and
hooking
up the new one the problem still persists.

I again attempted to reinstall my display driver but that did
nothing,
then
I tried readjusting the display pixels, but that didn't work either.
I
then
uninstalled and REinstalled my video driver, but that did not work.
I
did
an
update driver search but could find none for my Windows ME operating
system.

I scanned my disk for errors, I did a registry fix for errors, I did
a
system restore, I did a disk defragmenter, rechecked my monitor
settings,
rechecked my pixel settings, checked my advanced display settings,
etc.;
nevertheless, nothing is working to remedy the problem.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SOMEONE OUT THERE TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH
MY
MONITOR DISPLAY!

Thank you,
Shani S.











  #7  
Old June 24th 05, 09:51 PM
Mart
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Posts: n/a
Default

Shani, just a reminder to check your video cable first - bent pin or damaged
wire within the cable etc. Try 'turning the cable around' end-to-end to see
if it makes any difference BEFORE you replace your video card.

Good luck.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in message
...
Hi Mart,

I did as you said, and sure enough I am seeing the gray lines while
viewing
my WinME start-up disc.

I guess a new Video Card is the solution!

Thanks for everyone's help.

Shani





"Mart" wrote:

It's looking like a faulty video card, but just to completely eliminate
(or
otherwise) WinMe from being involved with the problem, boot into Real
Mode
DOS by using your WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk and letting it continue
until
the 'white text on blue background' Help pages appear. Scroll up and down
using the arrow keys and look to see if you still get the gray shadow and
horizontal lines.

If so, then you've proved WinMe not to be the cause, nor anything on your
hard drive!

Depending on the above result AND from your previous responses, then as
Heirloom implied, the video card is certainly looking like the prime
suspect - but you should substitute your video cable first, just to be
sure.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in message
...
Hi Heirloom,

Thanks for the info.

As you suggested, I booted to "Safe Mode," and to my surprise the gray
lines
are still there.

Besides my video card, what else do you think the problem could be?

This is driving me crazy.......Grrrrrrr

Thanks,
Shani


"Heirloom" wrote:

Boot into the Safe Mode........there you will be using simple VGA and,
although, icons and such will be much larger with less detail, the
color
should be about right. See if the gray lines, etc. still exist. If
not,
suspect your video card. There is a slim chance it could be your
monitor's
cable (if your new one did not come with one), but, I would lean
toward
your
video card. If you have 'on board' video and a vacant PCI slot, you
can
add
a video card and probably cure the issue. You may have to consult
your
motherboard documentation to see if there is something to disable the
onboard video or maybe something in the BIOS. Being a Dell, you
probably
have a vacant PCI expansion slot and onboard video. Consult Dell's
website
for your particular model.......hopefully, they will have the info you
need.
There are some free tools available that can provide info about your
machine, such as: Everest, SiSoft Sandra and Belarc
Advisor..........good
to have on hand, in any case.
I'm not one of the gurus, so, you may want to wait for confirmation,
but,
I
believe the above to be true.
Heirloom, old and happened to
me


"Shani S." Shani wrote in message
...
Hi, I hope someone out there can help me!

I noticed the other day that my monior color suddenly changed. I saw
the
color of my wallpaper dramatically darken and I now have an awful
gray
shadow, gray horizontal lines running across my screen, and a
strange
discoloration of everything that is displayed on my monitor screen.

At that time, I tried changing the color display settings but this
was
to
no
avail. I basically tried everything I could thnk of to fix the
problem
but
nothing worked. I thought my monitor was breaking down, so I
foolishly
ordered a new Dell monitor and after throwing out my old monitor and
hooking
up the new one the problem still persists.

I again attempted to reinstall my display driver but that did
nothing,
then
I tried readjusting the display pixels, but that didn't work either.
I
then
uninstalled and REinstalled my video driver, but that did not work.
I
did
an
update driver search but could find none for my Windows ME operating
system.

I scanned my disk for errors, I did a registry fix for errors, I did
a
system restore, I did a disk defragmenter, rechecked my monitor
settings,
rechecked my pixel settings, checked my advanced display settings,
etc.;
nevertheless, nothing is working to remedy the problem.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SOMEONE OUT THERE TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH
MY
MONITOR DISPLAY!

Thank you,
Shani S.











  #8  
Old June 24th 05, 10:00 PM
Mart
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Default

HL wrote :-

..... there remains the possibility that you may have 'onboard' video


Fair point HL - Shani should confirm that all the (video) hardware on the PC
has been accounted for and is 'correctly' installed.

Mart


  #9  
Old June 24th 05, 10:49 PM
Heirloom
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Default

Good work, Mart..........I do believe we have this one nailed down. I am
curious about her Dell model and if it has onboard video. None of my few
machines have had that and, as I understand, it may need to be disabled on
the motherboard or the Bios or both.........is that correct?? If she'll
send her model/year, I bet we can find out. She really could use SiSoft
Sandra, or the like........it would tell us a lot.
Heirloom, old and 'bout supper time


"Mart" wrote in message
...
Shani, just a reminder to check your video cable first - bent pin or
damaged wire within the cable etc. Try 'turning the cable around'
end-to-end to see if it makes any difference BEFORE you replace your video
card.

Good luck.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in message
...
Hi Mart,

I did as you said, and sure enough I am seeing the gray lines while
viewing
my WinME start-up disc.

I guess a new Video Card is the solution!

Thanks for everyone's help.

Shani





"Mart" wrote:

It's looking like a faulty video card, but just to completely eliminate
(or
otherwise) WinMe from being involved with the problem, boot into Real
Mode
DOS by using your WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk and letting it continue
until
the 'white text on blue background' Help pages appear. Scroll up and
down
using the arrow keys and look to see if you still get the gray shadow
and
horizontal lines.

If so, then you've proved WinMe not to be the cause, nor anything on
your
hard drive!

Depending on the above result AND from your previous responses, then as
Heirloom implied, the video card is certainly looking like the prime
suspect - but you should substitute your video cable first, just to be
sure.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in message
...
Hi Heirloom,

Thanks for the info.

As you suggested, I booted to "Safe Mode," and to my surprise the gray
lines
are still there.

Besides my video card, what else do you think the problem could be?

This is driving me crazy.......Grrrrrrr

Thanks,
Shani


"Heirloom" wrote:

Boot into the Safe Mode........there you will be using simple VGA
and,
although, icons and such will be much larger with less detail, the
color
should be about right. See if the gray lines, etc. still exist. If
not,
suspect your video card. There is a slim chance it could be your
monitor's
cable (if your new one did not come with one), but, I would lean
toward
your
video card. If you have 'on board' video and a vacant PCI slot, you
can
add
a video card and probably cure the issue. You may have to consult
your
motherboard documentation to see if there is something to disable the
onboard video or maybe something in the BIOS. Being a Dell, you
probably
have a vacant PCI expansion slot and onboard video. Consult Dell's
website
for your particular model.......hopefully, they will have the info
you
need.
There are some free tools available that can provide info about your
machine, such as: Everest, SiSoft Sandra and Belarc
Advisor..........good
to have on hand, in any case.
I'm not one of the gurus, so, you may want to wait for confirmation,
but,
I
believe the above to be true.
Heirloom, old and happened to
me


"Shani S." Shani wrote in message
...
Hi, I hope someone out there can help me!

I noticed the other day that my monior color suddenly changed. I
saw
the
color of my wallpaper dramatically darken and I now have an awful
gray
shadow, gray horizontal lines running across my screen, and a
strange
discoloration of everything that is displayed on my monitor screen.

At that time, I tried changing the color display settings but this
was
to
no
avail. I basically tried everything I could thnk of to fix the
problem
but
nothing worked. I thought my monitor was breaking down, so I
foolishly
ordered a new Dell monitor and after throwing out my old monitor
and
hooking
up the new one the problem still persists.

I again attempted to reinstall my display driver but that did
nothing,
then
I tried readjusting the display pixels, but that didn't work
either. I
then
uninstalled and REinstalled my video driver, but that did not work.
I
did
an
update driver search but could find none for my Windows ME
operating
system.

I scanned my disk for errors, I did a registry fix for errors, I
did a
system restore, I did a disk defragmenter, rechecked my monitor
settings,
rechecked my pixel settings, checked my advanced display settings,
etc.;
nevertheless, nothing is working to remedy the problem.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SOMEONE OUT THERE TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH
MY
MONITOR DISPLAY!

Thank you,
Shani S.













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Old June 24th 05, 11:19 PM
Shani S.
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Oh my God, you guys are scaring me! LOL

I just ordered a new DELL Video Card. I ordered the same one I started with,
which is the 32bit Graphics Card.

Here is my system information. I have NO idea what you guys are talking
about as far as the mother board, etc.

Please tell me the NEW Video Card will suffice!

YIKES!!!
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SYSTEM INFORMATION:

OS Name Microsoft Windows
Version 4.90.3000 Build 3000
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name NONE
System Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation
System Model XPS-Z
System Type X86-based PC
Processor Pentium(r) III processor GenuineIntel ~1000 Mhz
BIOS Version
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
Locale United States
Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 191.26 MB
Available Physical Memory 176.00 KB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.68 GB
Page File Space 1.81 GB
==================================================

Name 32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX (Dell)
Adapter Type Not Available
Adapter Description NVIDIA
Bits/Pixel -1
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xAFFFF
Memory Address 0xB0000-0xBFFFF
I/O Port 0x03B0-0x03BB
I/O Port 0x03C0-0x03DF
IRQ Channel IRQ 11
Memory Address 0xFD000000-0xFDFFFFFF
Memory Address 0xE8000000-0xEFFFFFFF
Memory Address 0xC0000-0xCA3FF
Memory Address 0xFC900000-0xFE9FFFFF
Driver c:\windows\system\vmm32.vxd (, 1,019.88 KB (1,044,352 bytes), Not
Available)






"Heirloom" wrote:

Good work, Mart..........I do believe we have this one nailed down. I am
curious about her Dell model and if it has onboard video. None of my few
machines have had that and, as I understand, it may need to be disabled on
the motherboard or the Bios or both.........is that correct?? If she'll
send her model/year, I bet we can find out. She really could use SiSoft
Sandra, or the like........it would tell us a lot.
Heirloom, old and 'bout supper time


"Mart" wrote in message
...
Shani, just a reminder to check your video cable first - bent pin or
damaged wire within the cable etc. Try 'turning the cable around'
end-to-end to see if it makes any difference BEFORE you replace your video
card.

Good luck.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in message
...
Hi Mart,

I did as you said, and sure enough I am seeing the gray lines while
viewing
my WinME start-up disc.

I guess a new Video Card is the solution!

Thanks for everyone's help.

Shani





"Mart" wrote:

It's looking like a faulty video card, but just to completely eliminate
(or
otherwise) WinMe from being involved with the problem, boot into Real
Mode
DOS by using your WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk and letting it continue
until
the 'white text on blue background' Help pages appear. Scroll up and
down
using the arrow keys and look to see if you still get the gray shadow
and
horizontal lines.

If so, then you've proved WinMe not to be the cause, nor anything on
your
hard drive!

Depending on the above result AND from your previous responses, then as
Heirloom implied, the video card is certainly looking like the prime
suspect - but you should substitute your video cable first, just to be
sure.

Mart


"Shani S." wrote in message
...
Hi Heirloom,

Thanks for the info.

As you suggested, I booted to "Safe Mode," and to my surprise the gray
lines
are still there.

Besides my video card, what else do you think the problem could be?

This is driving me crazy.......Grrrrrrr

Thanks,
Shani


"Heirloom" wrote:

Boot into the Safe Mode........there you will be using simple VGA
and,
although, icons and such will be much larger with less detail, the
color
should be about right. See if the gray lines, etc. still exist. If
not,
suspect your video card. There is a slim chance it could be your
monitor's
cable (if your new one did not come with one), but, I would lean
toward
your
video card. If you have 'on board' video and a vacant PCI slot, you
can
add
a video card and probably cure the issue. You may have to consult
your
motherboard documentation to see if there is something to disable the
onboard video or maybe something in the BIOS. Being a Dell, you
probably
have a vacant PCI expansion slot and onboard video. Consult Dell's
website
for your particular model.......hopefully, they will have the info
you
need.
There are some free tools available that can provide info about your
machine, such as: Everest, SiSoft Sandra and Belarc
Advisor..........good
to have on hand, in any case.
I'm not one of the gurus, so, you may want to wait for confirmation,
but,
I
believe the above to be true.
Heirloom, old and happened to
me


"Shani S." Shani wrote in message
...
Hi, I hope someone out there can help me!

I noticed the other day that my monior color suddenly changed. I
saw
the
color of my wallpaper dramatically darken and I now have an awful
gray
shadow, gray horizontal lines running across my screen, and a
strange
discoloration of everything that is displayed on my monitor screen.

At that time, I tried changing the color display settings but this
was
to
no
avail. I basically tried everything I could thnk of to fix the
problem
but
nothing worked. I thought my monitor was breaking down, so I
foolishly
ordered a new Dell monitor and after throwing out my old monitor
and
hooking
up the new one the problem still persists.

I again attempted to reinstall my display driver but that did
nothing,
then
I tried readjusting the display pixels, but that didn't work
either. I
then
uninstalled and REinstalled my video driver, but that did not work.
I
did
an
update driver search but could find none for my Windows ME
operating
system.

I scanned my disk for errors, I did a registry fix for errors, I
did a
system restore, I did a disk defragmenter, rechecked my monitor
settings,
rechecked my pixel settings, checked my advanced display settings,
etc.;
nevertheless, nothing is working to remedy the problem.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SOMEONE OUT THERE TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH
MY
MONITOR DISPLAY!

Thank you,
Shani S.














 




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