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scorpio544 · 07-05-2008, 04:49 PM

I was running theBug and i went to the bathroom. When I came back, the whole screen was full of colored lines and squares. I tried going into safe mode, but those squares and lines were still there. I tried uninstalling the bot, still there. Is there anyway to get rid of those colored lines and squares so it would be like normal?

I just backed up my info and i did a system restore, but the same thing keeps happening

Dieselluvr0991 · 07-05-2008, 04:53 PM

sounds like your video card is going out
or it could be a cable loose try unplugging the cable and then repluggin it back in

Frost · 07-05-2008, 04:56 PM

Yeah, I would say it is a loose/broken cable. If not that, then the port on your video card.

scorpio544 · 07-05-2008, 04:57 PM

By the way, its a laptop. So theres no cables attached to it except the power cord. And i tried powering it on without the power cord and it still happens. I dont know about the video card or how to check since it is a laptop.

Guo0 · 07-05-2008, 05:12 PM

post a screenie of your desktop

scorpio544 · 07-05-2008, 05:22 PM

ok, but i have to wait for my phone to charge..

My dad is saying thats its a virus since the only thing that was running was club live and theBug

2+2=OVER9000 · 07-05-2008, 05:23 PM

How old is the laptop? You may still have a warranty on it.

scorpio544 · 07-05-2008, 05:25 PM

Im pretty sure theres no warranty on it. It may be like 4 years old?

2+2=OVER9000 · 07-05-2008, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by scorpio544

Im pretty sure theres no warranty on it. It may be like 4 years old?

Shitty. In all honesty I don't know why people are requesting for a picture of it - I don't see what that's going to help. It can be one of two things: video card or monitor. I highly highly doubt it's a software problem.

scorpio544 · 07-05-2008, 05:34 PM

It sometimes works well for 5 seconds and than these little squares start popping out when I reach the Windows logo.

2+2=OVER9000 · 07-05-2008, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by scorpio544

It sometimes works well for 5 seconds and than these little squares start popping out when I reach the Windows logo.

So whenever you highlight the start menu button it turns into a square, right?

johnfoe · 07-05-2008, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 2+2=OVER9000

Shitty. In all honesty I don't know why people are requesting for a picture of it - I don't see what that's going to help. It can be one of two things: video card or monitor. I highly highly doubt it's a software problem.

If the video card is displaying bad things it will show up in a screen shot (if it is the graphics card). If it doesn't show up in the screen shot it is your monitor OR the cable that is going to your monitor in your laptop. = )

This happend to me once and it was due to overheating and screwed up the memory on the graphics. For me to fix it on mine I reformatted the computer. But you might be able to 'fix' it by deleting the driver for the graphics card, reboot, and then reinstall the driver.

If you have a mac it is 99% a hardware problem that requires the replacement of the motherboard.

2+2=OVER9000 · 07-05-2008, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by johnfoe

If the video card is displaying bad things it will show up in a screen shot (if it is the graphics card). If it doesn't show up in the screen shot it is your monitor OR the cable that is going to your monitor in your laptop. = )

This happend to me once and it was due to overheating and screwed up the memory on the graphics. For me to fix it on mine I reformatted the computer. But you might be able to 'fix' it by deleting the driver for the graphics card, reboot, and then reinstall the driver.

If you have a mac it is 99% a hardware problem that requires the replacement of the motherboard.

Oh, I was under the impression it wouldn't show in a screenshot. My bad. :x
Next time it happens press the prtscn button and open up ms paint, paste, save, upload, put on here.

scorpio544 · 07-05-2008, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 2+2=OVER9000

So whenever you highlight the start menu button it turns into a square, right?

No. Whenever I turn on the laptop, these squares or lines start appearing.

This only happened to me one time and I got to the windows logo screen (maybe its called the boot up screen, but its not the start menu button) without the squares or lines appearing. When at the boot up screen, the loading bar is half way done and those squares/ lines come back up.

Guo0 · 07-05-2008, 05:51 PM

uh-oh, you might have dead pixels

scorpio544 · 07-05-2008, 05:53 PM

how could they be dead pixels if it was once normal for a couple of seconds?

Guo0 · 07-05-2008, 05:53 PM

have you tried squeezing the monitor to see if it'll disappear

Dieselluvr0991 · 07-05-2008, 05:53 PM

well if he had dead pixels then it would show up when he turns it on

Guo0 · 07-05-2008, 06:03 PM

screenshot yet?

scorpio544 · 07-05-2008, 07:03 PM

screenshots added.

scorpio544 · 07-05-2008, 07:10 PM

Ill be gone for a couple of hours, but keep posting.

07-05-2008, 04:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
scorpio544 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 189 Reputation: 1	Can anyone help me out?? pics added I was running theBug and i went to the bathroom. When I came back, the whole screen was full of colored lines and squares. I tried going into safe mode, but those squares and lines were still there. I tried uninstalling the bot, still there. Is there anyway to get rid of those colored lines and squares so it would be like normal? I just backed up my info and i did a system restore, but the same thing keeps happening __________________ Plus you can custom order ANYTHING! Last edited by scorpio544; 07-05-2008 at 07:04 PM.

07-05-2008, 04:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Frost Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 560 Reputation: 4	Yeah, I would say it is a loose/broken cable. If not that, then the port on your video card. __________________

07-05-2008, 04:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
scorpio544 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 189 Reputation: 1	By the way, its a laptop. So theres no cables attached to it except the power cord. And i tried powering it on without the power cord and it still happens. I dont know about the video card or how to check since it is a laptop. __________________ Plus you can custom order ANYTHING!

07-05-2008, 05:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
Guo0 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 660 Reputation: 18	post a screenie of your desktop __________________

07-05-2008, 05:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
scorpio544 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 189 Reputation: 1	ok, but i have to wait for my phone to charge.. My dad is saying thats its a virus since the only thing that was running was club live and theBug __________________ Plus you can custom order ANYTHING!

07-05-2008, 04:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dieselluvr0991 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tejas Posts: 247 Reputation: 7	sounds like your video card is going out or it could be a cable loose try unplugging the cable and then repluggin it back in

07-05-2008, 05:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
2+2=OVER9000 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,070 Reputation: 27	How old is the laptop? You may still have a warranty on it.

07-05-2008, 05:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
scorpio544 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 189 Reputation: 1	Im pretty sure theres no warranty on it. It may be like 4 years old? __________________ Plus you can custom order ANYTHING!

07-05-2008, 05:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
scorpio544 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 189 Reputation: 1	It sometimes works well for 5 seconds and than these little squares start popping out when I reach the Windows logo. __________________ Plus you can custom order ANYTHING!

07-05-2008, 05:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
Guo0 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 660 Reputation: 18	uh-oh, you might have dead pixels __________________

07-05-2008, 05:53 PM	#16 (permalink)
scorpio544 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 189 Reputation: 1	how could they be dead pixels if it was once normal for a couple of seconds? __________________ Plus you can custom order ANYTHING!

07-05-2008, 05:53 PM	#17 (permalink)
Guo0 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 660 Reputation: 18	have you tried squeezing the monitor to see if it'll disappear __________________

07-05-2008, 05:53 PM	#18 (permalink)
Dieselluvr0991 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tejas Posts: 247 Reputation: 7	well if he had dead pixels then it would show up when he turns it on

07-05-2008, 06:03 PM	#19 (permalink)
Guo0 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 660 Reputation: 18	screenshot yet? __________________

07-05-2008, 07:03 PM	#20 (permalink)
scorpio544 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 189 Reputation: 1	screenshots added. __________________ Plus you can custom order ANYTHING!

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scorpio544 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 189 Reputation: 1	Ill be gone for a couple of hours, but keep posting. __________________ Plus you can custom order ANYTHING!

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