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You have no diagnostic ability? Do you try a new battery if your car won't
start?
Switching parts without getting other info is absolutely ridiculous.
I had an auto dealer wanting to switch parts because my cruise control
didn't work. He quoted $650.
Use common sense when troubleshooting.
"Ron Badour" <Sorry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eIdVvvl2IHA.1236@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Nearly everyone I know has a computer monitor--why should I expect
> something different in OP's case? Even if he lives on a farm, so what--he
> has neighbors. Besides, he is not obligated to take our advice if it is
> too much trouble to try it. Switching hardware parts is a valid method of
> troubleshooting and its simple. And it is what I start with before I
> start looking for complex software explanations.
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Ron Badour
> MS MVP 1997 - 2008
>
>
> "Unknown" <unknown@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:WBN9k.13372$mh5.1805@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> On this problem you and Bruce are as helpful as a rubber crutch. You have
>> no idea whether or not another monitor is available. Perhaps the OP lives
>> on a farm.
>> Why not get more info, such as does it occur with only the desktop
>> displayed (nothing running). What does the start folder
>> show in msconfig? What does task manager---processes show.
>> "Ron Badour" <Sorry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23A9Bs5X2IHA.4912@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> You can start by trying your monitor on a different computer and a
>>> different monitor on your computer.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Ron Badour
>>> MS MVP 1997 - 2008
>>>
>>>
>>> "Mark" <Mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:7AC90674-558C-4BAD-A6FA-0C1DCAA5EC17@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> All of a sudden the screen on my monitor has started to blink, ie, the
>>>> screen goes black for about 2 seconds every 6 seconds. then the screen
>>>> comes
>>>> back to normal. I can continue to work on the pc etc, but it is
>>>> driving me
>>>> mad. I think it started when I was on the internet, and I thought that
>>>> I
>>>> might have got a virus or something nasty, but I have scaned with
>>>> Norton and
>>>> with a program from Microsoft, but they both said there was nothing
>>>> nasty
>>>> found.
>>>> Can anyone give me a clue as to why this is happening and even better
>>>> how I
>>>> might get rid of it please. Thanks a lot.
>>>
>>>
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>>
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