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Re: Blinking screen !

Subject: Re: Blinking screen !
From: "Unknown"
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:22:11 -0500
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
My approach would be to clear out your startup folder and reboot. If it 
doesn't blink add one or two items back in at a time
till the blinking occurs. I.E. Try to find a possible program causing the 
problem.
"Mark" <Mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
news:0FC63028-C7CB-46A6-988A-3275702DE0BC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi all,
> Thanks for your assisstance.  Vangard, The screen does not blink when in
> Safe mode or BIOS.  I have tried another monitor and it is doing the same
> thing.
> (How did unknown know I lived on a farm, that bod is awsome !!)
> Cheers.
>
> "VanguardLH" wrote:
>
>> "Mark" in <news:7AC90674-558C-4BAD-A6FA-0C1DCAA5EC17@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > 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.
>>
>> Reboot but hit F8 before Windows load, or hit Del after the POST screen
>> to go into BIOS.  Let the system sit.  When in the console mode for the
>> F8 select screen or while sitting in the BIOS screen, does the monitor
>> still flash?  If not, boot into Windows' Safe Mode.  Does the monitor
>> blink then?
>> 



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