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[littleman5_4u1]

my computer is a dell dimension 2400 an i have windows 98 xp service pack 2 an just today i noticed at the bottom right corner at the time its turning purple if anyone knows why or how to fix it pls. email me at littleman8_2007@yahoo.com ok ?

[Murf]

Welcome to CTH

We don't email, that is what the forum is for.

" i have windows 98 xp service pack 2"

Do you have:

Windows 98
Windows XP SP2

Or both

[littleman5_4u1]

i have windows xp service pack2 murf ok ?

[Miz]

Is there anything close to that corner of the monitor? A speaker perhaps? Anything magnetic? Magnets and some speakers can do strange things to monitor displays if placed too close to the screen.

[littleman5_4u1]

just a speaker that dont work mizz an my printer but my son moved the speaker away yest. an it didnt help :sad:

[littleman5_4u1]

but they been there all along miz so why would it start now ?

[Miz]

I didn't know the problem has been there all along.

If it's an LCD monitor (flat panel), it may just be bad pixels. It happens and it's not uncommon. If that's the case, there is no fix, just learning to live with it.

[littleman5_4u1]

will it get worse miz an theres nothing i can do about it ?

[littleman5_4u1]

do u have yahoo or msn messenger miz an how can i add u so we can talk if u will let me ?

[Murf]

Depending on the brand of the Monitor, if it is still under warranty, you may be able to get a replacement for dead pixels, again this depends on how many pixels, as this varies by manufactures.

Interesting reading:

http://www.tomshardware.com/2003/03/19/penalty/page2.html

You may want to try and reload your video driver and/or monitor driver to ensure this is not the problem.

For example if the monitor is a Dell HERE (http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/devices.aspx?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&SystemID=DIM_PNT_P4_CEL_2400&os=WW1&osl=EN#)are the drivers:

[littleman5_4u1]

you can do a defrag using your system tools ok ?

[littleman5_4u1]

download what it should be on your comp. under system tools ok

[littleman5_4u1]

click on start, then programs, then accessiories, then system tools an ull c disk defrag click on that an itll start ok ?

[littleman5_4u1]

the purple aint been here all along miz the speaker an printer have ok ?

[littleman5_4u1]

murf its not underwarranty no more so id have 2 pay an what r pixels an how do i find um ?

[littleman5_4u1]

murf when i clicked on ur here it said, this page cannot be displayed an my comp. not under warranty no more so id have 2 pay but what r pixels an how do i find um ?

[littleman5_4u1]

its not a laptop it its desktop dell comp. an i dont have the disk so what else can i do 2 get this purple color off my screen ?

[jtdoom]

Ah littleman, that was your problem
I read that yesterday, and wanted the other members have a crack at this.

I think your monitor has a fault in the tube or the power supply.

[littleman5_4u1]

again its a desktop dell it an tell me y its purple at the clock pls. ?

[littleman5_4u1]

how do i fix that it ?

[Miz]

If it's a problem with the monitor, there is no fix. You can take the monitor to a computer shop and have them take a look at it, maybe test it.

A pixel is the tiny unit of color used by monitors to create the picture. Think of them as the tiny building blocks that, all put together, form a picture. They are an integral part of the display and if some go bad, they cannot be replaced or fixed.