display issues

Hi all, my mother's laptop has Windows 7 and has missing fonts. I tried a couple of things like copying fonts from one Windows 7 machine to another but it appears the fonts are already there. I also tried the reset fonts option from the control panel (>fonts). I also tried running some scannow...

Fixes an issue in which the composition window appears behind the main window of a RemoteApp program. This issue occurs when you connect to the RemoteApp from a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Link Removed

I just upgraded to Win 7 HP 64 and know nothing....yet. Previously my external monitor (SyncMaster 203B) 16/32 bit connected no problem with the full display showing (previous OS Vista HP 32 bit). Now...a 2" in. black border surrounds the window. Samsungs Auto-Adjust made no improvment. Samsungs...

Columns of Horizontal Lines appear randomly and frequently on my desktop. Not always but sometimes 2 or 3 times a day. Images of the display on my desktop are zip attached along with my pc specs - (incl a detailed one called OURPC.txt). Some days they never appear. My computer freezes as a...

I have gone into Appearance and Personalisation, then clicked Adjust Screen Resolution, then Advanced Settings, I click Troubleshoot but the Change Settings button is greyed out as I can't click it, with a little administrator shield next to it. I am the only user and the admin on this computer...

Hi. When I do ctrl+alt+del I see "Lock computer", "Task manager", ... The border around these is very vaint, I can't see it. How do I change this border color and/or size? Link Removed Best Regards ben

Fixes an issue in which private EUDC characters are not displayed correctly on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs if the security update that is described in KB 2506223 is installed on the computer. More...

As you may note from this question, I am not a skilled user. I run dual monitors on a dell desktop with windows 7 pro. All was good until recently and now whenever typing if I use the 1 and 2 number keys on qwerty (not number pad) the window I am working in jumps monitors. Apparently I...

I completely upgraded my pc lately after a crash. Windows 7-64 bit, I used to have Windows XP Pro. I noticed that when playing hd-movies on the 24'' screen the video slightly stutters. Not after just switching on the pc, but later on. Also seems that RealPlayer doesn't give these effects, while...

I have written a code in MATLAB to present 2 drifting gratings in a dual-monitor setup, one gratings in the middle of each monitor. I have setup my desktop wioth eyefinity enabled such thatboth monitors are grouped as a single desktop. However, I am always getting tearing in only one of the...

Solve common problems the duplicate or extend the desktop on several screens with Windows 7. Link Removed

I bought this Samsung Laptop a few weeks ago. Every time I put my laptop to sleep and then start it up again, my screen becomes VERY dark. I can barely see anything. I don't know if its my screen problem but is there any way to fix this? It's annoying...The only way to get it back to normal is...

Hi In general I use my laptop in one place, so I use external keyboard and monitor. Most of my stuff I do only on external monitor, but when i work (code and stuff) I like using both monitors (external as main + laptop monitor as secondary). The problem is with switching between views...

I have a HP MINI netbook, and earlier (admittedly while watching TV, and paying very little attention) tried putting headphones in and managed to miss and put them in the USB port. The screen flickered and is now a mint green, and it won't switch off fully, and the screen stays green whenever i...

In Windows 7 you have a higher resolution external monitor attached to a notebook and Explorer running full screen on the secondary display. If you disable or detach the secondary monitor, a line will appear on the right hand side of the Windows... Link Removed

I have a Samsung TFT monitor with resolution 1920x1080 which is connected by HDMI cable. Assume I open a couple of windows (IntExp, WinExplorer, notepad,...). Now (e.g.late in the evening) I turn off manually physically (only) the TFT monitor to save power but let the computer continue run...

After I turn my computer on, the screen will flash green and black until it gets pass all of the booting and has windows log in loaded. I recently clean installed Windows 7 and reinstalled my graphics drivers. i7-2600k Processor Asus P8Z68-V LX Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Dual Graphics 8GB Ram

When you start Microsoft Management Console (MMC console) such as services.msc or gpedit.msc, you may get the following error message: Additionally, when you click OK in the error message, you receive the same error message again. The desktop sidebar... More...

Well i just got over a bsod problem with my graphics card (AMD 6970m) and when i updated it with the latest driver i noticed that my computer was using 2 displays when i have nothing connected to it. This is very annoying and i dont know how to fix it, using the Windows + P buttons says its...

I've been getting conflicting answers on this, and I'll apologize in advance, because I'm sure it's been discussed here before. I have a Toshiba Satellite C655-S5142 & Toshiba tells me the video card supports TV out. One article tells me all I need is a VGA to s-video adapter, but that doesn't...