About this tag
Discussions tagged with 'lines' on WindowsForum.com cover a range of display and text-editing issues. Several threads describe visual artifacts on screen, such as blinking white lines, green squares, or columns of horizontal lines that appear during boot or while using applications like GTA V, often pointing to possible hardware problems with the video card or motherboard. Other conversations focus on software-related line issues, including copying lines of text between files using code matches, unexpected cursor freezing when moving to a new line, and formatting problems in Microsoft Word such as unwanted separator lines or aligning objects with rulers. These posts reflect common troubleshooting scenarios for both graphical glitches and document editing challenges.
  1. Istiak

    Windows 10 Blinking white screen, increasing day by day

    After I activate my Windows, A tiny line appeared on the left side of the screen. I didn't care a lot about that. But it was increasing every day a little. but now it turned in to a huge line with 100% opacity. and now another line which is blinking appeared from the left side to center of the...
    • Istiak
    • Thread
    • activation blinking display graphics issues lines opacity screen troubleshooting windows
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. P

    Windows 10 Copy lines of text between two files, Using list / string matches.

    After searching everywhere I'm still unable to find a solution. I have two text documents, one is a list of names the other is coordinates. both documents start each line with an 8 digit code. I want to lookup 8 digit line code from File1 and copy the line contents to only code matches in File2...
  3. RaduDumbraveanu

    Windows 10 Windows 10 Home problem BSOD

    It's not a bluescreen. Something similar. I atached a photo. When I play GTA V, those lines are showing. These are my system specifications. What could be the problem? Please help!
  4. 2

    Microsoft Word 2010 Lines and Ruler Help!

    How would I create lines to go across and up and down to touch the ruler on the top and the left side? How would I determine the center of the top and left side of the ruler? How would I insert a picture to line up with the lines in the ruler after I place them there?
  5. V

    Windows XP On startup green squares

    Whenever I boot my PC a bunch of green squares pop up for the whole startup process then after the windows logo a screen shows with lines that look like the matrix and after a couple of seconds a blue screen appears and just starts the process all over again. Might be an error within my video...
    • Vken
    • Thread
    • blue screen boot issues error graphics graphics card green squares lines motherboard screen issue startup
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  6. P

    Windows 7 Unexpected Cursor Freezing While Typing: Seeking Causes and Solutions

    Lately, on occasion, I'll be typing and will move the cursor to a new line. I'll just type a sentence or two, look up, and the line is blank. Cursor is absent for a few seconds, then appears and all is fine. (due to disability, I can no longer type 80 wpm without looking at the keyboard. I...
  7. S

    Windows 7 Word - how to turn off the row of square black dots that separate pages

    Can someone please tell me how to turn off - that line of small black square dots across the page in Word doc - that separates the pages. Must be something I click on or? How can I stop it happeneing - ever!! I have normal page separation and then suddenly it changes to this hard line. I try...
  8. D

    Windows 7 Desktop Display - Columns Of Horizontal Lines

    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 attached along with my pc specs and a detailed version OURPC.txt. Some days they never appear. My computer freezes as a result and only a...
    • Del56
    • Thread
    • annoyance bsod corruption desktop display drivers freezing graphics hardware intel hd lines performance reboot safe mode support system specs troubleshooting tweaks visual issues windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
  9. P

    Windows 7 Random Red Squares/lines on my screen

    Hello, Sometimes when I am gaming and others times when I am not, my monitor gets red lines/squares on the screen and then causes my computer to restart. It also has continued after the reboot during the bios phase. I have attached some windows provided information of the crash. I have...
    • powerbomb
    • Thread
    • bios crash display issues drivers gaming graphics graphics card gtx 580 hardware issues lines monitor overclocking restart screen issue tech support temperature troubleshooting
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
  10. J

    Windows 7 Red Squares and green lines

    The last few days my computer freezes at the starting windows screen. My system has been running totally fine for a long time until a few days ago. It started randomly freezing playing Fallout New Vegas. I downloaded the latest drivers but it didnt help anything. Sometimes i would get a message...
    • joeaverage45
    • Thread
    • boot issues computer drivers error fallout new vegas freezing graphics graphics card hardware kernel lines nvidia performance recovery safe mode sli square system troubleshooting windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
  11. kemical

    Windows 7 Windows Command Reference

    This download from MS gives an A-Z of command lines that can be used in cmd prompt. If you find that once downloaded it won't seem to open properly then you'll need to unblock it. Right-click on the file and choose properties, look near the bottom and you'll see where to unblock it. Brief...
    • kemical
    • Thread
    • cmd command download error lines prompt properties reference server task tools unblock windows windows 2003 windows 2008 windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Tutorials
  12. K

    Windows 7 BSOD- A lot of random crashes( screen turns black, Red Black Lines across screen_

    Hi, I'm getting a lot of BSOD crashes on this computer. My computer is: Newegg.com - CyberpowerPC Gamer Ultra 2039 Athlon II X4 630(2.8GHz) 4GB DDR3 500GB ATI Radeon HD 5670 Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit I ran a memtest86 a couple months ago and it had errors show up, so i replaced...
    • kingofpicklez
    • Thread
    • black screen bsod compatibility crash customer service cyberpowerpc error gaming graphics hardware internet explorer lines memory minidump ntoskrnl.exe performance starcraft 2 system error troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
  13. O

    Windows 7 How to Move Windows Without Visual Cues in Windows 7

    I have a problem.When i move a window, i see that line, but i wanna move the window without to see that lines.In Windows xp, i know how to solve that, but in Windows 7 i don't found that menu. Sorry for my bad english..
  14. bobalazs

    Windows 7 Canon i250 unwanted lines in print result

    i wanted to print this black and white image but this is my result. I changed cartridge a week ago, and not used it much. Tried printing from photoshop and firefox with the same results. The printer settings are at default. I don't keep a color cartridge in the printer right now, only a black...
    • bobalazs
    • Thread
    • black and white canon cartridges firefox grayscale lines maintenance photoshop printer printing
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  15. odin24seven

    Windows 7 magic jack on win 7

    I have two magic jacks that I am putting in to one computer for a two line phone. right now I am running win xp but will be upgrading to win 7 soon. Befor I hook this up would like to know if anyone has done this befor. This is a work place I am doing this for and there not the main lines. I...
    • odin24seven
    • Thread
    • bandwidth business internet computer setup lines magicjack t1 connection upgrade voip windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  16. Armgame

    Windows 7 Win7 PPPoE connection Error

    Sorry if in wrong thread im new. I have win 7 pro 64 bit. I use route sentry to split my cap into local and international. But now i cant use it cause i cant dial up a pppoe. :eek: When i create a connection it tests line and gives error 797. When i try to dial up it sais "this connection isnt...
    • Armgame
    • Thread
    • adapter connection error lines modem network pppoe router troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  17. W

    Windows 7 Lines on Monitor After Installing Windows Home Premium 32-Bit with NVidia GEForce 8600

    Since installing home premium 32 bit I am experiencing lines running left to right on my monitor. My video card is NVidia GEForce 8600 and a Samsung SyncMaster 204B monitor. Previously I used the RC WIndows 32 bit and the monitor was fine? Thanks for your help.
    • wwoodman
    • Thread
    • 32-bit artifacts display drivers geforce graphics home premium lines monitor nvidia problem resolution samsung syncmaster video windows rc
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  18. S

    Windows 7 red lines in media player 12 help

    I recently did factory reset on my acer vista home premium 64 bit OS.. before installing my windows 7 home premium upgrade retail. It is my understanding that this upgraded my windows media player from version 11 to 12 as it appears only version 12 runs on windows 7. I have red lines running...
    • seancamlive
    • Thread
    • factory reset lines media player repair utility support upgrade version 12 video playback windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  19. C

    Windows 7 Problems with DVI/D-SUB video output, piture gets very buggy when playing video

    Hi! First I watched movies and used pc fine, but I guess it was next time I tried to watch some movies, things got pretty weird. I connected pc to projector via DVI to HDMI cable. My htpc windows user doesn't have aero, so desktop picture was excellent. As soon as I opened video file using any...
    • chmc
    • Thread
    • aero ati buggy d-sub drivers dvi ghost image graphics green lines htpc issues lines monitor performance projector resolution video output video playback visual studio windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  20. J

    Windows 7 Strange Screen Problem (UAC/Boot Splash)

    I have a strange screen problem with default UAC settings (and it often appears, to a lesser degree, during boot) Black (or white) streaks, missing or broken lines when the desktop is dimmed to show a system message. If, in UAC, I choose "Don't Dim Desktop"... the problem goes away when...
    • johnsag49
    • Thread
    • agp asrock beta boot desktop dim drivers evga graphics hardware lines message problem rc1 screen streak troubleshooting uac video windows 7
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support