The screen flicker.

My screen is break and twinkle. It's particularly bad when the computer first set in operation and improves with time. I am using Windows Ultimate, 64 bit.

Sunday, September 23, 2012 08:09:40 + 0000, johnlw wrote:

My screen is break and twinkle. It's particularly bad when the computer first set in operation and improves with time. I am using Windows Ultimate, 64 bit.

It is highly unlikely to be a Windows problem. This is probably your
your video card or the cable connected to the monitor.

Try the cable first; Make sure that it is closely connected to both ends.

If that doesn't fix it, open the case and make sure that the video card is
sitting firmly.

If this does not it, borrow a monitor from a friend and see if
using that solves the problem. If so, buy a new monitor. If she
doesn't work, you probably need a new video card.
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP

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