What Is This?

[queenpictoria]

I am taking another run at asking this question.

 

What would you call this???

 

http://www.queenpictoria.com/ScreenTrouble1.jpg

 

This happens when I am working in my HTML editor.

The other day, it happened online. Ugh!

 

I thought maybe it happens during busy traffic times, but

if that is true, that is not so great either.

 

Does this happen to anybody else.

 

Thank God for this forum.

 

Sincerely,

 

queenpictoria

http://www.queenpictoria.com

[TCH-Bruce]

What would you call this???

A video card problem it looks like to me. But I could be wrong.

[TCH-Don]

I wonder if your video is using shared memory?

and how old is the computer?

[queenpictoria]

I wonder if your video is using shared memory?

and how old is the computer?

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My computer is a dinosaur...a Dell Inspiron 5000e...5 years old this coming October. I am hoping my website and business will provide for a new one!

 

I have an extended warranty on this computer until October, so if it's something in my hardware, perhaps I could get it replaced.

 

My main concern is that my website doesn't look that way to others.

When I shut down the computer and bring it up again it stops.

 

As far as shared memory, it very well could be part of the cause.

I push this poor thing to the limit! It's been through fire and smoke with me.

I cannot imagine having a computer without a good warranty.

 

Thanks for your feedback. I am grateful to have this computer, but look

forward to one with 10X the RAM I am using now (196 ) "Great Caesar's Ghost!"

[stevevan]

Looks ok from Florida!

[TCH-Don]

The reason I asked about the age

is that after a length of time the pins on memory chips may become oxidized and need to be removed and reseated to clean the pins.

 

Or they may have worked loose and need to be pushed back all the way in.

 

This needs to be done carefully while grounded.

If you are not experienced at this you want to find someone that is.

 

 

Just some possibility's

Do you see any errors while booting during the memory test?

 

or you may not have enough memory for what you are doing.

 

On my old Pentium 90 I had to add 768 meg of memory to keep it working with todays programs.

[queenpictoria]

Thanks for your feedback.

I'll check to confirm that graphics card problem.

My local technician echoed what you guys said.

Now I can take care of the problem.

 

Mucho mucho gracias.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The reason I asked about the age

is that after a length of time the pins on memory chips may become oxidized and need to be removed and reseated to clean the pins.

 

Or they may have worked loose and need to be pushed back all the way in.

 

This needs to be done carefully while grounded.

If you are not experienced at this you want to find someone that is.

Just some  possibility's

Do you see any errors while booting during the memory test?

 

or you may not have enough memory for what you are doing.

 

On my old Pentium 90 I had to add 768 meg of memory to keep it working with todays programs.

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[D. J.]

The page looks okay here, except it opens about twice the size of my screen width so I have to scroll from side to side. But that happens on several sites, don't know why.

[TCH-Don]

The page looks okay here,

except it opens about twice the size of my screen width

so I have to scroll from side to side.

But that happens on several sites, don't know why.

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Its because the site is displaying a background image of 1300 pixels wide

which is much wider than most users will have their screen set to.

[D. J.]

Its because the site is displaying a background image of 1300 pixels wide

which is much wider than most users will have their screen set to.

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Ah, another mystery solved!

[guita01]

does it do it only for certain apps?

[queenpictoria]

does it do it only for certain apps?

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Yes, it only does it on certain pages I am building.

I have changed a background file and it seemed to cut it down

more, but it still happens on my webpages..and just on my computer.

 

Dell could not diagnose it.