My desktop lcd was acting up....with intermittent small 
lines.   Also, at times it just wouldn't display right.   Ex:   Start 
button would suddenly end up on upper left.    Turned out to be the 
video driver was corrupt.     Once the new driver was installed, 
everything was ok.   Might be worth a try.

Sue Na
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At 06:49 AM 7/4/2007, you wrote:
>I have a dell c840 running 512mb ram. windows xp pro. It has an 
>nvidia 4 440 go video card. all of a sudden my screen now has 
>verticle lines all across the screen. at times they flicker 
>randomly. when the laptop is "jiggled" the lines move with it. 
>sometimes the lines will clear up in sectors with movement of the 
>mouse, (kind of like an "etch-a-sketch". at times the screen will 
>load up windows and be clear until the laptop is moved. I have been 
>told by a repairman, that I will need to send the laptop in to dell 
>for a new lcd screen. another person said it was my ribbon to the 
>lcd, and yet another says my video card is shot. any help would be 
>greatly appreciated.
   

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