Scrambled Display

jprob74 · 09-16-2009, 07:34 PM

Hi, I am having problems with my display. The computer will start up fine but immediately (and slowly but surely) the display will start to scramble. As I move the mouse across the screen, it scrambles and keeps changing. If I restart the computer and go into safe mode, the screen is fine and stable. I have done a system restore to a date that I know is well before I started having these problems and then it is good for a while but still ends up scrambling. I have AVG and Avast installed and neither finds a problem. The computer is a couple years old, is a HP desktop and runs XP. Automatic updates is on so I assume it has the latest service pack and updates. Please let me know if you have any ideas. Thanks.

FamousRay · 09-16-2009, 10:34 PM

Does it look like this:

You may have bad graphics memory if it does.

dai · 09-16-2009, 10:51 PM

you only run one a/virus on the computer or they will conflict with one another

what are you running
video card
cpu
m/board
ram
power supply
brand
wattage

check the listings in the bios for voltages and temperatures and post them

with the auto update have it set for you to check before installing

you don't want ms loading it's video driver

in the device manager uninstall the video card
reboot tapping f8 and choose vga mode
when windows finishes rebooting
disable a/virus
install your drivers
reboot the computer

09-16-2009, 07:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
jprob74 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1 OS: xp (with auto updates on)	Scrambled Display Hi, I am having problems with my display. The computer will start up fine but immediately (and slowly but surely) the display will start to scramble. As I move the mouse across the screen, it scrambles and keeps changing. If I restart the computer and go into safe mode, the screen is fine and stable. I have done a system restore to a date that I know is well before I started having these problems and then it is good for a while but still ends up scrambling. I have AVG and Avast installed and neither finds a problem. The computer is a couple years old, is a HP desktop and runs XP. Automatic updates is on so I assume it has the latest service pack and updates. Please let me know if you have any ideas. Thanks.

09-16-2009, 10:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
FamousRay Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 12 OS: Windows XP Home/Pro/MCE, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista Home Premium, Kubuntu	Re: Scrambled Display Does it look like this: You may have bad graphics memory if it does.

09-16-2009, 10:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,784 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Scrambled Display you only run one a/virus on the computer or they will conflict with one another what are you running video card cpu m/board ram power supply brand wattage check the listings in the bios for voltages and temperatures and post them with the auto update have it set for you to check before installing you don't want ms loading it's video driver in the device manager uninstall the video card reboot tapping f8 and choose vga mode when windows finishes rebooting disable a/virus install your drivers reboot the computer __________________ Last edited by dai; 09-16-2009 at 10:54 PM.