Horizontal line on screen

[savvy]

There is a black horizontal line on my monitor screen (about 1/4 of the way down from the top) that appeared after I installed the latest Windows updates. I tried to system restore out of it, but the line is still there. My video card is the 7950GX2, so I thought upgrading to the latest drivers would help, but the line is still there. I tried playing around with the Nvidia settings, but it still remains. It is very annoying and I am not sure what I should do. I've restarted a couple times, but still it is there.

I looked up a couple threads that had this same problem, but they mostly suggested what I have already done.

If this helps, here are my computer specifications:
CPU: E6600
Motherboard: P5WDH
OS: Windows XP Professional
GPU: 7950GX2
Monitor: Samsung Syncmaster 204B


Thanks for any help that yoy may have.

 

[John]

Is the line there in Safe Mode?

 

[nineball9]

Seems to be an issue others have seen; several Google links to the same complaint

 

[savvy]

Yes, I booted in safe mode and it is still there.

 

[savvy]

This is strange. When I turn off my monitor then turn it back on, the line turns white then fades to black.

 

[savvy]

Apparently, this is my problem:
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6173413.html

My Realtek Audio was having problems as well.

But still, how do I fix it?

 

[savvy]

Well, I am off now. I hope that somebody can offer a suggestion when I check back tomorrow... Thanks for your help.

 

[Roguestar]

Paint over it with your desktop background colour.

 

[John]

1) Is the line there before you get to Windows?
2) Is the line there if you disconnect the monitor from your video card?
3) Have you tried the monitor on a different computer?