so what is this on my computer and how do i get rid of it?

[moshquerade]

for some reason this bright green rectangle about 2mm x 4mm just appeared on my screen and it won't go away. is there anything i can do to get rid of it besides re-booting?

 

[biffbacon]

a little more detail please

 

[moshquerade]

like what? it is like a block of color on my screen.

 

[TommyVercetti]

Degauss?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

pics?

- M4H

 

[atom]

Throw holy water on your monitor.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: atom
Throw holy water on your monitor.

only if you'll come over and perform an excorcism

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: atom
Throw holy water on your monitor.

make sure it trickles down the back into the vents.

 

[moshquerade]

where are the helpful geeks when you need 'em?

 

[eakers]

take a screenshot and post it.

 

[dmurray14]

Take the post it note off your monitor? 😉

Seriously though, try turning the PC off and back on - I have had problems like you describe and that fixed it.

Dan

 

[sillymofo]

Is it an LCD or CRT?

If it is an LCD, then possibly one of your block is bad, you're pretty much SOL.
If it is a CRT, then throw holy water on it 😛, or throw it out and get a new monitor.

 

[Savij]

turn your monitor off then turn it back on?

 

[SagaLore]

Go into your video settings (Start Menu -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Display) and to the Settings tab. Change your color resolution to something else, then change it back. If that doesn't work, change the size resoultion then change it back. Should reset your video ram.

OR you can just rightclick any blank area on the desktop and his Refresh if it's just a problem with relics in the active desktop part of memory.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: atom
Throw holy water on your monitor.

only if you'll come over and perform an excorcism

a sexorcism...😎

EDIT: I tutored waaay to many kids in math tonight..

<--brain fried.

 

[Squisher]

All this to keep from re-booting?

You must be pretty mission critical.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: atom
Throw holy water on your monitor.

only if you'll come over and perform an excorcism

a sexorcism...😎

EDIT: I tutored waaay to many kids in math tonight..

<--brain fried.

How old were the kids, and do their parents know about your "problem"?

 

[Digobick]

Do you have speakers next to the monitor that aren't magnetically shielded? This could cause the monitor to turn funny colors.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Digobick
Do you have speakers next to the monitor that aren't magnetically shielded? This could cause the monitor to turn funny colors.

It wouldn't be a perfect rectangle though. Really sounds like her video card created a relic and just need refreshed.

 

[moshquerade]

eh, i know re-booting would take care of it, but i was looking for some simple keystroke action to make it disappear.

 

[Luagsch]

drop eakers a pm and tell her to whipe that green thing from her face. maybe that helps 😛

 

[atom]

If this happens only intermittendly (sp?) you might check the physical connection and see if it's dirty or something.

 

[CubicZirconia]

Press F5 (at desktop)

 

[moshquerade]

yeh, i know you guys are a bunch of jokers, i can be too, but don't tell me to do something that is gonna eff up my computer, k?

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
eh, i know re-booting would take care of it, but i was looking for some simple keystroke action to make it disappear.

eakers needs to get that checked before it gets any worse 😱