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MY WINDOWS 7 TREMORING ON START UP

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  • Started 4 months ago by MOONIE
  • Latest reply from Ruja
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MOONIE
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MY PC RUNNINGWIN 7 TREMORING ON START UP; PC IS 4 YEARS OLD AND UNDERGONE 6-7 TIMES OF FORMATTING AND RE ISTALLATION; ICONS SEARCH BARS AND SCATTERD PICS ARE SEVERLY TREMORING; WHEN U PUT PC TO SLEEP IT IS NOT; IMMEDIATELY IT IS STARTING UP; BUT IT CAN SHUT DOWN SMOOTHLY; PLEASE ADVISE

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Xhi
Xhi
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My first suggestion would be to try a different monitor and see if the problem persists.

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MOONIE
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oh, mine`s a laptop computer; how can I replace the monitor? make another suggestion please

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Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Plug in an external monitor.

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MOONIE
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No that`s not desirable because doing so is an elaborate process; I am not ready to try that; suggest to me any software repair/installation to correct it

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warlock
warlock
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http://www.ehow.com/how_685451.....nitor.html An example of what to do.

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Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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We need to find out whether it is a hardware, or software problem first.
Plugging in an external monitor is nowhere near elaborate.

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vistamike
vistamike
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MOONIE, you need to try an external monitor to see if the problem is replicated.

'suggest to me any software repair/installation to correct it' is not really an option unless you try the above suggestion.

Then we can move forward

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MOONIE
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Yes, I`ve tried an external monitor on my laptop and said tremors persist; Now can u move on to suggest something else
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Xhi
Xhi
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Now that we have eliminated the obvious it becomes a hardware problem of the following types

Loose connection.
Driver needs updating or re-installation.
Video adapter is overheating or failing.
Drivers are loaded in a bad spot on disk.

First I would install/re-install the latest drivers
Blow out the vents with compressed air.
Open 'er up and check the video connections. Granted this is not either easy or desirable, but may be a last resort.
Get an external USB monitor adapter.
Get a new laptop.

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Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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And try a Linux Live CD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_CD

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Ruja
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I agree with Lighthouse, try using a live CD (an Ubuntu install disk, or even a Windows 7 install disk) to see if the problem persists. If it goes away then it would be a software problem.

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