LBF said:
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monitor control buttons stuck, banged, or otherwise malfunctioning?
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You may be right. I have been known to have research books open in front of my monitor and when I needed a beer, I'd set my keyboard down on top of them. That is about the level of the FOUR buttons on my monitor. I don't remember ever slamming it into them, though, and they don't seem stuck. (Well, at least two of them seem to work.) Malfunctioning is a more likely theory. I have alot of dust in my apartment.
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Presence during start up and shut down rules out your typical virus type things.
Very distressing, I'm sure!
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Yeah, I figured that way too once I realized I could access and post on CAD... or any other website... BEHIND the popup. Very distressing! Thanks for the sympathy.
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Don't you have 3 buttons on the moniter next to the power button? I made the mistake of playing with them once and had some thing like you describe.
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I have 4, but two of them are like up and down arrow counterparts. I can actually sometimes get these to work to move the "cursor" or highlighter to the various icons around the perimeter, in one or the other direction. Problem is... once I get the EXIT icon highlighted, I don't know which of the other two buttons to push. Neither seems to actually accomplish the task, though sometimes the "thing" disappears. But, I don't know if that is because I pushed the right button, or because its time is up. It comes and goes and not always for the same amount of time.
I remember now, that I must have used these buttons last time to highlight EXIT and I got it to go away. It's been years. But, nothing seems to work this time. Thanks for your confirming input. [I mean about the buttons.]
Mr.Ford:
Yes, I DO have another monitor. Thanks for reminding me. But, my system is black and that monitor is nicotine colored beige or whatever that standard computer color is. Yuch! If I don't figure this out, or can't call DELL by this weekend, I'll fish it out of my storage room and hook it up. Funny thing... that computer was built for me by my computer guru back when I had my business. Not sure why my Dad bought me this one, but I had to switch (I guess.) I'm starting to wonder if that system might not have MORE random memory than this one... which has been my main complaint for years now.
Looks like I may have a busy weekend ahead. [I actually thought about the memory thing a week or so ago, and have been wondering if I could pull the cards out of that one and stick 'em in this one. Does DD or SD make a difference for installing memory?]
Thanks for all the help guys! Any more ideas... keep em coming. I DO want to fix this monitor and keep this system if I can ever get around to installing more memory. But, I gotta tell ya.... I'm about ready to pull out the plastic and make a midnight run to WallyWorld for a 21st century laptop!
Oh yeah.....
for Stan:
SNAFU.... but maybe not FUBAR!!
I need help!
