Re: [H] Weird PC problem. - update

2010-01-17 Thread Bobby Heid
, but that is in the works. Any help appreciated. Thanks, Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 5:59 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Weird PC problem

Re: [H] Weird PC problem. - update

2010-01-17 Thread Richard Quilhot
[mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 5:59 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Weird PC problem. Thanks for the reply. I will probably scan the system and check the video settings and drivers. I'll let everyone know what I

Re: [H] Weird PC problem. - update

2010-01-17 Thread David L. Gabler
At 09:25 PM 1/17/2010, you wrote: Me again. I just got the system from the woman tonight. One thing, it was DUSTY! After blowing out the system, I powered it up. What happens is that when going in to non-safe mode, after the loading XP window, the screen blanks for about 10 seconds, then the

Re: [H] Weird PC problem.

2010-01-06 Thread Tim Lider
-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 7:07 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Weird PC problem. Hey, One of my wife's friends called tonight with a problem that I have never heard

Re: [H] Weird PC problem.

2010-01-06 Thread Joe User
Hello Bobby, Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 9:06:41 PM, you wrote: Anyway, when booting up and it is showing the XP loading screen, the screen starts blinking on and off. She says that it might stay off 2-3 seconds at a go. Even after logging in, when moving the mouse, it causes the screen to

Re: [H] Weird PC problem.

2010-01-06 Thread Bobby Heid
@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Weird PC problem. I would first try to see if it could be some sort of virus/Trojan/spyware/etc first. Scan the system for them. I'd do this as an external drive on another working known system. If nothing is found then look at the Video Drivers. Reinstall the video

Re: [H] Weird PC problem.

2010-01-06 Thread Bobby Heid
: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 10:09 AM To: Bobby Heid Subject: Re: [H] Weird PC problem. Hello Bobby, Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 9:06:41 PM, you wrote: Anyway, when booting up and it is showing the XP loading screen, the screen starts blinking on and off. She says that it might stay off 2-3 seconds

[H] Weird PC problem.

2010-01-05 Thread Bobby Heid
Hey, One of my wife's friends called tonight with a problem that I have never heard of. This PC (that I have not seen yet) is pretty old (she thinks it could be over 10 years old). She told me that it had been in the shop about 3 years ago and had been upgraded to XP, so it must have had