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8th March 2009, 22:29
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Urgent Help Please!
Guys my laptop just froze, and now I have these pink lines running thorugh my whole screen. Tried restarting, changing drivers!!!
Can't change display settings or anything!
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8th March 2009, 22:39
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Tried installing anything dodgy?
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8th March 2009, 22:42
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Nothing mate, was watching tv and it just happened all of a sudden :O. Gonna try system restore!
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8th March 2009, 22:43
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Yeah I'd try system restore. Haven't seen this problem before and I'm better with macs than PCs. Have you tried googling? I'm sure there's someone on here who can help, just haven't seen the thread yet.
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8th March 2009, 22:51
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I'd say the graphics card may have gone but I'm not sure that it would bring up that message.
How old is the PC?
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8th March 2009, 23:02
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It's about a year old laptop. I'm thinking somethings overheated, looks like it did when my xbox overheated!
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8th March 2009, 23:06
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that error message implies bad driver... what OS you using? xp?
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8th March 2009, 23:09
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No, it is actually Vista 32bit, I have no idea why that error is coming up when I try to install the drivers!
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8th March 2009, 23:23
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From that screen shot it looks like u was installing nvidia drivers and something went wrong? i would try unistalling the drivers and reinstalling them. looks like a Graphic issue. have u installed/ add on anything to the computer lately?
Could be graphics card just over heated?
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8th March 2009, 23:25
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Na the computer screen went funny randomly. I tried installing the graphics drivers afterwards to sort the problem. This sucks! 
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8th March 2009, 23:28
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dont kno bout laptops mate, if it was a PC id rip apart the case and have a look at the grapics card. could be anything like the card have become lose from the slot, fan stopped working, over heating, or simply drivers.
you didnt happen to change the resolution to something your computer does not support?
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8th March 2009, 23:30
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You sure its not a 64 bit vista?
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8th March 2009, 23:31
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You sure its not a 64 bit vista?
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it wouldnt be working before then would it?
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8th March 2009, 23:35
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Anushka101
it wouldnt be working before then would it?
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default vista graphics drivers might of been fine...
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8th March 2009, 23:36
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porn virus ftw.
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8th March 2009, 23:38
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Naw it is a 32 bit, and I didn't try changing anything, like I said it just randomly happened!
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8th March 2009, 23:40
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This is what proporties says:
Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)
Click 'Check for solutions' to send data about this device to Microsoft and to see if there is a solution available.
Btw it's a Nvidia Geforce 8400M GT
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8th March 2009, 23:41
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stickyjam
default vista graphics drivers might of been fine...
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ah misunderstood what he meant.
havent used vista, anybody knows how to find out if he's got 32 bit or 64?
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8th March 2009, 23:42
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Honestly? Looks FUBAR, re-install Vista.
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8th March 2009, 23:46
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I don't think it has anything to do with Vista as its fubard when I first load up at the beginning screens...
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