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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, July 30, 2017 - 3:20 pm 
sorry, Rosie, unless it's a Mac, I can't help you.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, July 30, 2017 - 4:04 pm
Sounds like a display issue which is probably hardware and that means dollars and/or a new computer. If your computer isn't a laptop you could try a different display and see if that works.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Sunday, July 30, 2017 - 5:55 pm
thanks. it is not a mac or laptop.
i think a new computer too. have not found anything online that works and ran virus stuff several times.
it has been a good computer. i still have win 7.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, July 30, 2017 - 6:16 pm
If it's not the monitor itself and you do have a desktop, then it's likely the video card or onboard graphics. It's the easiest and cheapest repair you can do yourself. As low as $29. (I posted awhile back when I replaced mine)
You just have to know exactly what kind of motherboard you have so you know which kind of video cards you can get for it. Or, you have to know exactly what kind of video card you have and get one that's similar.
The the actual installation is as easy as pulling the old one out and clicking the new one in.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Sunday, July 30, 2017 - 6:20 pm
thanks naja but i only type on this thing. i won't try anything other than what has been tried. not my forte but thanks.
will let you know.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, July 30, 2017 - 6:22 pm
I don't know what that means. You need graphics when you type and surf.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Sunday, July 30, 2017 - 9:13 pm
let me tell you a story:
i had a very nice computer a few years ago and, for some unknown reason, I decided that the computer must be dusty inside. Opened it up and vacuumed all of that bad old dust.
yes, you are right, somehow i managed to do damage and had to get this current computer.
i am not allowed to open anything up.
will get new computer if son cannot fix this one.
i am getting way up there in age and it just seems odd that i am currently replacing so many items: tires, battery, washing machine, dryer.
who knows what will be next?
lol
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, July 30, 2017 - 9:39 pm
Rosie, can one of your kids bring over another monitor and try hooking it up to see if it is the monitor?
And, then if it is not the monitor, what Naja is saying doesn't mean YOU have to fix it yourself, but that it might not be an expensive repair for somebody else to do it.
Or you could just get a new computer if yours is getting old, particularly if it doesn't have Windows 7, 8, or 10 operating system.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Sunday, July 30, 2017 - 9:53 pm
Juju, I wanted to mention the monitor. However, I stay away from advice on this topic. Over a year ago, had same problem with screen. Dh was able to borrow a monitor from work. Hooked it up....yep that was the problem.
ETA I think we ended up just getting a new computer.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, July 31, 2017 - 10:49 pm
quote:let me tell you a story:
i had a very nice computer a few years ago and, for some unknown reason, I decided that the computer must be dusty inside. Opened it up and vacuumed all of that bad old dust.
yes, you are right, somehow i managed to do damage and had to get this current computer.
Hahahahaha, Rosie, I sort of did that too, except I only blew through the outside, underside vent-looking things with a hair dryer on air only. And then when I turned the machine back on, it was unhappy and kept giving me ominous error messages, and I just kept restarting the computer until finally they went away. But at first, I was horrified at what I had done. Oh, and of course, dust was exactly the problem.
quote:i am getting way up there in age and it just seems odd that i am currently replacing so many items: tires, battery, washing machine, dryer.
Getting there too, Rosie. I have found out the answer is just to totally up-end your previous life, get rid of all of your old stuff. give away almost everything you ever owned or held sacred, down-size, move, buy a new house that some other old person has already completely modernized in their own fit of optimism, and proceed to run their previously new stuff into the ground.
At least you have children, and probably grandchildren, although it also must be absolutely maddening to be as smart as you are, and be forbidden to do stuff you want to do and make mistakes you can probably very well afford to make.
But I think I am digressing again. "Stuff" used to last 50 years easy, and now it only lasts 10 or 20 max, and when you get up there, 10 is a mere blink of an eye. It ain't important to worry about any of that stuff. Get another kitten if you can. THAT is important. Drive the children crazy. You deserve it. That is why you spent all those nights without sleep and changed all those diapers.
((((Rosie))))
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, August 02, 2017 - 8:49 am
I have an older Dell notebook running Vista.
I want to use it replace an old Dell desktop running XP. 
The only thing I use the Windows computer for is stamps.com, they don't offer a full version for the Mac.
But the notebook with Vista was my DS's and seems to be full of issues and is WAY slow.
What's the best way to wipe it out and start over? Can I put a newer system on it? 7 would be more than sufficient.
Or would it be easier to just buy a cheap new notebook?
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Wednesday, August 02, 2017 - 9:56 am
i have no information for you Karuuna.
my blue screen comes and goes. a new computer and monitor will be the answer for me.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Wednesday, August 02, 2017 - 10:00 am
Putting a new Windows 7 operating system on the Vista will not make it run any faster. I did that and lasted about 2 months before I just bought a new Dell with Windows 7 and the best/fastest processor they made. I believe the XP cannot be upgraded to Windows 7, so that's a no go either.
Find a good computer parts recycler and let him have both of them. Buy a cheap SSD notebook at a back to school sale. It will save you a lot of headaches in the long run.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, August 02, 2017 - 10:05 am
I think the speed has to do with the fact that it has a bunch of junk (maybe viruses) on it, it wasn't that slow when we got it.
So I was just thinking if I had it stripped and Vista reinstalled or upgraded to 7, that it would work well enough to print mailing labels?
Postage vendor has confirmed that they do still support Vista with their software (stamps.com).
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, August 02, 2017 - 10:08 am
Can you still buy a notebook with 7 on it? I didn't know that!
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Wednesday, August 02, 2017 - 10:13 am
Rosie, since you mentioned that all you do is type on your computer, have you considered getting a tablet instead? They can be a lot cheaper and are much more convenient to carry around with you. They come in all different sizes, too. The 10" screen is almost the size of a monitor.
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Wednesday, August 02, 2017 - 10:20 am
i have a huge monitor the better to see with
desktop is fine for me - holding small tablet would not be good for me
not really concerned with price but thanks for the suggestions
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Wednesday, August 02, 2017 - 10:39 am
Oh, no... sorry. It would be Windows 10, not 7.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, August 02, 2017 - 8:51 pm
Probably not worth trying to save the old laptop at this point. Dell Outlet has all kinds of refurbished laptops at reasonable prices, and it seems there is always some promotion or other going.
I have also had good luck buying used Dell Latitudes on eBay. Latitude is the model for road warriors, sturdy, very fast, fairly lightweight, NOT good speakers but road warriors don't need good speakers.
The advantage to buying on eBay is that often the owners have upgraded to Windows 10 and sometimes the machine will come with full edition of Microsoft Office.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, August 02, 2017 - 9:08 pm
Thanks Juju.
I ended up buying one from a local re-furbisher. Dell Laptop with Windows 7, $119 (with their 25% off sale). Came with a 6 month warranty from them. Guy was really nice, offered to help me recycle my large stack of old computers.
And smash the hard drives for me. LOL.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, August 03, 2017 - 9:35 pm
That sounds like a very good solution. Well done.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Friday, September 22, 2017 - 4:16 pm
What's goin' on? Pretty sure it's something to do with software. I'm on plenty new enough MacBook Pro. Latest / up to date OS X version 10.11.6. Did speed test. Perfectly good download via ATT U-verse. Some sites / pages don't or take forever to download.
Want to look at my credit card info. Try to sign into Chase. "Down load new version of your browser." That's shouldn't be the problem as I have latest. Also says "Please turn on JavaScript in your browser." Huh? Had no problem couple days ago.
Sometimes Facebook pages will take forever to download if they do at all. Then problem with other odd sites. No problems with TVCH.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Friday, September 22, 2017 - 4:37 pm
Have you tried clearing your cache?
Are you using Safari?
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Friday, September 22, 2017 - 4:47 pm
Yes, Safari. No, haven't cleared the cache. And . . . Chase site just worked without my doing anything here. I do not "get" software. 
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Friday, September 22, 2017 - 5:01 pm
Anytime you upgrade, it's a good idea to clear your cache, since new security features are often built into the new versions of the browser.
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