IT Queries: Computer problems answered

Hi guys, hope you can help before I lose all my hair.

My screen and browser have suddenly developed a red line around them.  The text within the browser is blurry and appears to have a shaddow effect, again this is red.

O/S Win XP professional
Ver 5.1.2600 SP 3 Build 2600

Browser details:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-GB; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.4 ( )

Monitor is Philips CRT 107s

No new software has been added and I did a system restore to a point 30 days ago with no change at all.

Tried updating the graphics and display drivers, again no luck.

Have not reformatted in about two years.

Appreciate any help you can provide.

Cheers and thanks in advance.

It sounds like the CRT monitor has reached the end of its days. Although you may want to check the pins inside the plugs at each end of the cable that connect the PC and monitor as red effects usually indicate there’s a problem with the colour mixing and a bent VGA plug pin is a common culprit.

Should it turn out to be a bent pin, use a pair of needle nose pliers to gently straighten the pin. If you break the pin, then you’ll need to replace the cable unless you know someone good with a soldering iron.

Overall though, it’s probably time to consider retiring the CRT and moving on to a more environmentally and real estate friendly LCD monitor.

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