I agree with Brian , it sounds like your video card is failing ! I believe that unit is almost 4 years old. If it is not under warranty I would suggest replacing the laptop. Guy On 1/8/07, Roping The Wind wrote: > > >From: connie stahlman > >Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > >To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > >Subject: [Az-Geocaching] orygun connie > >Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 16:41:01 -0800 (PST) > > > >On my way back to AZ from Ohio on wednesday-and need some > >help/advise/whatever!! > > My computer a Dell Inspiron 8500 suddenly started giving me narrow pink > >vertical lines all over the page, and the got worse and worse till I > >couldn't use it- even hard to shut down! Also hyndreds of small pink > >horizontal lines about 1/16 inch long each and one line tall around almost > >every thing on the page and also increasing in amounts as it was on - > >turned it off, and back on later but was only a couple minutes before > >unusable again. Any ideas, suggestions ---Help_- If no one has any idea > >what is happening can you suggest someone in the mesa area to take it > >too--(I am on Cubpilots computer now). Will not have internet after Wed > >morning till I have this fixed!! I use T-Mobile over cell tower internet > >and it won't work on Charlies computer!!! > > thanks for any help. > > Connie > > Sounds like you got the 'pink slip virus'! I saw it on the SW airlines > commercial. ;) > > Scott > Team Ropingthewind > > _________________________________________________________________ > Type your favorite song. Get a customized station. Try MSN Radio powered > by Pandora. http://radio.msn.com/?icid=T002MSN03A07001 > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > >