After installing Vista, my HP vs. 15 LCD displays a half inch black line
somewhere on the screen. It changes locations when I reboot and occasionally
when I change programs. I've updated my drivers, changed resolutions, and
changed refresh rates, but nothing has worked. Any suggestions?

Does this same black line also show up in the earliest stages of the boot
process, or only when you are at the Vista desktop?

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Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User


"Jacob T." <Jacob T.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:36ACE13B-BC62-4497-A83D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> After installing Vista, my HP vs. 15 LCD displays a half inch black line
> somewhere on the screen. It changes locations when I reboot and
> occasionally
> when I change programs. I've updated my drivers, changed resolutions, and
> changed refresh rates, but nothing has worked. Any suggestions?

It is not visible when the computer is initially booting and there is a brief
glimpse of computer information, but it does appear when the Windows Vista
opening screen starts. The line will remain on the screen in the same spot
until I reboot; at which the same length and thickness of a line will
reappear elsewhere. The line will also breifly dissapear if I scroll down a
screen, but reappars in the same spot once I stop scrolling.

Jacob

"Richard Urban" wrote:

> Does this same black line also show up in the earliest stages of the boot
> process, or only when you are at the Vista desktop?
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban MVP
> Microsoft Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Jacob T." <Jacob T.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:36ACE13B-BC62-4497-A83D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > After installing Vista, my HP vs. 15 LCD displays a half inch black line
> > somewhere on the screen. It changes locations when I reboot and
> > occasionally
> > when I change programs. I've updated my drivers, changed resolutions, and
> > changed refresh rates, but nothing has worked. Any suggestions?
>
>

Update your video drivers.

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Regards,

Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User


"Jacob T." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:40A53A98-0585-4BA7-BD1F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> It is not visible when the computer is initially booting and there is a
> brief
> glimpse of computer information, but it does appear when the Windows Vista
> opening screen starts. The line will remain on the screen in the same
> spot
> until I reboot; at which the same length and thickness of a line will
> reappear elsewhere. The line will also breifly dissapear if I scroll down
> a
> screen, but reappars in the same spot once I stop scrolling.
>
> Jacob
>
> "Richard Urban" wrote:
>
>> Does this same black line also show up in the earliest stages of the boot
>> process, or only when you are at the Vista desktop?
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban MVP
>> Microsoft Windows Shell/User
>>
>>
>> "Jacob T." <Jacob T.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:36ACE13B-BC62-4497-A83D-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > After installing Vista, my HP vs. 15 LCD displays a half inch black
>> > line
>> > somewhere on the screen. It changes locations when I reboot and
>> > occasionally
>> > when I change programs. I've updated my drivers, changed resolutions,
>> > and
>> > changed refresh rates, but nothing has worked. Any suggestions?
>>
>>

All of the drivers have been updated.

Jacob

"Richard Urban" wrote:

> Update your video drivers.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban MVP
> Microsoft Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Jacob T." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:40A53A98-0585-4BA7-BD1F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > It is not visible when the computer is initially booting and there is a
> > brief
> > glimpse of computer information, but it does appear when the Windows Vista
> > opening screen starts. The line will remain on the screen in the same
> > spot
> > until I reboot; at which the same length and thickness of a line will
> > reappear elsewhere. The line will also breifly dissapear if I scroll down
> > a
> > screen, but reappars in the same spot once I stop scrolling.
> >
> > Jacob
> >
> > "Richard Urban" wrote:
> >
> >> Does this same black line also show up in the earliest stages of the boot
> >> process, or only when you are at the Vista desktop?
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Richard Urban MVP
> >> Microsoft Windows Shell/User
> >>
> >>
> >> "Jacob T." <Jacob T.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:36ACE13B-BC62-4497-A83D-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > After installing Vista, my HP vs. 15 LCD displays a half inch black
> >> > line
> >> > somewhere on the screen. It changes locations when I reboot and
> >> > occasionally
> >> > when I change programs. I've updated my drivers, changed resolutions,
> >> > and
> >> > changed refresh rates, but nothing has worked. Any suggestions?
> >>
> >>
>
>

/Jacob T./ said:
//Richard Urban wrote:

>>>>> Jacob - After installing Vista, my HP vs. 15 LCD displays a half inch
>>>>> black line somewhere on the screen. It changes locations
>>>>> when I reboot and occasionally when I change programs. I've
>>>>> updated my drivers, changed resolutions, and changed refresh
>>>>> rates, but nothing has worked. Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Richard - Does this same black line also show up in the earliest stages
>>>> of the boot process, or only when you are at the Vista desktop?
>>>
>>> Jacob - It is not visible when the computer is initially booting and
>>> there is a brief glimpse of computer information, but it does
>>> appear when the Windows Vista opening screen starts. The line
>>> will remain on the screen in the same spot until I reboot; at
>>> which the same length and thickness of a line will reappear
>>> elsewhere. The line will also briefly disappear if I scroll down
>>> a screen, but reappears in the same spot once I stop scrolling.
>>
>> Richard - Update your video drivers.

> Jacob - All of the drivers have been updated.

You tested another monitor?