To be specific, it's as if the pointer moves into a section of the desktop that I can't see. As if a portion of my desktop is cropped from view. I've tried tinkering with my monitor display and settings but nothing seems to work. The other 3 sides of my desktop is fine, the pointer stops right where it should. But when it comes to the right side, my pointer just wanders off into no man's land. Help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Your Monitor is set to vertical Spanning (The Graphics CArd thinks you are using two MOnitors) When The mouse is moved to the right it was suppose to appear on the second screen.\n\nUse the Graphics properties to turn of Vertical Spanning.
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Depends on the type of monitor you have - lets assume the old tube type monitor.  In that case, the entire monitor inside the shell is a big vaccuum tube with something called an electron gun in the back.  There is phosporous compounds on the back of the glass.   The electron gun fires a particle beam at the back of the glass starting at the top left and then move to the right.  WHen it gets to the right side, it goes back to the left and down a line (I won't got into interlacing - you can look that up).  This continues until the beam gets to the lower right corner and then it shuts off and goes back to the top left and starts all over.  \n\nSo, there is a constant beam going across your screen in that typewriter fashion - it happens many times per second (depends on the monitor - this is your refresh rate).  What happens when the beam hits the glass - well, the phosphorous glows.  For each little spot on the screen, there are three colors - red, blue, and green - that can be lit up by the particle beam.  The combination of colors gives you the screen.  The more spots you have that you can light up as a rgb unit, the better the resolution on your screen.\n\nHow is this electron gun moved?  Well, it doen't really move.  The  direction of the beam is altred by electromagnets aroudn the yolk of the glass tube (the yoke is the smaller part near the back).  power is applied to the magnets to control or bend the electorn beam.  These control magnets are controlled by the inputs from the video card from the main pc.\n\nSo, if you opened up an old tube TV or tube based (analog) monitor, you will find a big vaccuum tube wiht wires running around it and a circuit board or two.\n\nLCD and plasma work a bit differently.
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ok try this \ngo onto desktop and click on the right mouse button select properties\nthen click the settings tab\nunder display your monitor should be listed if it isnt then disconnect the monitor and reconnect if it is already on there the you will need to check on the same tab that your screen resolution is correct usually 1280 by 1024 pixels and color quality is 32 bit\n\nadjust accordingly and apply
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You are right to mention it is not in your monitor. \nMy guess is it also has nothing to do with your windows/virus/spyware.\n\nI would first like to ask you to check the cable from the computer to the monitor - if you also replaced this cable when you tried the new monitor - well, then it isn't the cable either.\nCheck if the disturbance comes up when you play with the cable. If so, replace cable or twist it in such a manner that your disturbance is gone.\n\nOnly thing left is to check the video card. Video cards can go bad eventually. This problem sounds like an electric issue or a signal timing issue inside the video card.\nTry to use a much lower resolution for a while. My guess this will not show the disturbance. But then you'd like to use a normal resolution so you probably need to replace the video card anyway.\nPush or wiggle the monitor cable connector on the otside of the pc. Does this show the disturbance? If so, screw the cable in a bit tighter or replace the video card.\n\nSo, you would need to try an other video card. Borrow ann old one or just buy a cheap one anywhere. Be aware is should be able to slot in one of the empty slots inside your pc - which is usually no problem at all.\nIf your pc currently uses a video on the main board, just plug in the new one. The system should automatically switch to the new one. You might be asked to load some drivers but that should not be neccecary.\n\nIf your pc currently uses a video card that can be removed, take it out and show it in the computer store to have it replaced with one that goes in the same kind of slot.\n\nOh, it might be wise not to try your video card in a friends computer - you might just fry that one... :)\n\nGood luck.
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Hmmm. Have you tried changing your desktop picture and see if it works or gets rid of the white space. Seems to me, the background picture is probably causing it or your resolution setting is not working right.
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You should already use the whole screen.Try using F11.\n\nEDIT: Increase the resolution or if it appears black on each side mess with the settings like where the power button is. The setting would have something to do the the Horizontal Position.
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check your monitor settings and see if you have a Degauss features.  Most modern monitors do.  If you are lucky this should fix the problem.
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This may have to do with Windows adjusting the display settings to either better work with your monitor refresh settings or display adapter card.\nUpdate the driver on your display adapter card.  Check out what its settings are at:\nright click the desktop and go to properties>settings> advanced> adapter\nCheck the monitor settings as well.
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computer freezes or the mouse just doesn't move the pointer?\n\nIf you have a ball type mouse you can take out the ball and clean the wheels it rolls on.
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I think the problem is probably screen resolution. I know you said that you've tried adjusting your screen width, but maybe your monitor is too small for everything to fit on.\n\nYou see, in HTML (website programming), when you type something, and it reaches the end of a line, it jumps to the next. Likewise, if all the links can't fit on one line, one will jump to the next line.\n\nStill, it is strange that the link appears over a text box. Maybe it is something wrong with Yahoo's programming, but I doubt it. My searches are working fine.\n\nTry setting your text size by going to View -> Text size. Select a text smaller than the one currently selected. (This is for Internet Explorer)\n\nHope that could help...
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NO ITS THE MONITOR U NEED TO ADJUST IT PROBABLY ISNT UR COMPUTER ITSELF JUST THE SCREEN
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You mean to scroll sideways, or actually turn the page 90o?\n\nTo scroll sideways, set your screen resolution higer than normal, then use a 'PAN' facility if you have one.\n\nTo see it 90o out turn your monitor through 90o.
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go to desktop>right click>properties>settings and move the screen resoultion cursor
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try adjusting it manually on your monitor .....
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ok when it pops up right click on it and go to properties --> in the properties there should be a check box that makes it automatically hide ( It will be self explantory as it will say something along the lines of automatically hide the task bar ) basically un check that checkbox and also make sure that the task bar isnt locked.\n\nThen you should be able to make your cursour go into a split cursor which will look like 2 arrows, one facing up and one facing down. you have to get the cursour half way over the desktop and half way over the task bar ( if you move the cursor slow enough before it goes fully on to the desktop you will see it change between the two types of cursor ) Then drag it back down to how you want it :)\n\nLook here :\n\nhttp://www.coolnerds.com/XP/Taskbar/xpTaskbar.htm\n\nHope this helps, if not email me and I will get back to you, just make sure to let me know who you are and what it was you need help with so I dont get confused\n\nThanks
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Check out the display properties in control panel.  Some software lets you change the orientation of the screen image.  Otherwise, download any updates and do a thorough virus scan.  It sounds to me like a display properties, or joke program problem....\n\n-Zach
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That happens sometimes on mine. You should be able to right-click the icon in the taskbar and Maximize or Resize it. It's probably more of an XP than a Dell problem.