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OK Here's the latest. I connected the problem screen to my laptop and there were no shaows. So the monitor is OK. Must be the PC. So connected a spare monitor to the PC. No shadows. So its not the PC either. Must be gremlins, (there are lots of those in Cornwall)
Reconnected original monitor back to PC. Guess what, No Shadows. So I guess it must have been a slight problem with the cable although I always make sure the screws are finger tight.
Before doing any of the above I photographed the actual screen. Always a bit difficult to get a decent image of a live screen but the attached screen shot should show the shadow of the icon and the shadows of the two lines of text. You do need to click it for full size to see it properly:
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I suppose the reason the snippets didn't show the shadows is because it records whats coming to the monitor from the graphics card and this shadow effect was caused, I think, by the faulty connection of the monitor. Anyway all is well, sanity is restored to as near as normal in the Mitchell household, which does at times leave a little to be desired and I haven't got the expense of a new monitor.
Thanks to all who looked at this for me.
Last edited by mitchell65; 30 Dec 2010 at 09:34.