wavy screen when i open windows.

[effdbmx1]

I don't know if its the video card or not. When i open a new window the screen sometimes gets all wavy. any window. explorer, chrome, docs...

but it never happens on the desktop. and when i go onto certain sites it stops like gmail.

the whole monitor gets wavy its weird. if i do a screen shot it comes out fine. my video card seems to be fine. ati x1600 512mb

and it didn't do this with XP. it started when i installed 7

i can get a photo of it later.

why does it do this?

 

[effdbmx1]

oh and also it usually stops doing that after i keep it on that page for a minute or two.

 

[Lordbob75]

Sounds like a bad monitor.

Are you using a CRT or LCD?

~Lordbob

 

[effdbmx1]

its a crt unfortunately

 

[zigzag3143]

its a crt unfortunately

You cabled DB15 or s-video?

 

[Orbital Shark]

its a crt unfortunately

its a crt unfortunately

You cabled DB15 or s-video?

Sounds like the monitor may be on it's way out :shock:

You may want to check the monitor connection (the 1 into the GFX card) and check for loose/bent pins. I have seen many issues with screen flicker/colour run/bending if the pins are damages in some way.