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mumalici0us

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    vanishing text, stretching windows.. WHAT IS THIS??
    « on: July 08, 2008, 06:35:55 AM »
    Not sure if this is where i need to be.. Perhaps you could redirect me if i you cannot help me,

    I run Windows Vista on my Laptop <dell Latitude d600>

    I have been experiencing some strange behavior on my computer..

    Random bits of text seem to vanish from anywhere and everywhere on my computer.. Whether it be from the start menu or folder names. I also experience this on messenger and on some various websites.
    On occasion some "windows" seem to take on obscure lengths or widths <i.e the window doesnt fit on the screen and often seems 5 times wider>

    This doesn't happen all the time though. Restarting the computer can temporarily fix the problem but it either returns soon after or it could be many days before it happens again.
    I have run 3 different virus detectors including kaspersky, and windows live one care.. These detected absolutely nothing.. A clean system.. I have also tried a disk defrag and still the problem prevails..
    I've search what seems like every page on the web but cannot find a single thing resembling my issue..
    I have tried formatting.. The problem returned.
    I wondered if it were something wrong with the hardware because soon after the issue occurred my systems performance has diminished. But i was told that a hardware issue won't produce problems like this.

    The only thing I could link to ANY of my computer issues was my D-link wireless adapter.. Not a single thing was wrong with my com till i installed it..

    Can anybody help?????

    Anyone that can help would be a godsend!!

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    Re: vanishing text, stretching windows.. WHAT IS THIS??
    « Reply #1 on: July 08, 2008, 12:04:37 PM »
    Have you gone and gotten all Windows updates?

    mumalici0us

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      Re: vanishing text, stretching windows.. WHAT IS THIS??
      « Reply #2 on: July 09, 2008, 01:02:51 AM »
      I had all windows updates till recently.. And now I cannot install SP1 for Vista. But i was fully up to date when this first occured..