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GoTTi

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    white dot on desktop?
    « on: October 20, 2009, 11:29:54 AM »
    its been bugging me for a while now...i dont know what is causing it.

    this is this annoying small white dot on the desktop. i have taken a screen shot of it and pasted below. the dot is there at all times UNLESS i click the show desktop button, then it vanishes. but if i have active windows it is there. the screen shot i took is without the icons showing, and its still there.



    any ideas?
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      Re: white dot on desktop?
      « Reply #1 on: October 20, 2009, 11:30:57 AM »
      that image is kind of small on here lol...here is link to the screenshot directly http://i37.tinypic.com/20r7i2s.jpg so you can see it in full resolution and the white dot
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      Re: white dot on desktop?
      « Reply #2 on: October 20, 2009, 05:20:18 PM »
      Burnt out pixel...
      No fix available.
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        Re: white dot on desktop?
        « Reply #3 on: October 20, 2009, 06:49:05 PM »
        Quote from: patio on October 20, 2009, 05:20:18 PM
        Burnt out pixel...
        No fix available.

        cant be. it goes away when i minimize to desktop. it only shows itself when i load any tabs or programs back
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        Re: white dot on desktop?
        « Reply #4 on: October 21, 2009, 11:08:53 AM »
        Burn pixel....

        try to swap out your monitor for a test. See if the white dot shows up.

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        Re: white dot on desktop?
        « Reply #5 on: October 21, 2009, 11:20:57 AM »
        I can see the white dot in the image above.....Does that mean it's a burnt pixel?

        In any case, try another monitor.
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          Re: white dot on desktop?
          « Reply #6 on: October 21, 2009, 09:01:04 PM »
          it isnt a burnt pixel. its showing up on my 32 inch lcd as well...just did a test...its something to do with something, i just dont know what it is....

          let me explain it again...

          you know the "show desktop" button/tool that minimizes everything open? when i click that button it goes away. when i reopen the tab(s) or anything that is minimized, the white dot comes back.
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          Re: white dot on desktop?
          « Reply #7 on: October 21, 2009, 11:51:51 PM »
          Have you tried to do a system restore to before the problem started?
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            Re: white dot on desktop?
            « Reply #8 on: October 24, 2009, 03:40:07 PM »
            nah i didnt do a system restore. i dont really like doing those, and i dont know how long the white dot has been there. i know its been on the system for a long time though....
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            Salmon Trout

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            Re: white dot on desktop?
            « Reply #9 on: October 24, 2009, 05:24:37 PM »
            check your wallpaper settings
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              Re: white dot on desktop?
              « Reply #10 on: October 24, 2009, 05:29:19 PM »
              dude... it's just a white pixel dot.... just ignore it.
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              Re: white dot on desktop?
              « Reply #11 on: October 24, 2009, 05:41:22 PM »
              If you don't want a background picture, change the color to blue.

              Press  F5 ( refresh screen more often )

              Troubleshoot your monitor.

              Right click My Computer
              Choose Properties
              Click the Hardware Tab
              Click Device Manager
              •   + Click the Expand Button

              Right Click your Monitor and Choose Properties
              Click the Troubleshoot Button
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                Re: white dot on desktop?
                « Reply #12 on: October 25, 2009, 10:31:51 AM »
                i updated the drivers with the current ones for win7 from nvidia, and my friendly dot is still there. device says it is working properly. what else can i try?
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                Re: white dot on desktop?
                « Reply #13 on: October 25, 2009, 10:36:05 AM »
                Tried changing your background?
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                Re: white dot on desktop?
                « Reply #14 on: October 25, 2009, 12:13:03 PM »
                Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on October 25, 2009, 10:36:05 AM
                Tried changing your background?

                I asked that already and got ignored.
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