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My monitor blinks out and comes back with 8 bit color and wanting me to log
on. This only happens when I'm brousing the internet and I'm already logged
onto the internet. I can close the connection that popped up and the monitor
will blink out again and come back to the true color I had.

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How about a little more information, like the computer, version of Windows
XP, video card, when this problem started?

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Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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"slimman55" <slimman55@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:42891FEE-9BFD-4091-82E4-97068F6117F3@microsoft.com...
> My monitor blinks out and comes back with 8 bit color and wanting me to
> log
> on. This only happens when I'm brousing the internet and I'm already
> logged
> onto the internet. I can close the connection that popped up and the
> monitor
> will blink out again and come back to the true color I had.

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I'm sorry, I'm running windows xp but I don't know what type of video card
but, I have a dell 8600 model computer.

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> How about a little more information, like the computer, version of Windows
> XP, video card, when this problem started?
>
> --
> Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
> (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
> "slimman55" <slimman55@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:42891FEE-9BFD-4091-82E4-97068F6117F3@microsoft.com...
> > My monitor blinks out and comes back with 8 bit color and wanting me to
> > log
> > on. This only happens when I'm brousing the internet and I'm already
> > logged
> > onto the internet. I can close the connection that popped up and the
> > monitor
> > will blink out again and come back to the true color I had.
>
>
>

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"slimman55" <slimman55@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:925C5592-7CDB-4447-947C-ACE8AF3F4AE3@microsoft.com...
> I'm sorry, I'm running windows xp but I don't know what type of video card
> but, I have a dell 8600 model computer.
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>
>> How about a little more information, like the computer, version of
>> Windows
>> XP, video card, when this problem started?
>>
>> --
>> Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
>> (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
>> "slimman55" <slimman55@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:42891FEE-9BFD-4091-82E4-97068F6117F3@microsoft.com...
>> > My monitor blinks out and comes back with 8 bit color and wanting me to
>> > log
>> > on. This only happens when I'm brousing the internet and I'm already
>> > logged
>> > onto the internet. I can close the connection that popped up and the
>> > monitor
>> > will blink out again and come back to the true color I had.
>>
>>
>>

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How about when the problem started? What were you doing? Have you turned
the monitor off and then on again?

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Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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"slimman55" <slimman55@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:925C5592-7CDB-4447-947C-ACE8AF3F4AE3@microsoft.com...
> I'm sorry, I'm running windows xp but I don't know what type of video card
> but, I have a dell 8600 model computer.
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>
>> How about a little more information, like the computer, version of
>> Windows
>> XP, video card, when this problem started?
>>
>> --
>> Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
>> (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
>> "slimman55" <slimman55@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:42891FEE-9BFD-4091-82E4-97068F6117F3@microsoft.com...
>> > My monitor blinks out and comes back with 8 bit color and wanting me to
>> > log
>> > on. This only happens when I'm brousing the internet and I'm already
>> > logged
>> > onto the internet. I can close the connection that popped up and the
>> > monitor
>> > will blink out again and come back to the true color I had.
>>
>>
>>

Reply to Anonymous

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Have you used the Dell online support?
Here is a link to Dell that tells you how to identify your video card:
http://support.dell.com/support/to [...] =dhs&cs=19
Cut and paste into your address field on your browser. Remove any resulting
blanks. Or navigate to Dell, Support, and put in Inspiron 8600.

--
Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
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"slimman55" <slimman55@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:925C5592-7CDB-4447-947C-ACE8AF3F4AE3@microsoft.com...
> I'm sorry, I'm running windows xp but I don't know what type of video card
> but, I have a dell 8600 model computer.
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>
>> How about a little more information, like the computer, version of
>> Windows
>> XP, video card, when this problem started?
>>
>> --
>> Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine]
>> (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested)
>> "slimman55" <slimman55@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:42891FEE-9BFD-4091-82E4-97068F6117F3@microsoft.com...
>> > My monitor blinks out and comes back with 8 bit color and wanting me to
>> > log
>> > on. This only happens when I'm brousing the internet and I'm already
>> > logged
>> > onto the internet. I can close the connection that popped up and the
>> > monitor
>> > will blink out again and come back to the true color I had.
>>
>>
>>

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