Monitor streched?

Hi
Last night when I came out of stand-by mode the center of my screen was blurry. I was using 1024x768 resolution. I changed it to 1152x1864 and it was a little better… but still blurry. When I reduce the size of a window and move it to edge of the screen it shrinks a bit and gets better focused. It is like the middle of the screen is being stretched. I tried adjusting it manually... nothing works. The other notable thing is that recently I have notice a wobble when I’m online or playing a game. It hasn’t happen often. If I just need a new monitor that’s fine… I would just hate to buy a new one and have the problem be something else. My monitor is a Gateway EV700 17” (not a flat screen).

Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Elizabeth

My system specs are:

Model: Gateway E-1800
BIOS: Intel Corp. EA81520A.15A.0009.P06.0109191538 09/19/2001
CPU: Intel Celeron, 1200 MHz

== OS AND BROWSER ==

OS version: Windows XP 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2
First installed: Fri Jan 18 16:23:56 EST 2002
Browser: MSIE 6.0; AOL 9.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; (R1 1.3); .NET CLR 1.1.4322

== MEMORY ==

Total RAM: 256MB (BIOS), 255MB (Windows)
Resources: 90 %
Memory slots: 2 total, 0 free (128+128)

== RUNNING APPLICATIONS ==

C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\ACS\AOLacsd.exe v2.0.20.1.US.1
C:\WINNT\System32\drivers\CDAC11BA.EXE v4.16.050
C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe v8.07.17
C:\WINNT\wanmpsvc.exe v9,0,0,0
C:\WINNT\System32\igfxtray.exe v3,0,0,1757
C:\WINNT\System32\hkcmd.exe v3,0,0,1757
C:\WINNT\system32\SK9910DM.EXE v1,0,9,0
C:\WINNT\GWMDMMSG.exe v3.3.1710/31/200120:10:32
C:\Program Files\Adaptec\Easy CD Creator 5\DirectCD\DirectCD.exe v5.10(121)
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Works Shared\WkUFind.exe v6.00.3215.0
C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\navapw32.exe v8.07.17
C:\Program Files\PhoneTools\CapFax.EXE v1.01
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe v0.1.0.1566
C:\WINNT\GWHotKey.exe v6.5
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Share-to-Web\hpgs2wnd.exe v2,3,0,0\ 162
C:\WINNT\System32\ezSP_Px.exe v1,0,0,0
C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\AOLSPY~1\AOLSP Scheduler.exe v1,0,0,69
C:\WINNT\goidr.exe v1,0,0,2
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\rnathchk.exe v7.0.0.1134
C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\ACS\AOLDial.exe v2.0.20.1.US.1
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe v6.5
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe v4.7.3000
C:\PROGRA~1\AIM95\aim.exe v4.7.2480
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Share-to-Web\hpgs2wnf.exe v2,6,0, 162
C:\Program Files\America Online 9.0a\aoltray.exe v9.00.001
C:\Program Files\Greetings Workshop\GWREMIND.EXE v2,0,1,1470
C:\Program Files\America Online 9.0a\waol.exe v9.00.001
C:\Program Files\America Online 9.0a\shellmon.exe v9.00.001
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Aol\aoltpspd.exe v1,1,0,0
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\WINWORD.EXE v10.0.2627
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Works\MSWorks.exe v6.00.1911.0
C:\Program Files\AOL Companion\companion.exe v1,6,2,0

== DRIVES ==

C:\ (NTFS) 19092 MB total, 8923 MB free
D:\ (CD-ROM)

== DEVICES ==

CDROM: LITE-ON LTR-16102B (7-1-2001)
COMPUTER: ACPI Uniprocessor PC (7-1-2001)
DISKDRIVE: WDC WD200EB-11CSF0 (7-1-2001)
DISPLAY: Intel Corporation Intel(R) 82815 Graphics Controller (7-23-2002)
HDC: Intel(r) 82801BA Bus Master IDE Controller (7-1-2001)
HDC: Primary IDE Channel (7-1-2001)
HDC: Secondary IDE Channel (7-1-2001)
HIDCLASS: Logitech USB WheelMouse (7-1-2001)
IMAGE: Hewlett-Packard HP Scanjet 3970 (6-3-2003)
MEDIA: Analog Devices, Inc. SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio (8-24-2001)
MEDIA: Microsoft Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device (1-26-1999)
MODEM: GTW V.92 Voice Modem (10-31-2001)
MONITOR: Default Monitor (6-6-2001)
MOUSE: Logitech USB WheelMouse (7-1-2001)
MOUSE: Microsoft PS/2 Mouse (7-1-2001) *** PROBLEM CODE 24 ***
NET: Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection (9-17-2003)
NET: Microsoft Direct Parallel (7-1-2001)
PORTS: Communications Port (COM1) (7-1-2001)
PORTS: ECP Printer Port (LPT1) (7-1-2001)
PRINTER: Canon i320 (9-5-2002)
USB: Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2442 (7-1-2001)
USB: Intel(r) 82801BA/BAM USB Universal Host Controller - 2444 (7-1-2001)
USB: Microsoft USB Printing Support (7-1-2001)

== VIDEO / MONITOR ==

Video: Intel(R) 82815 Graphics Controller(1024x768, 24-bit)
Monitor: Default Mon

 

Howdy,
I have three suggestions:

1. Try degaussing your monitor, and resetting it back to "facotry settings."
2. The wobble could be caused by a close by set of speakers, a TV, or something else that creates a magnetic field. Try moving these things away from the monitor. (This is probably not the the cause of the wobbling problem if it only happens when you are online. Are you also online when this happens in a game?)
3. If possible try the monitor on another computer.

P.S.- How close is your monitor to the computer?

 

Thanks for your prompt reply. I tried degaussing and resetting the defaults (I think I did that correctly). The wobble happens more offline than online. The only speakers near the monitor are the little ones that came with the system. They have been where they are for years but I’ll move them. The computer is about 4 feet from the monitor. I have not tried the monitor on another computer… I don’t have another one nearby, but that is a good idea to try before I buy another one. If you have any other suggestions, please let me know.

Thank You,
Elizabeth

 

The only thing I can think of is that the monitor might be going bad. Have you tried unplugging it, and is the screen blurry before windows loads? I will have to ask a few of my friends on what they think.