Colored lines on screen.

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Colored lines on screen.

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There are colored vertical lines running down the left side of my screen. When I reboot the computer the lines aren't there until windows 7 loads. Please help.

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Hi Pam2010,

How old is your laptop or desktop?

Let’s try these steps and check if it helps.

Step 1:

You may boot the computer in safemode and check if the issue persists.

Start your computer in safe mode

Step 2:

You may also download and install the latest display drivers from the manufacturer’s website and check if it helps.

a. Type devmgmt.msc, press Ok.

b. In device manager, expand display adapter driver > right click on it> click Uninstall.

c. Reboot the computer.

d. Install the downloaded drivers.

For more information, refer this link.

Update drivers: recommended links

Hope the information helps. Please post back and let us know.

Regards

Debleena S

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