desktop unviewable

Hi - when i turn the computer on, Windows loads absolutely fine, but when the
desktop comes up it is completely unviewable - just a jumbled mess of colour
& lines - like an old commodor load screen but messier. I don't know if it's
a virus or what, but until desktop comes up, the screens can be viewed fine.
It's so bad, you can't even see where the "start" button is to do anything
at all!
Any one seen this before? Or know what it could be?
Thanks

Leonard
Sat Apr 19 13:13:37 PDT 2008

If all the video prior to the desktop is perfect, it's probably not a
hardware problem.

Do you have the same problem in Safe Mode?

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Leonard Grey
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agrier79 wrote:
> Hi - when i turn the computer on, Windows loads absolutely fine, but when the
> desktop comes up it is completely unviewable - just a jumbled mess of colour
> & lines - like an old commodor load screen but messier. I don't know if it's
> a virus or what, but until desktop comes up, the screens can be viewed fine.
> It's so bad, you can't even see where the "start" button is to do anything
> at all!
> Any one seen this before? Or know what it could be?
> Thanks

Gerry
Sat Apr 19 14:45:48 PDT 2008

What happens if you change the wallpaper?

Start, Control Panel, Display, Desktop, Background?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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agrier79 wrote:
> Hi - when i turn the computer on, Windows loads absolutely fine, but
> when the desktop comes up it is completely unviewable - just a
> jumbled mess of colour & lines - like an old commodor load screen but
> messier. I don't know if it's a virus or what, but until desktop
> comes up, the screens can be viewed fine. It's so bad, you can't even
> see where the "start" button is to do anything at all!
> Any one seen this before? Or know what it could be?
> Thanks