Re: Screen goes black and Can't right-click!!!

10-12-2008

I would try a new mouse, to see if your mouse is having some problem.

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"lizzie borden" <lizzieborden@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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	> My right-click butten isn't pulling up my shortcut menu. It doesn't work > at > all. Also, my laptop screen goes black after a couple min. ONLY when my > power cord is plugged in. I unplug the power cord and sometimes my screen > will come on immediately and stay on only while my power cord is unplugged > or > I can sometimes turn it back on when I unplug my power cord and CTRL ALT > DEL. > I have Vista on a Dell laptop. HELP!!!!

10-12-2008

Some more things you could try:

- Update drivers (Most important: Chipset, Video, Mouse)
- Check your energy options in the Mobility Center (WIN+X)
- Check your device manager (control panel system settings) for wrong
settings for your keyboard and mouse or malfunctioning devices.
- Try other ways to get the screen to show up again (Use the other device,
press other buttons or keys)

Good luck and have fun,

Tom W.

"Mark L. Ferguson" <MarkLFerguson@xxxxxx> wrote in
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Quote:

> I would try a new mouse, to see if your mouse is having some problem.
>
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> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm
> Use the "Ratings" feature. It helps the new users.
> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
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> "lizzie borden" <lizzieborden@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:5DE20427-E52E-45F2-8A01-AFE6C2303CA5@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	>> My right-click butten isn't pulling up my shortcut menu. It doesn't work >> at >> all. Also, my laptop screen goes black after a couple min. ONLY when my >> power cord is plugged in. I unplug the power cord and sometimes my >> screen >> will come on immediately and stay on only while my power cord is >> unplugged or >> I can sometimes turn it back on when I unplug my power cord and CTRL ALT >> DEL. >> I have Vista on a Dell laptop. HELP!!!!

>

10-12-2008

lizzie borden wrote:

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	> About a month ago, out of nowhere, my laptop monitor started going black > after about a min. or so of being on. I would unplug the power cord and > then it would sometimes flicker and turn on or I have to push CLRT ALT DEL > and > then it turns back on. It will only go back on if my power cord is NOT > plugged in and the screen will not shut off, but as soon as I plug the > power > cord back in, it will shut off within a few minutes. Also, all of a > sudden > when I right-click, my shortcut menus don't come up AT ALL. It's > frustrating. I have to highlight and Shift F10 everytime I need the > shortcut > menu. I have Vista on a Dell Laptop. > HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Contact Dell tech support for repair. There is probably a failure of the AC
adapter and/or the charger chip on the motherboard.

Malke
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