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Old 04-22-2007   #1 (permalink)
Tziganfaerie
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Flashing Blue screen/ Blue lines

While installing Vista on my laptop I left it to finish installing and it
ended up shutting down to hibernate. When I brought it back up it still had
the installation screen on, but it was flashing between a light blue screen
and light blue lines down the screen with the normal desktop stuff behind it.
It made it really hard to see what was going on. I let the installation
complete and after it was done it restarted and everything was fine and
dandy. Well tonight I was shutting down the laptop and accidently clicked
the button to hibernate instead of shut down and when I turned it back on it
was flashing the blue screen and the up and down lines again. I shut down
the computer and now it's fine. Any suggestions on why hibernation isn't
working right?

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Old 04-22-2007   #2 (permalink)
JimR
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Re: Flashing Blue screen/ Blue lines

"Tziganfaerie" <Tziganfaerie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4ADF2B11-BDD0-4C88-B001-5F48D52EA020@microsoft.com...
> While installing Vista on my laptop I left it to finish installing and it
> ended up shutting down to hibernate. When I brought it back up it still
> had
> the installation screen on, but it was flashing between a light blue
> screen
> and light blue lines down the screen with the normal desktop stuff behind
> it.
> It made it really hard to see what was going on. I let the installation
> complete and after it was done it restarted and everything was fine and
> dandy. Well tonight I was shutting down the laptop and accidently clicked
> the button to hibernate instead of shut down and when I turned it back on
> it
> was flashing the blue screen and the up and down lines again. I shut down
> the computer and now it's fine. Any suggestions on why hibernation isn't
> working right?



If you haven't already done so, install the latest drivers for your graphics
card.

--
Jim

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Old 04-23-2007   #3 (permalink)
Tziganfaerie
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Re: Flashing Blue screen/ Blue lines

At the time it had the latest everything. It was brand spanken new. If the
graphics card is outdated now, how do I update it?

"JimR" wrote:

> "Tziganfaerie" <Tziganfaerie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4ADF2B11-BDD0-4C88-B001-5F48D52EA020@microsoft.com...
> > While installing Vista on my laptop I left it to finish installing and it
> > ended up shutting down to hibernate. When I brought it back up it still
> > had
> > the installation screen on, but it was flashing between a light blue
> > screen
> > and light blue lines down the screen with the normal desktop stuff behind
> > it.
> > It made it really hard to see what was going on. I let the installation
> > complete and after it was done it restarted and everything was fine and
> > dandy. Well tonight I was shutting down the laptop and accidently clicked
> > the button to hibernate instead of shut down and when I turned it back on
> > it
> > was flashing the blue screen and the up and down lines again. I shut down
> > the computer and now it's fine. Any suggestions on why hibernation isn't
> > working right?

>
>
> If you haven't already done so, install the latest drivers for your graphics
> card.
>
> --
> Jim
>

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Old 04-23-2007   #4 (permalink)
mikeyhsd
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Re: Flashing Blue screen/ Blue lines

seeing it is a lap top, start at the lap top manufacturers web site and look for newer drivers . download and install them.



mikeyhsd@comcast.net



"Tziganfaerie" <Tziganfaerie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F37128CC-1C16-498F-8334-BA6768ED25D0@microsoft.com...
At the time it had the latest everything. It was brand spanken new. If the
graphics card is outdated now, how do I update it?

"JimR" wrote:

> "Tziganfaerie" <Tziganfaerie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4ADF2B11-BDD0-4C88-B001-5F48D52EA020@microsoft.com...
> > While installing Vista on my laptop I left it to finish installing and it
> > ended up shutting down to hibernate. When I brought it back up it still
> > had
> > the installation screen on, but it was flashing between a light blue
> > screen
> > and light blue lines down the screen with the normal desktop stuff behind
> > it.
> > It made it really hard to see what was going on. I let the installation
> > complete and after it was done it restarted and everything was fine and
> > dandy. Well tonight I was shutting down the laptop and accidently clicked
> > the button to hibernate instead of shut down and when I turned it back on
> > it
> > was flashing the blue screen and the up and down lines again. I shut down
> > the computer and now it's fine. Any suggestions on why hibernation isn't
> > working right?

>
>
> If you haven't already done so, install the latest drivers for your graphics
> card.
>
> --
> Jim
>

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 04-23-2007   #5 (permalink)
Neil Harley
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Re: Flashing Blue screen/ Blue lines

Tziganfaerie wrote:
> At the time it had the latest everything. It was brand spanken new.
> If the graphics card is outdated now, how do I update it?



Did you go to the manufacturers website and download any updated drivers? My
brand new card had newer drivers on the website than in the box.

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