Vista - monitor "shivers", "blinks", shuts-off

The display on my monitor use to sort of shiver for no reason, then it'd
kinda blink briefly-like it was about to go blank, and now recently; the
display did just shut off, like the bulb went out. But then I just turned
the monitor off, then turned it back on and the image came back up. Is this
a virus? The monitors only about 2-3 yrs. old. Thanks for any suggestions

What happens if you try a different monitor? Sounds like this one is dying.

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"mpinson" <mpinson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A6FDB2E1-69DF-4C7D-804F-4895BD7BD545@microsoft.com...
> The display on my monitor use to sort of shiver for no reason, then it'd
> kinda blink briefly-like it was about to go blank, and now recently; the
> display did just shut off, like the bulb went out. But then I just turned
> the monitor off, then turned it back on and the image came back up. Is
> this
> a virus? The monitors only about 2-3 yrs. old. Thanks for any
> suggestions

This is almost certainly a faulty monitor, and nothing to do with Vista or a
virus.

Steve

Double check you cables and power plugs on both ends (monitor and
computer/wall outlet).
"mpinson" <mpinson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A6FDB2E1-69DF-4C7D-804F-4895BD7BD545@microsoft.com...
> The display on my monitor use to sort of shiver for no reason, then it'd
> kinda blink briefly-like it was about to go blank, and now recently; the
> display did just shut off, like the bulb went out. But then I just turned
> the monitor off, then turned it back on and the image came back up. Is
> this
> a virus? The monitors only about 2-3 yrs. old. Thanks for any
> suggestions