Hi,
For some reason when my computer goes to sleep from lack of use, the entire
screen minimizes when it returns and there is about a 2 1/2 inch black border
around the entire desktop screen. Anyone have a clue as to why and/or how to
fix?

Also sometimes when waking from sleep or even when turning on from being
shut down the screen starts out with millions of gray/black speckles and
starts to slowly convert pixle by pixle it seems to a black screen. There is
no desktop, no icons, but you can hear it running in the background. The only
way to get out of it is a hard shut down.

If someone could help with either or both of these problems, that would be
great!

I am running Windows XP on a Dell INspiron 8100 laptop.

thanks

MrScucch, take a look here.
http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...ng.htm#1096846


"MRSCUCCH" <MRSCUCCH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Thanks for the website but my problem is not listed here and without a
support plan they wont help me any further. For now, I have extended the time
that the computer goes into stand by mode so that it wont happen so often.

"Rich Barry" wrote: