Lalo

when i turned the computer on the imgaes on the screen looked fuzzy... so i turned the screen off... when i turned it back on it looked normal... but then my anti-virus program (McAfee) popped out saying it caught a virus... so i deleted the virus/file, and suddenly everything on the screen went black and in a second reappeared UPSIDEDOWN!!!!!!
i tried turning the screen off, running the anti-virus again, re-starting and turning off the computer... nothin'!
so, i had to turn the screen upside down so everythin on it can be seen correctly...

does anyone know what i can do to fix this problem???!!!

thanks for your attention

future9er24

strange. did u try using adaware 6.0 or sumthin to remove corrupted stuff? might help

Scothew

first off. Make sure you have the latest updates for your virus scan. You can download the latest definitions through your virus scan software.

I also recommend downloading and install Ad-Aware SE. Its available here: http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Person...tml?tag=lst-0-2

Also you need to download Spybot S&D 1.3. Its available here: http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Dest...tml?tag=lst-0-2

Now that you have everything downloaded. Install Ad-aware, once its installed, run the program, go to the updater and download the latest updates for it, then run the program and let it delete anything it finds.

Now install Spybot. Once its installed, run the updater, download all new updates. Now go to the Immunize part, let it scan, then choose immunize (this blocks over 23000 ad supported sites and pop-ups, trust me its a good thing). Now go to where it says search and destroy and tell it to search. let it delete anything it finds.

Now what you need to do is shut your computer down, turn it back on and at the Windows pop-up screen, hit F8. It should come to a black screen asking what mode you want to start in. Choose Safe Mode. Your computer is going to load into safe mode, which is the most basic way of windows can run. it doesnt load any programs or drivers it doesnt need. While in safe mode, run your virus scan, ad-aware and spybot to see if they get anything else.

Lalo

thanks a lot scott. im gonna print your instructions and do it early tommorow morning. i really want to get this stinker fixed. thanks!

Scothew

Do you happen to remember the name of the virus it found.

Scothew

If you dont, your virus scan should have a log part and you can find out.

houtex

go to www.sarc.com and do a search in the Virus Encyclopedia (it's near the bottom of the page) on upside down. Betcha you find it.

As a matter of fact, I bet it's this:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcen...ke.flipped.html

I would like to point out that if you have an Intel Extreme Graphics chip, you may have hit some combination (like Ctrl-Shift-stick your tounge out-cross your toes-F27 or something like that) that allows the screen to flip like that. Irrirtates the heck outta me. Go into your display properties and check into that. I would tell you, but *I* don't have one of those sorry things. Oh sure, for company workstations, they're ok, but Quake? Flight Sim? Riiight...

Good luck on that, hope that helps.

schmalex

Turn your screen over lol

Lalo

yea that's what i did LOL
but it looks darker looking at it this way

Lalo

OMG!!!!!!!!

it took me about 4 hours to go through all of the anti-virus and pop up blockers then to go to safe mode and run them again... it did find a bunch of stuff it hadnt before... BUT it didnt fix the problem.... so i go back on and follow MIKEYB'S idea.... and guess what?!?!? IT WORKED!!!! LMAO...
it took me 2 minutes!!! :bang:

oh well... thanks guys!!! Thanks, Mike! and thanks, Scott, for helping me remove more viruses and pop ups that could have done harm

Scothew

Yeah MikeyB's suggestion is what I was getting at when I asked what virus it had found.

future9er24

just thought, lucky you dont have a laptop!!!! geez that woulda stinked with this problem Lol