Topic: there's a broken pixel on my screen :(

squeegee !first/o5zA started this discussion 12 years ago #34,273

but for some reason mousing over it fixes it. i've tried the screen massage thing and that doesn't work, but why would the mouse cursor fix it?

squeegee !first/o5zA (OP) double-posted this 12 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #473,001

i mean, all the other broken pixels aren't fixed by mousing over them. wtaf

dw skg II distribution co. llc joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #473,009

is it still there before startup

squeegee !first/o5zA (OP) replied with this 12 years ago, 6 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #473,014

@previous (dw skg II distribution co. llc)
i keep rebooting but my background is black and i "hacked" the start screen to show a taxidermied cat on a black background peeking up from the bottom instead of the traditional windows start logo and login screen so i can't see it.
but it's there every time i start my browser :(

squeegee !first/o5zA (OP) double-posted this 12 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #473,016

also i've noticed that when i post a response and the message that reads "notice posted" appears the pixel appears to be fixed, but it's there on all the other pages :(

so frustrating, so i'm going to see if it's just covered up by text since the whole page is slightly lower, so now it's still there...

squeegee !first/o5zA (OP) triple-posted this 12 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #473,017

okay, it was just underneath the m on "bumps" and since there weren't enough posts to scroll down i couldn't see it. but now there are and it's still there :(

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #473,038

Fuckin fag

Syntax joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 12 hours later, 15 hours after the original post[^] [v] #473,139

@OP

Give this a try - By cycling that pixel with software it may recover. Nothing to lose.

http://udpix.free.fr/index.php?p=about

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 14 minutes later, 15 hours after the original post[^] [v] #473,144

This is the same April Fools prank that was pulled last year. Not very creative...

Meowth joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 13 minutes later, 15 hours after the original post[^] [v] #473,148

How long did you do your screen massage for?

Dw ltd joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 51 minutes later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #473,154

@473,144 (C)
Ooooooo i remember it got me good last uear

DasSheeple joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 3 hours later, 19 hours after the original post[^] [v] #473,176

PrintScreen and paste in paint, save as png and upload (don't save as JPEG or the compression might kill the dead pixel). Let us see your problem, perhaps then we can help. And take 2 screen shots, one with mouse over, one without. Thanks.

squeegee !first/o5zA (OP) replied with this 12 years ago, 3 hours later, 23 hours after the original post[^] [v] #473,217

@473,139 (Syntax)
i'll be damned, that actually worked. it's fixed!

squeegee !first/o5zA (OP) double-posted this 12 years ago, 11 minutes later, 23 hours after the original post[^] [v] #473,219

what was really weird is that if you scrolled so that the pixel covered up a link
and you click on the link right where the dead pixel was then the link wouldn't linkify
how do you explain that? you can't! the tech on the phone i talked to was baffled.

anyway, glad i can cancel my service appointment tomorrow, thanks syntax!

(Edited 1 minute later.)

squeegee !first/o5zA (OP) triple-posted this 12 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #473,227

@473,176 (DasSheeple)
see, it's gone now.

DasSheeple replied with this 12 years ago, 16 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #473,309

@previous (squeegee !first/o5zA)
10/10 for the google search hahaha.

Meowth replied with this 12 years ago, 3 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #473,319

@previous (DasSheeple)

> 10/10 for the google search hahaha.

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