What the heck?!

[1X83Z]

I don't really know where to post this since it's more of a weird one-time occurrence than a computer help question, but what is this?!

 

[Klostrophobic]

The system tray.

 

[Shannon]

Originally posted by Klostrophobic
The system tray.

 

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by Klostrophobic
The system tray.

And why does it have what appears to be a pregnant chad portruding through its outer shell?

 

[Klostrophobic]

I don't know. Sometimes I get a similar problem on the outside edges of windows.

Does your monitor have a degauss function?

 

[Cobraboy]

Degauss, funny word. I like degaussing my screen it's cool.

 

[Klostrophobic]

Yes, it's quite a lot of fun.

 

[RVDNuT374]

Your PC's going to have a baby.

 

[F094/H]

 

[MazKid]

You dented your system tray's hood. That's expensive to repair, XP is still pretty new, so you can't find the hood in a junkyard. You'll have to go to your XP dealership for that one.

I donno what that is! I'm on XP also, but I'm smart enough to use the silver metallic scheme instead of the OE blue scheme...and I've never had that happen.

 

[duo17]

The only reason I don't use that Silver Metallic option is because I can't stand that green start button, with everything else being silver.

M5Power: It probably just is a one time occurrence. Just degauss or turn your monitor off, then on again.

OA

 

[CDailey]

What does "Degauss" mean?

 

[Cobraboy]

I did know what it was, but I've forgotten it. Sorry.

 

[Klostrophobic]

To neutralize a magnetic field.

 

[CDailey]

Oh. So its kinda like erasing a chalkboard? Metaforically speaking that is.

 

[Josh]

Something like that.

 

[Klostrophobic]

Yeah, I guess.

 

[duo17]

It basically means to demagnetize the monitor. Magnetic fields build up within the monitor, causing distortion of the image or color. CRT monitors in particular are able to pick up these magnetic fields, so the manufacturers will include an internal coil which will degauss, or demagnetize, the monitor.

OA

{Edit}: Screw this post!

 

[Cobraboy]

And I thought you two were smart!?

 

[KosmikFool]

Originally posted by Omega Star
Oh. So its kinda like erasing a chalkboard? Metaforically speaking that is.

Metaforically? You mean metaphorically?

 

[Duke]

Degaussing means to zap the monitor to neutralize the static charge that builds up over time within the monitor itself. The gauss field is caused by the electron gun and aiming magnets used to 'paint' the picture on the inside of the screen. These eventually build up a static charge (which is why monitors are always dusty) that is strong enough to affect the gun aiming by itself. Degaussing sends out a big pulse of static electricity to cancel out the residual charge in the monitor.

 

[CDailey]

Originally posted by Klostrophobic
Yeah, I guess.

Ok. I understand now.

 

[duo17]

Wow! Three definitions of Degauss all in one thread.

OA

 

[duo17]

If that picture is a screen shot, I really don't know what that is.

OA

 

[Sage]

Is degaussing ever necessary for LCD screens?

 

[Sage]

Originally posted by duo17
If that picture is a screen shot, I really don't know what that is.

Ah, he has a point here... what a screen shot takes and what you see can be two totally different things (for example, if you invert the colors on your monitor, then take a screenshot, the screenshot will appear in "normal" color), so then is degaussing really the problem?

 

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by MazKid

I donno what that is! I'm on XP also, but I'm smart enough to use the silver metallic scheme instead of the OE blue scheme...and I've never had that happen.

I've been using silver for months and thought it was time for a change.

 

[MazKid]

Ohh, I see.

Now that I look, why is there an olive green scheme?!

Ugly as hell!!

 

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by youth_cycler
Ah, he has a point here... what a screen shot takes and what you see can be two totally different things (for example, if you invert the colors on your monitor, then take a screenshot, the screenshot will appear in "normal" color), so then is degaussing really the problem?

I don't know! And I don't know how to degauss!

But, it's gone hopefully never to appear again. So we're good.

 

[Josh]

Do you have butons on your monitor? If so press the menu button and scroll down to options...degauss should be under options...at least on mine it is.