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I have a Toshiba Satellite p25 S509 with Windows XP Home and 512RAM and 100GB hard drive bought at the end of 2003. I use Norton Internet Security 2007 and AVG for virus protection. About 6 months ago I had to have the motherboard replaced because it wasn’t receiving any power from the A/C adapter.

The screen constantly shakes and twitches; when it gets really bad, the top centimeter or two wraps around to the bottom of the screen and anything displayed is illegible. Sometimes, the bottom of the screen is more distorted than the top (it squishes, sort of). Right now it seems to do it more when a few programs are on, that wasn’t always true, however.

I’ve looked around on the internet and I’ve found a few possible causes: the graphics card (I don’t know how to test this possibility out), the a/c adapter (it was bought Dec. 2006), overheating (what to do, what to do?), virus maybe?, the amount of RAM…

Please, give me some advice on how to figure out what is wrong.
Thank you!
I would prefer to try and figure/fix this myself before consulting a business for help… mainly for financial reasons. I have never had a problem with my computer before the motherboard issue and that work was done by Best Buy because I still had a service plan on the computer; that is expired now. But… this problem might be related to that problem? I am good with working on desktop computers and upgrading them but I have never ventured far enough to open up a laptop…
Which drivers? I am updating everything that is in my computer (ie video card) that I can find on the internet… but there’s nothing external attached to my laptop (or anything I’ve installed on this computer for that matter). Instead of a new screen, could I use a monitor to fix the problem temporarily or would the problem carry over?

How do I configure Windows XP’s firewall so that I can access the internet on another computer using Ubuntu/Linux (via Internet connection sharing, with a cable). It works fine using Windows, but not with another operating system. Thanks in advance!
I don’t want to install or buy anything… Just make it work!

I want to set up a printer under Windows XP to send its data to a file, without the control characters.?

wich is a good user friendly port scanner for windows xp???

The message is “The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The web site mey be experiencing technical difficulties or you may need to adjust your browser settings…”. This happens on one computer only, others work fine. Uses Windows XP (on the default security settings) and Internet Explorer 6. Can anyone help?