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Hello everyone! I don't know if I am in the right place to post my problem. My apology. Well I have a problem regarding on my computer. Everytime I turn it on, white vertical bars shows and it takes more than 30 minutes to load. Very slow to start up. This is how it look like ---> .. What do you think is the problem of this? And also sometimes this error shows --->
http://www.flickr.com/photos/xetness/9368073383/in/photostream/ . I hope you can help me with this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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For — two things are happening in your description (vertical white bars + extremely slow boot) and they should be triaged separately because they can have different causes.

First, quick triage to narrow hardware vs software:

  • Does the striping appear before the Windows logo (during POST/BIOS) or only after Windows starts loading? If it’s present during POST it’s almost certainly a hardware/display issue; if it appears only after the Windows logo it may be a driver or OS problem.
  • Test with an external monitor or a different video cable/port. If the external display is clean the laptop panel/cable is suspect; if both show the same artifact the GPU or its drivers are likely involved.
  • Boot into Safe Mode. If the stripes disappear in Safe Mode, focus on the graphics driver or a startup program.

Practical next steps (in order):

  • Backup important data immediately (the long boot suggests possible disk trouble).
  • Swap cables and ports, or switch to integrated graphics if available. Reseat the desktop GPU and check power connectors.
  • In Windows: uninstall the display driver, reboot, then install the latest driver from the GPU maker. Run sfc /scannow and chkdsk /f to look for file/disk corruption.
  • Run memory and disk diagnostics (Windows Memory Diagnostic, SMART/disk manufacturer tool). A failing HDD can easily cause 30+ minute boots.
  • If striping persists through BIOS/POST or on multiple monitors, consider GPU failure (VRAM) or motherboard problems; if under warranty get manufacturer support.

A note on earlier replies: suggestions about “hardware profiles” don’t address the visual corruption and are unlikely to fix either symptom on modern Windows. Focus on the display tests and disk/driver checks above; they will quickly identify whether repair, replacement, or a software reinstall is needed.

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this is happening Because you have more than one hardware profiles. and delays Because the time for chosing the highlighted profile is long. You can check on hardware devices see if the profiles are more than one.

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the vertical white line is the windows loading

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What version of Windows is that? I have never heard of windows having more than one hardware profile. How can that happen?

[edit] Oh, I see from only XP supports multiple profiles. I still don't know why there should be such a thing.

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