Hi, I have an issue that I've been trying to find an issue for, but so
far I have not found a thread anywhere on the internet that even
addressed my problem precisely. Occasionally, usually after my computer
has been running awhile, my screen will randomly scramble up, and parts
of it will become inoperable. There are no "black lines" going
across the screen, and my screen hasn't "rotated"; parts of
the screen shift up, down, left, or right, but nothing is covered by
lines or rotated. I don't believe this to be a problem with my monitor.
My reason to believe this is because sometimes, when I open a folder
from my desktop, Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) will crash and restart,
and after that happens the problem is gone. If the folder opens and
explorer doesn't crash, then the only way I could fix this was to
reboot, and after that it would be fine. By the way, when I open the
folder, the window is completely black, and I cannot blindly click on
the files nor can I rummage through them with my keyboard, etc. Another
thing that this affects is the start menu. When I click the start menu,
it is completely grey and partially transparent, like the top line of an
explorer window (if settings are set to make it transparent). From
there, I cannot select any file or option to open, and I cannot shut
down, hibernate, log off, etc. from there. Basically, I want to know
what is causing this to happen, how to prevent it, and what to do (other
than reboot or force restart explorer.exe) when this happens again.

Computer specs:
Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
Intel Centrino Duo Processor
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver
Refresh Rate at 60 Hertz

I really don't know what other information to supply, so there's any
additional information you need to know before you can help me find a
solution, just ask.


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darkangelofhell666