I have 4 year old Dell 1905fp monitor on Dell Dimension 5000 using XP. The bottom line has grey lines which means you cannot see the first line of the message bar. You can only see it by enlarging it. The rest of the monitor is OK. I have tried it on a laptop and the problem still exists. Is this the first signs of Monitor death.
Phil

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