check your refresh rate on your computer monitor.
right click propeties on the desktop, go to settings, advanced, the click monitor. it should allow u to change the refresh rate, and if its a crt monitor, higher is ALWAYS better.
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My friends computer gets these lines going across his screen. It seems to spread from the text. Hard to explain.

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