# Crazy green software error lines?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/crazy-green-software-error-lines/199832>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [September 6, 2006, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/crazy-green-software-error-lines/199832 "2006-09-06T13:40:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Anogar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Anogar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anogar)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/crazy-green-software-error-lines/199832/1 "2006-09-06T13:40:16Z")

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One of the things I was hoping to fix when I replaced my video card was an error that I get sometimes. I experience these crazy green lines throughout my entire screen. First I thought it was a problem with my monitor, but the lines are affixed to certain **objects** , not \*\*locations \*\*on the screen. For example, if an object (like a word, or a logo on the web) is freaking out with these crazy vertical green lines, and I scroll, the lines scroll with it.

Since the lines aren’t like in certain spots on the screen or anything, that made me think video card. But… I just replaced my video card, and it’s having the exact same issue. So it obviously isn’t that, since it’s a completely different brand and such.

Now my thought is that it’s having trouble getting information from the video card to the monitor - but it doesn’t happen in DOS mode, so maybe some sort of software problem? Maybe the **cable** is shot? Maybe my monitor is screwed up somehow? The weird thing is that sometimes it is perfect, and I can’t really reproduce what causes it.

The problems have persisted across a different Motherboard, different Video Card, different CPU … which is making me think monitor, does that seem reasonable? Maybe either the cord is screwed up or the intake ports are or something?

Ideas? ☹