This is called "divide and conquer", a tactic used by all large computer
companies to keep customers in the dark about the realities of their
computers... Ben Myers

On 5 Nov 2006 19:52:19 -0800, "DannyDj" wrote:

>Hello there
>
>I own a three years old HP Pavillion ZE4200 (norwegian model number? =
>4278).
>
>The computer is about three years old, and well used, but still:
>
>Two weeks ago a green, vertical line appeared on my screen. I contacted
>HP Support (of course), but they claimed they never have heard of this.
>When i contacted HP, one of my colleagues that sits next to me at work
>asks what kind of HP i owned. I told him, and then he could tell me
>that his friend, which also owns a HP have experienced the EXACT SAME
>problem.
>
>When i confronted HP with this, they denied to have ever heard of this
>problem earlier. I think they have a policy to
>"not-tell-about-known-bugs-unless-they-have-to".
>
>Have anyone experienced the same ?
>
>Besides the problem with the green vertical line that appeared, the
>plastic on the pc has started melting nearby the processor-fan. I am
>going to return my pc for service now, and hope that they fix the
>problem, but i guess these problems is kinda common, and if anyone else
>have experienced the same, i would love to hear from you.
>
>Best regards, Daniel