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weird lines in windows 8 apps

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akismei
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weird lines in windows 8 apps

yesterday i have bought a vaio svs1512 with i53210, intel hd4000/ g640m le 1gb, 4 gb ram and 500hd.today i noticed weird lines when moving my mouse over apps in windows 8.

i ihave made a video of how the lines look like. those lines appear not on all the apps but in some for example ebay app, engadget app, maps app. etc.


i went and test two other machines like mine in two different stores and they all have the same weird lines.

is this a graphic card problem or is it normal?


e.g. i dont experience any weird lines in other things but only on windows 8 apps.

i tried to run gpu test with either of the graphic cards but didnt notice any weird lines.



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Watashiwateshdes
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Hi and welcome to the forum.


Are you talking about the lines around the icons when using Metro? They appear to idicate what you are about to pick. I have tried on a HP laptop also and the outline also appears.


I did get it on all apps however some were more visible than other. Netflix and Skype had a strong outline and others were feint.


I would say its normal. Possibly more a feature in Windows geared up for touchschreen users.

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akismei
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did you watch the video i uploaded?


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akismei
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the lines i talk about appear only when i am running an app and not on the start screen of windows 8.