Here is some basic trouble shooting tips for new monitors:

The picture does not appear

Check to make sure the signal cable is firmly connected in the socket.
Check to see if the computer system’s power is ON.
Check that the Brightness Control is at the appropriate position, not at the minimum.

The Screen is not synchronized

Check to make sure [...]

Sharing of files and folders can be managed in two ways. If you chose simplified file sharing, your folders can be shared with everyone on your network or workgroup, or you can
make your folders private. (This is how folders are shared in Windows 2000.) However, in Windows XP Professional, you can also set folder permissions [...]

This tweak reduces the time XP waits before automatically closing any running programs when you give it the command to shutdown.
Go to Start then select Run
Type ‘Regedit’ and click ok
Find ‘HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\’
Select ‘WaitToKillAppTimeout’
Right click and select ‘Modify’
Change the value to ‘1000′
Click ‘OK’
Now select ‘HungAppTimeout’
Right click and select ‘Modify’
Change the value to ‘1000′
Click ‘OK’
Now find ‘HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control [...]

Note : Applies to Windows XP Pro and Windows Vista
Many computer users would like to clean files from their computers but do not know what files to delete. Therefore to avoid deleting the wrong files, the computer is simply left alone to store more and more files. This can cause major problems with your [...]

THE SETUP OF BIOS

The majority of BIOS have a “setup” (program of configuration) which makes it possible to modify the basic configuration of the system. This type of information is stored in a car-fed memory (using a pile) so that the information is stored even when the system is out-tension (the read-write memory is re-initialized [...]

Q: What is Windows XP
A: Windows Whistler is the codename for the first joint business/consumer version of Windows built on the Windows 2000 OS kernel for stability and reliability. To bring the reliability of Windows 2000 to consumers as soon as possible and address the feedback from enterprise customers, Microsoft planned a phased release of [...]