Welcome aboard Sheila! :)
You're welcome. :) (Keep in mind that the brighter the screen, the more power required).
Did you try increasing the brightness? On a Dell I believe it's usually either [fn]+[F5] or [fn]+[UpArrow]
Click Start > Run, type (or copy and paste) in this long command: cmd /c ipconfig /all>%temp%\$.txt¬epad %temp%\$.txt and then press [Enter]...
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No rush. :)
You're welcome. And good luck. :)
Wikipedia: Bit rot
Recommend reading this post and then posting the requested log(s) in our Malware and Virus Removal forum.
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