Resolved Color Error when loading Windows XP

Hiya,

I have a problem and I haven't been able to find anything like it online or anywhere, so I was hoping someone could give me a suggestion as to what to do.

Basically, I just got a new Samsung NC10 with Windows XP. Yesterday while setting everything up and installing all the various programs I regularly use (Avast, Firefox, etc) all seemed well.

Today, when I turned it on, the colors of the XP loading screen and then of the desktop itself (including Start Menu and the application bar) were inverted, as if I was looking at the negative of an image.
If I restart the computer, it fixes itself and everything is back to normal. If I turn it off and on again, the problem reappears.

I can't figure out if I have a problem with Windows or with the laptop itself, could anyone give me some suggestions as to what to do?

Thanks in advance ^^

 

Hi there Evan,

thanks for answering

I tried everything, updating the drivers, even tried with to use linux to see if it worked with a different OS (and so at least excluding hardware issues), but the error kept presenting itself.

in the end I gave up and contacted the manufacturer. am waiting now for it to be replaced (or fixed).

thanks anyway for your help.

ps. I hadn't input my system details cause I wasn't sure if I should put those of the pc that was giving me problems, or of my main pc