Bit of a weird one!

A strange problem just started happening yesterday & continues randomly. Every now & then the sides of my Desktop reduce by 8mm on the L & 4mm on the R. Whereas the desktop should cover the entire screen it is now pure black on the L & R sides. However this problem recovers all by itself every now & then. It keeps happening. Any suggestions?
Athlon XP2400
MSI KT4 Ultra
768mb RAM
MSI G4ti4200 128mb

Maybe your monitor geometry is starting to go? Are you using a CRT? I'd try hooking up a second monitor and seeing if the problem reproduces itself first.

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