Emac freeze screen and pixels

i have an emac on 10.3.9 and it started having pixel problems, where when you dragged a box around the screen some pixels would freeze. now when you drag a window around the whole emac freezes.
it doesent seem to happen when i boot up in a safe boot.
does anyone know what this is a sign of and how i fix it?
thanks,
p.

The eMac has a CRT, not an LCD, therefore there are no pixels. It sounds like the video driver has been corrupted, and unfortunately the only way to remedy this is by doing an archive and install of the system.
Plus, you haven't said which model you have or how much RAM. It could be a sign of low memory coupled with a system problem.

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