How To Find Dead Pixels

I just purchased the Apple 23" Display and have been reading this forum about dead pixels. How can I check my new display for dead pixels.
I have a Dell Computer with Window XP home OS. Any help would be most appreciated. So far everything is working just fine with this display and I am quite pleased. But I want to make sure that everything is working properly.

You don't need to "find" dead pixels. Unless your vision is seriously impaired, you will see them just fine. If you don't see any you probably don't have any so don't worry about it.

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