In reply, I tried the color test and looks like the pixel is not dead and colors changed several times on the line. Blue yellow or yellow blue showed no line- only the top URL line. I then tried "5 Ways to Fix a Dead Pixel", downloaded, which added other things to my computer that I did not want, so deleted that program.
Note that the Directx does not seem to apply to my laptop. I have ADM Phenom II quad core processor P960 at 1.80 gh 2. Also recently (9/13) the 17.3" display screen top cracked. It was replaced, and a month after that is when the line appeared. It came and went over a month long period, now it is back.
It is an HP Pavilian g7 1167 dx notebook PC.
I first ran it and it didn't fix the prob. Do you have any other ideas on a fix to this problem? Thanks very much for trying!
Craig