I have a windows XP and lately i have had trouble with my monitor and display. When i leave a program on for a while maybe an hour or two the text seems to penetrate into the monitor. So there is little outlines of the text that was on the program. I have tried unplugging the monitor changing some simple setting turning off the computer but it is STILL there. If anyone has a clue it would be greatly appreciated. Thank youYou mean that the text is stuck, and stays there even when you reboot?
How about when the monitor is off?
What sort of monitor are you using, LCD or CRT?
Was this text displayed exactly the same, or similarly, for all this time?This was the very reason for SCREEN savers. It was a known problem in the early days of personal computing but is less of a problem with modern monitors. How old is that monitor?

UNFORTUNATELY, I believe there's nothing you can do to remove that burned-in text. Again, the point of screen savers was to avoid prolonged display of the same thing to prevent this permenent etching into the screen. So, you'll either have to live with it or get a new monitor. Is there a de'gausse button on the front of the monitor ? ?
Probably won't cure it as soybean says if it's an older model but might MAKE it bearable for awhile...