The issue might be a bad connection between the monitor and output of the netbook. The only way to be sure of this would be to disassemble the netbook and make sure the video cable (usually a ribbon) is intact and that it makes a proper connection with the motherboard and monitor.
The issue might also be due to a busted graphics card. Your netbook should be able to output through VGA despite the condition of it's built-in monitor. Simply toggle through your different function keys to get the correct output (you want your netbook to just output to the monitor). A busted graphics card would mean further dismantling the netbook along with soldering (we are talking about integrated graphics).
Given the costs of new LCD panels, the time it takes to disassemble the netbook, the time it takes to narrow down the problem, and the time it would take to install a new component; I think it would be better if you just started saving up your money now for a new netbook. You could spend $100 on an LCD panel and a countless number of hours installing it (and initially narrowing down the problem) or you could just buy a new netbook and hard drive enclosure. You should be able to pop the hard drive out of your MSI with relative ease. There are hard drive enclosures that go for about $20. You would put the hard drive in that and it would turn it into an external USB 2.0 drive. Then just copy all the files over to whatever netbook/storage device you want.
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