I don't know how to explain this right, so here goes...
I've got everything re-installed, Windows 98 SE.
Now I've got this weird "strobe-light" effect on moving things in ad banners, links, even when I type here the words flash occasionally.
It's giving me a headache.
Not constantly, unless the item is moving, like in a banner.
How in the heck do I fix that? I have the latest Java and Macromedia, if that helps.
Thanks... again...!!!
Posted by Dave Utter (Member # 634) on :
could it be the refresh rate on your monitor Dana? right click the desktop, select properties, then settings, then advanced, and then adapter, and see if you can change the refresh rate to a higher hertz. I don't know if this is whats soing on, but if mine is too low it drives me nuts. I also hope this is the way to do it in 98 SE. been in XP too long now. later.................
Posted by Dana Bowers (Member # 780) on :
Mine says 'optimal'... whats higher than that?
Posted by Dave Utter (Member # 634) on :
you should have a drop down menu, that will give you choices such as 60hz, 75hz, etc. mine is currently set at 100hz although a lot of systems won't support that high. And again, this may not be the problem at all, but its an easy place to start. You may also have a video card getting ready to lay down. Is the "strobe" effect really fast, like barely noticeable, but enough to drive a grown person crazy? A slow refresh rate kinda reminds me of an old time movie, like its just not "smooth".
Posted by Ray Rheaume (Member # 3794) on :
It could be a driver problem. Since you have just reinstalled Win98SE, the original drivers have been reinstalled as well and overwritten anything that had been updated since 6 years ago. A visit to the Windows Update site might be needed.
Hope this helps... Rapid
[ September 28, 2005, 02:41 AM: Message edited by: Ray Rheaume ]
Posted by Dana Bowers (Member # 780) on :
Ugh. I tried the refresh rate, didn't help.
I've already been to Windows Update, loaded the critical ones, and skimmed through the list of non-critical updates. Loaded a couple, but most had to do with language or programs I don't have.
It's a fast strobe, really annoying. I just shut my eyes whenever I load a page. Even when I type here, every time I hit ENTER or it scrolls to the next line, it flashes at me.
Thanks for trying... any more suggestions?
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
Dana,
You may want to check to see if the manufacturer of your video card has any firmware updates for your video card? I think Ray may be on the right track here.
Posted by Paul McDowell (Member # 5092) on :
If you have a corporate computer (Dell, Emachine etc) search their website for video card drivers. If not open the case and try to find the motherboard / video card brand and model number. If you can find them search for the drivers on google.
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
Dana...Along the same line of thinking as Ray and Glenn and Paul.
If you have a "Mainline" computer, like a Dell, you should have a CD that they provided that contains all the necessary drivers. If it was a computer that was "built" for you the builder should have given you some CDs or floppies that have the drivers for the various devices.
When Bruce re-installed Windows, if it was a "built" machine, Windows would have installed its own generic Microsoft drivers for the monitor and the video card.
You can check this out by going to start>settings>control panel>system>device manager.
Look under "monitor" and under "display adapters", right click on the driver and hit properties. If it says something like "generic" you can update to the correct driver. Just follow the instructions for updating the driver. If you have floppies or CDs with drivers on them you can stick one into the drive and then "update the driver " by directing Windows to look on those particular disks. Since you didn't have the flickering problem before the computer died, I would think the drivers on the floppies would be just fine.
Hope this makes sense. It is the first thing I do after a format.
Posted by Dana Bowers (Member # 780) on :
Nope... leftover computer from Bruce's brother.
I know I had to do something quite a long time ago, where I had to look for id# online for a driver. The stuff I found where you said, Dave, sure doesn't look generic.
