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Windows 7 Having a display problem... screen appears and disappears
Hey Guys I'm Sid ! I'm new here, Please forgive me if m posting my problem in the wrong forum... i feel very frustrated every time i scroll any web or a word doc or anything in my laptop with window 7... the page goes up and down, some part of the page disappears and when i minimize the page it...- Sid
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- display flickering frustration laptop minimize scrolling tech support visual artifacts web browsing windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 7 Weird error message and trackpad scroll not working
I get this error message when I start up my computer. It's a Gateway Laptop model NE56R34u and it originally came with Windows 8 but I had a friend wipe that and install Windows 7. I did this because its for my mom and I thought 8 was going to be a little tough for her. So now it has...- bradpitch92
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- drivers error gateway hardware installation laptop scrolling support trackpad windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Yes, instructions DO exist!
I get really frustrated w/ people saying or thinking there is nothing in Windows 8.1, from Microsoft, telling them, educating them or guiding them w/ enlightenment or instructions on How To use the OS. There is!! Yes, there is! There problem isn't that it doesn't exist but, rather that people...- Drew
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- application education frustration guidance help icons instructions interface metro microsoft mouse question mark scrolling start screen support tiles tips user experience windows 8.1
- Replies: 27
- Forum: Windows Tutorials
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Windows 8 Selective mouse response problem
I have an odd intermittent problem where with a few programs, sometimes there are areas within the window which are unresponsive to right or left mouse clicks whether from the touchpad or bluetooth/wired mice. hovering over a particular spot brings up mouseovers etc, but clicking or scrolling...- asdrew
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- bluetooth mouse click response driver issues hardware compatibility hp envy intermittent internet explorer mouse issues os upgrade restart scrolling search software compatibility software issues touchpad troubleshooting user interface windows 8.1 wired mouse
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 SOLVED: Problem with mouse
EDIT: "problem".... what a stupid typo to make.... haha So i am having a weird issue. I have a laptop, that is otherwise running pretty well. I am usually really good about fixing these sort of problems, but as i have become kind of stumped, i have actually made an account to ask, because i...- phantom16
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- acer active window bluetooth click issues device manager drivers firmware gaming hardware laptop mouse peripheral problem scrolling synaptics tech support touchpad troubleshooting usb windows 7
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 8 Scrolling the Ribbon
Just was wondering if people realise that if you set the cursor on the Ribbon in a File Explorer window and use the scroll wheel one can cycle through the Ribbon tabs. This, of course, holds true in Windows 8.1, as well. Cheers, Drew .1 Above note written in Windows 8.1- Drew
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- cursor file explorer interface ribbon scrolling tabs user tips windows windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Tutorials
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Windows 7 Screen auto-scrolls up on my Acer Aspire 5742G notebook
I have been using my Acer Aspire 5742G notebook for over 2 years now. Recently, I noticed a peculiar and very irritating issue. Rather two of them. First, the screen auto-scrolls abruptly and randomly (in no particular program, be it MS-Word / Excel or any browser). Also, when I type anything...- rameshiyer
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- acer aspire bios cursor drivers help intermittent irritating keyboard notebook recovery scrolling service center support technical issues touchpad typing user interface windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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How do I reconfigure the forum page?
Hi, I am new to Window 7, been using Linux for over 20 years. I currently have a Windows 7 operating system in my new build, and need help from time to time. Each time a page opens on this site, there is a big advertisement leading the postings. It is rather annoying to have to scroll though...- shabakthanai
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- advertising community configuration feedback forum help new user scrolling user experience windows 7
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- Forum: Feedback Forum
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Windows 8 Managing Photo Display and Editing Options in Windows 8
So there is a photo STICKY on the START UP SCREEN. I put a few pics in the photos folder and they scroll on the desktop. #1. Is there a way to select <or better yet, DESELECT> the photos that appear in the SCROLL ... and #2. Is there a photo editor in WIN8 at all? I've looked and tried to...- craftgirl
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- canon community help desktop image editing photo editor photo management photo software pictures folder scrolling software compatibility start screen sticky notes user experience windows 8 windows features zoombrowser
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 8 How do you disable two finger scrolling on asus n56dp series
Dear Windows 8 Forums representatives, I need your help because I don't like the two finger scrolling on Windows 8 for Asus. It works decent but I still prefer the old fashions one finger scrolling it seems to be more fluid when scrolling through pages. For me it still feels unnatural to use...- Allen Smith
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- asus help mouse scrolling touchpad tutorial two finger user experience windows 8 workflow
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Down arrow key changes tabs
Recently my arrow keys have been acting odd. I go to a page, scroll down, but it instead scrolls through tabs. It stays like that for a few minutes, then it's okay. Any idea why and how to fix?- Pinkipad
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- arrow keys fix input issues keyboard scrolling settings tabs windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 No typing cursor. It simply vanishes!
When typing, my cursor disappears. I then have to left click the page I'm on to get it back. I can type for about 20 seconds/100 characters, then I get a Windows beep warning. Any characters I'm typing stop showing up on the monitor. Same thing when I'm scrolling up or down a page: the cursor...- ianian
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- antivirus beep warning cursor diagnostics issues mouse scrolling settings typing windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Firefox Save As window autoscrolling on it's own
Hi There, I have noticed recently that when I am saving images (or anything else) using Firefox on windows 7 64bit version, that when I am clicking the down arrow on the scroll bar (whether clicking slowly or quickly) to navigate to the folder I want to save the file in, that it will start to...- Chronia
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- 64-bit auto-scroll bug report control panel file management firefox mouse save save image as scrolling settings software issues technical issues touchpad update user experience windows 7 windows vista
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Toshiba Laptop CTRL Key randomly copies, pastes, enlargens, and scrolls down screen, shortcuts don't
I am using a Toshiba Laptop for Windows 7. The Left and Right CTRL key is not working properly on my keyboard. I know that this is a very common problem for many people, but I have not been able to find a solution online for mine yet. I have also not found anybody whose CTRL keys have resulted...- Peter Dang
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- accessibility beeping browser bugs chrome ctrl key firefox font size keyboard keyboard issues laptop paste reboot scrolling shortcuts system restore tech support toshiba user issues windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 8 Finger Gestures Not working for my Acer Timeline M5
I just installed my new windows 8 from the windows 7. However, finger gestures such as, two fingers (to scroll), swipe and pinch are not working..it frustrates me :( Please help.- Ron Del de Castro
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- acer gestures pinch scrolling swipe timeline m5 touchpad windows 7 windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 8 Start screen won't minimize
I've got a clean install of Windows 8. I went to minimize the start screen so I could add column names to my tile groupings and it won't minimize. When I click the minimize button it briefly flashes, but that's it. I also noticed that clicking the left and right scroll buttons won't work. I have...- bdlester79
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- clean install desktop environment minimize scrolling start screen tile groups user interface windows 8
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- Forum: Desktop Customization
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Windows 7 Highlight + Scroll not working in Explorer
I'm trying to select multiple files in a long row of files, to do this I drag a selection box to select all of the files I want. The problem is that I can't scroll with the mouse wheel while either of the mouse buttons is held down, or at least not outside of the library. The 'library'...- Edtion Cherry
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- explorer files libraries mouse registry scrolling selection shell windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Strange mouse pointer
I am using Win7 64 bit. Randomly a mouse pointer appears that has a hand super imposed over a box that has a up down arrow on the right side. It automatically scrolls where ever I place the pointer over an object on the desktop. I cannot make it disappear. Rebooting the PC will return the...- weeder
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- cursor desktop display settings mouse reboot scrolling troubleshooting usb mouse windows 7 wireless mouse
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Optimizing Your Windows 8 Apps Folder for Quick Access and Efficiency
Just thought I'd share this w/ y'all... this is how I have come to best like displaying the Applications folder I keep on my Windows8 Desktop Taskbar. Listed in alphabetical order it's how I can pull or access anything I may want @ any given moment w/out leaving Desktop to look for something...- Drew
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- access application calendar customization desktop news organization productivity scrolling user experience weather windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Spin that wheel, Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Again, if, you, already, know this, just pretend you never read it, here. And, I, really could have, maybe, should have mentioned this long ago. Let's say: 1. You have a non-Touch PC or laptop. 2. Your mouse has a wheel (pretty common) 3. You select an APP, such as News, Photos, Games...- Drew
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- application content interface mouse scrolling tips users wheel
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- Forum: Windows Tutorials