In news:(E-Mail Removed),
matty typed on Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:59:57 -0700:
> OS - Win XP Pro SP3
>
> Sometimes, not always, a portion of a previous screen will remain on
> the desktop. This visible portion is also visible on top of other
> active windows. It's like the ghost of a previous screen.
>
> Example:
> I clicked on the ">>" of my QuickLaunch toolbar and selected, for
> example, "Outlook Express". Outlook Express is launched but that
> rectangular portion (i.e., the highlighted "Outlook Express" option)
> remains visible (dismembered from the rest of the QuickLaunch menu)
> on top of everything on the screen. When I try and minimize every
> window, then refresh the desktop, my ghost image is still there.
>
> This doesn't happen all the time and I don't see a pattern - e.g., if
> this happens only when I have a few or a lot of programs running.
> This doesn't happen only with the QuickLaunch toolbar. It also
> happens, sometimes, when I click on any menu/scrolldown menu - e.g.,
> any open window/program.
> Help! So far, the only thing that gets rid of any ghost image is
> restarting my PC. Why does it happen and how can I get rid of a ghost
> image without having to restart my PC?
This has always been the fault of the video driver in my experience.
Most would claim to download the latest driver and go from there. Which
sometimes works. But I may add that sometimes an older one works better.
So also keep this in mind.
In the Display Properties you can change the slider under Troubleshoot
(Hardware acceleration) too. Maybe you can find something that doesn't
effect performance too bad and fix the problem too.
--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2
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