Strange Desktop Behavior

[jasonb007]

I am having some problems using desktop icons on a laptop. The laptop and
icons have been fine since I got the laptop but most recently, if i click on
a desktop icon (the latest example was MS Word) - the recycle bin opened. If
I move the Word icon to a different position on the screen, Word will open!!
This does not happen all the time though, after a reboot it will work
normally for some time then happen again with different desktop icons opening
different programs.

Another problem I have is the scroll bars in programs like Internet
Explorer. If I use the mouse scroll button or slide bar in IE and scroll
down a page, if i let go or stop scrolling, the page shoots back to the
beginning. There is also lots of screen flickering going on, by that I mean
the icons/text etc not the actual screen.

I have anti-virus installed and up-to-date and a scan detects no viruses. I
have also updated the video drivers, chipset drivers etc to rule out any bugs.

Anybody had any similar issues?

 

[db ´¯`·.. >]

boot into safemode
and see if you experience
the same difficulties as
in normal mode:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222

also, boot into safemode
with networking and test
out your programs and the
desktop as well, but in this
mode you can test your pc
with an internet connection
enabled.

if your pc runs perfect in
safemodes, then this is a
clue. but if your pc is
dysfunctional in safemode
then this is a clue as well.
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[jasonb007]

Thanks for the reply, already tried Safe Mode which resulted in the same
thing happening. Decided to reset the laptop to factory OS restore and the
fault still occurred so think this is a hardware fault.