Screen Flickering

[Guest]

My screen has been flickering ever since I installed Vista in Feb 07. Have
searched for solutions to no avail. The flickering used to temporarily stop
when computer went into sleep mode. It now flickers all the time. Anyone
have ideas on how to fix this?

 

[Neil Harley]

My screen has been flickering ever since I installed Vista in Feb 07. Have
searched for solutions to no avail. The flickering used to temporarily stop
when computer went into sleep mode. It now flickers all the time. Anyone
have ideas on how to fix this?

faulty monitor maybe? can you hook it up to another computer and see if
it's the same? Or hook another monitor to your pc and see if that flickers.

 

[Tim]

Hard to tell exactly what you mean by flickering (i.e. display goes
completely black and then back on...an extreme flicker...or if it's more of
a "60 Hertz" flicker). If this is a CRT monitor have you tried adjusting the
screen refresh rate?

Tim

 

[Guest]

I have tried that. The flickering is more of flashing a copy of whatever
happens to be on the moniter at the time. I have tried updating my drivers
and all that jazz. The moniter is a flat panel lcd.

 

[Guest]

The flickering is more of flashing a copy of whatever happens to be on the
screen at the time. I have tried updating my drivers and all that jazz.
The moniter is a flat panel lcd. I'm glad I don't get seizures because all
this flashing would surely bring one on!

 

[Guest]

Hi. I'm having a similar problem. In my case, at random times, the screen
will flicker, then everything that was there becomes bigger then flicker back
to normal size. It never lasts more than a few seconds and can occur anywhere
from once to about 7 times in an hour. It's so annoying. Anyone, please
help. I've read that flickering is a common problem with Vista. I just
haven't come across one where everything on screen becomes enlarged. I dont
really know where to go. Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Alright guys I signed up for this forum just to provide you with the
fix/work-around for screen flicker.

I've seen people blame everything from audio drivers to integrated
graphics for this issue, however these are not the causes.

Microsoft has a service called Transient Multimon Manager (TMM). This
(supposedly) makes it easier to run multiple displays. It also causes
the annoying flash we all hate so much.

Here's how to fix it:
- Click on the Start button (pearl? ball? orb?).
- Type "Task Scheduler" and hit Enter.
- On the left-hand side, click "Task Scheduler Local" (you should
already be there, but just in case).
- Expand "Task Scheduler Library," then "Microsoft," then "Windows,"
then click "MobilePC."
- Up top, you'll see a task called "TMM." Click it, and on the
right-hand side, click "Disable."
- You're done. [image:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/images/smilies/smile.gif]
It seems that this fix is great if you
are not using an external monitor. If you need to use an external
monitor you -may- need to reverse this as needed for full functionality
with an external monitor.

 

[Shirley V]

I just started using this forum, I think it's the greatest place to come,
solved 2 problems this morning already. I've followed your instructions and
hope it works. Just wish I knew all the stuff like you do.

 

[Anne]

I'm hoping this helps my hubby with his screen problems with his Vista notebook
Thanks, I wasn't quite sure being an XP user but am willing to learn
Hugs
Anne

 

[Anne]

Ignore my earlier reply.
We tried this and it wasn't possible in Vista.
There isn't a Microsoft / Windows /Mobile PC in there.
We found TMM but it is not possible to disable it.
I use XP so I don't know how to help.

Is it possible to stop this happening when my hubby plays games on his
gaming laptop? How can we change the refresh rate for the monitor?
Also the video chip is NVidia and has two bars on the video setting should
they be up to 100% or back where he found them on 0%?

I would appreciate an early answer on this.
Cheers
Anne

 

[Anne]

I finally fixed hubby's problem with his screen.
I just went into the registry with RegEdit and just deleted the items
relating to a couple of games he'd taken out. Re-installed one program,
updated another and after a check disk this morning, so far, every thing
seems back to normal.

Ignore my earlier reply.
We tried this and it wasn't possible in Vista.
There isn't a Microsoft / Windows /Mobile PC in there.
We found TMM but it is not possible to disable it.
I use XP so I don't know how to help.

Is it possible to stop this happening when my hubby plays games on his
gaming laptop? How can we change the refresh rate for the monitor?
Also the video chip is NVidia and has two bars on the video setting should
they be up to 100% or back where he found them on 0%?

I would appreciate an early answer on this.
Cheers
Anne

Alright guys I signed up for this forum just to provide you with the
fix/work-around for screen flicker.

I've seen people blame everything from audio drivers to integrated
graphics for this issue, however these are not the causes.

Microsoft has a service called Transient Multimon Manager (TMM). This
(supposedly) makes it easier to run multiple displays. It also causes
the annoying flash we all hate so much.

Here's how to fix it:
- Click on the Start button (pearl? ball? orb?).
- Type "Task Scheduler" and hit Enter.
- On the left-hand side, click "Task Scheduler Local" (you should
already be there, but just in case).
- Expand "Task Scheduler Library," then "Microsoft," then "Windows,"
then click "MobilePC."
- Up top, you'll see a task called "TMM." Click it, and on the
right-hand side, click "Disable."
- You're done. [image:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/images/smilies/smile.gif]
It seems that this fix is great if you
are not using an external monitor. If you need to use an external
monitor you -may- need to reverse this as needed for full functionality
with an external monitor.