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  • Dec 31, 2007, 11:31 AM
    gwzap
    Laptop windows flicker
    I have a Compaq M700 laptop that I've been using for the past 3 years. It has really been a workhorse for me in spite of it only having 256 megs of ram and a PIII. I had windows 2000 on it, which it ran OK, but then had an issue that, when I went to any web browser, it would flicker between min and max view quickly. I thought maybe it was Internet Explorer, but it wasn't. I thought it might have been an issue with Windows 2000, but it isn't as I installed Linux. Any ideas?

    Gary
  • Jan 1, 2008, 05:19 AM
    biggsie
    System Requirements for Windows 2000

    System Requirements for Windows 2000

    Some programs can cause flicker, when system becomes unstable

    How many programs are running -- can you exit programs and stop problem
  • Jan 1, 2008, 12:19 PM
    gwzap
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by biggsie
    System Requirements for Windows 2000

    System Requirements for Windows 2000

    Some programs can cause flicker, when system becomes unstable

    How many programs are running -- can you exit programs and stop problem

    It wasn't just in explorer, but in any applet that used a browser interface such as control panel. While I stated in my original statement it happened in Linux, (Mandriva 2008), I have now put Fedora 2007 on the laptop with no similar issues.

    As to your point about using more programs, I have ran Windows 2000 with Outlook, IE, word, and other programs with no problems. Quite a feat with only 256 megs with no issues. This issue came up relatively recently, I re-installed Windows 2000, with no change, installed Mandriva Linux(dearly loved) and now I have Fedora... I do like, it is very stable, but not as driver friendly as Mandriva.

    Gary

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