Screen Hiccup

[joelcarm 0]

  sAbout three days ago, after downloading a number of files, my screen began

to, well, blink or huccup every 30 seconds or so. Causing, for instance the

cursor to costantly jump back to the begining of this message box while I'm

typing. (if I hadn't "cut and pasted this message back together before

sending it out to you guys you would have thought it was a puzzel) or when

I'm playing a video game it keeps jumping back to the desktop. Iv'e tried

deleteing all the new programs and resetting to an earlier setting. But like

real hiccups the problem persits. HELLP!!!

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

If it happens in more than one program, it is a system problem.  It sounds like trouble in your mouse, or your mouse driver.  Have you done a virus scan?  How about checkiing for adware?

[prince_of_sims 0]

i suggest a good cleaning of your mouse before anything else. if you use an optical mouse, either get a can of canned air or get a clean cloth and wipe the area around the laser and the top of the lens as well. if you use a mouse-ball mouse, twist the cover off the underside, take out the ball, and take a cotton swab and clean the rollers and the ball. also check your connections for dust or anything that may have gotten into them. if you have a wireless mouse, check your transmitter to make sure it's in an optimal place and doesn't encounter interference and check the batteries in your mouse.

if none of those work, try N_O_Body's suggestion.

[tungston 19]

It is not the mouse, but with out knowing what files/programs you installed, it will be hard to tell what is happening. Did you install any hardware monitoring apps?

[prince_of_sims 0]

ehhh, hardware monitoring apps can cause something like this? no wonder....

[tungston 19]

Originally posted by: prince_of_sims ehhh, hardware monitoring apps can cause something like this? no wonder....quote>

 

Not normally, but if they were corrupted they might, if uninstalled and left something in the registry, that could cause problems.

[joelcarm 0]

First, thanks for the mouse tips.  Tried 'em.  Still blinking.

I downloaded the modding tools (ILIVE, Data Gen, the SC4BATInstaller.exe(w/ update) and the SC4 Lot Editor so I could find one I liked. (or more accurately, one I could understand) They all installed fine untill I got to the SC4 stuff. When I tried to download GMAX, I got this:

Zip damaged: file C:\DOCME~1Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\WZS367.tmp\gmaxsetup1.cab:Bad CRC776a73f (should be 88866ddb). Possible cause: file transfer error.

Then I tried the Lot Editor and saw:.

Debug Error! Program: ...dding Equipment\SC4s Modding Equipment\ LoteditorInstaller.exe DAMAGE: after Normal block (#763) at 0x00C30040.

Later when the malfunction became evedent, I deleted everything includung SC4 itself and ran three anti-virus/anti-spy checks. Nothing found. Screen still blinks. (sighs) I'm gonna have to reformat the drive aren't I?

Thanks again all.

P.S. Is the NAM supposed to show up in my computers list of programs

[coolotter88 2]

I under stand that the jumpy mouse thingy can happen to firefox if you are running java-ey thingies but that doesn't seem to be your problem. maybe a system restore (if you are using XP?)

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Before you do a complete wipe out, try fixing up your drivers for your graphics system by downloading them from the maker's site.  Do the same with your mouse drivers.

It sounds like you have a hardware glitch.  Are all your cables nice and tight?

[tungston 19]

@Joelcarm: If you didn't use the unistall program with those apps, try installing them again, and using the uninstaller. The NAM should not be in the Start Menu, I have no idea why it would be, maybe you can go into more detail as to how you installed it. Or, maybe you meant it wasn't there and you expected it to be?