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That looks like the system is adjusting the video. Maybe.
Have you looked at what items are starting with Windows?
Have you looked through the list of installed programs?
A quick way to do both is to download and install Ccleaner. It is a good program that a lot of techs here use. By clicking the Tools icon at the left you can access the Startup and Installed programs. If you aren't sure what they are you can also copy the list(s) to a text file then copy paste that to a post here and the techs will look it over.
Ccleaner. This takes you to the page at filehippo.com where the link to download is at the top right corner. Filehippo is a safe site that I've used for years ( The same can be said for Ccleaner). Click on the download area and wait for the gray dialog box to open. Don't click anything unless it's in that box. The rest is self-explanatory.
TF... on the startup the only thing running is MSE.
Today I ran the Windows startup repair test off the Windows 7 CD, but it didn't find anything.
There are a lot of people that report having problems with "Windows flashes at startup" for Vista and Win 7...... but I haven't come across anyone reporting a solution yet. After trying different things, some of them say their next step is to reinstall. One of these days that's what I'll probably do too.
If it is not profile based issue then, it might be a glitch with a device driver. Are you using the video card drivers you downloaded and installed from the chipset manufacturer's web site or is it using the drivers that Windows itself installed?
If it is an Nvidia card, use the latest GeForce, if it is a Radeon, use the latest ATI drivers. If it is an integrated video card, download it from the motherboard or computer vendor's web site.
The latter often can cause problems or glitches, not to mention preventing all supported resolution settings from being available in the list.
I'd also recommend checking the Event Viewer logs to see if anything reported as "error" under application or system. Start > Run > eventvwr.msc > OK > Windows Logs:
- Application
- System
Last edited by TurcoLoco; 07-10-2013 at 03:29 PM..
If it is not profile based issue then, it might be a glitch with a device driver. Are you using the video card drivers you downloaded and installed from the chipset manufacturer's web site or is it using the drivers that Windows itself installed?
If it is an Nvidia card, use the latest GeForce, if it is a Radeon, use the latest ATI drivers. If it is an integrated video card, download it from the motherboard or computer vendor's web site.
The latter often can cause problems or glitches, not to mention preventing all supported resolution settings from being available in the list.
I'd also recommend checking the Event Viewer logs to see if anything reported as "error" under application or system. Start > Run > eventvwr.msc > OK > Windows Logs:
- Application
- System
Your last post was the clincher.
It reminded me that after trying all these other things, I hadn't done that. I have integrated video on this HP desktop. Went to the HP website and downloaded video drivers. Sure enough, the Windows drivers that were installed were the cause. This pc did not originally ship with Windows 7. It was XP. I guess when they installed Windows 7, they let Windows install the drivers. Anyway, it's back to normal now. THANK YOU!
You are welcome, glad it helped you steer in the right direction. Your post #10 and especially, Tek's post #11 switched on my bulb so you should give him the credit!
I never liked Windows version of device drivers, especially for video. To my surprise, I found out that (for some of the laptops) if you use Windows installed video drivers, you are not able to use the Projector as the VGA/HDMI out ports do not function properly! Always wiser to use vendor provided drivers, more so in the case of integrated video cards and laptops.
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