My screen keeps sticking. What can I do?

At the moment, every 10 minutes or so I have to press ctrl-alt-delete then press "switch to", which is a pain in the ****!

I assume you are using XP or Vista.

right click on your desktop - > properties ->display settings -->--advanced--> troubleshoot

set hardware acceleration to ZERO and check if that change something. If it works for you, you can adjust it to a higher level again.

It might be a direct x or graphic card issue. Not sure.

What you describe can be caused by lot of other "evil" spirits...

A general request: please alway mention which OS, which version. It helps.

Edited April 19, 200917 yr by webfact

Windows XP - I've tried that and something has definitely has changed - thanks a lot!

Why would I want to change the acceleration again?

Edited April 19, 200917 yr by Neeranam

I just got a thing from XP( checking whether genuine or not)- had to type in a few letter that I saw - would this have anything to do with it?

Windows XP - I've tried that and something has definitely has changed - thanks a lot!

Why would I want to change the acceleration again?

you disable certain functions (not always needed to run Windows). If you move that little handle you can actually view what settings are en- or disabled. Try to find what works best for you.

I am not the expert on that. Maybe other users can give you a more detailed info.

Edited April 19, 200917 yr by webfact

Try to restore your computer to an earlier date- a time when your computer was working well.

Time for a new computer

Time for Linux... 

Time for Linux... 

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