Desktop refreshes...

[JOEWARE]

On Windows XP Home Edition, my desktop keeps refreshing
everytime i open & close a window. Sometimes when i click
on the Start menu to, my desktop refreshes too. Does
anybody know why this occurs???

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

This is known as flashing and a small amount of it is normal.

How much memory does your graphics card have or does it share memory with
main system memory. If it shares, regardless of how much you allocate, this
will continue to be an issue. If the card has its own memory then it's a
question of how much memory it has, how much main system memory there is and
possibly the speed of your processor as well.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"JOEWARE" > wrote in message
...
> On Windows XP Home Edition, my desktop keeps refreshing
> everytime i open & close a window. Sometimes when i click
> on the Start menu to, my desktop refreshes too. Does
> anybody know why this occurs???

[JOEWARE]

I'm not quite sure what you are talking about... but I
know i have a S3 Graphics ProSavage DDR and a AMD Athlon
XP 2600+ @ 2131 MHz....
>-----Original Message-----
>This is known as flashing and a small amount of it is
normal.
>
>How much memory does your graphics card have or does it
share memory with
>main system memory. If it shares, regardless of how
much you allocate, this
>will continue to be an issue. If the card has its own
memory then it's a
>question of how much memory it has, how much main system
memory there is and
>possibly the speed of your processor as well.
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>"JOEWARE" > wrote in
message
...
>> On Windows XP Home Edition, my desktop keeps refreshing
>> everytime i open & close a window. Sometimes when i
click
>> on the Start menu to, my desktop refreshes too. Does
>> anybody know why this occurs???
>
>
>.
>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Well, if the graphics card has a DDR designation, it almost certainly has
its own memory, the question is how much memory as well as how much memory
do you have on your system. You may need to check your system documentation
or perhaps the website of the manufacturer might have the information if you
look for your model.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"JOEWARE" > wrote in message
...
> I'm not quite sure what you are talking about... but I
> know i have a S3 Graphics ProSavage DDR and a AMD Athlon
> XP 2600+ @ 2131 MHz....
>>-----Original Message-----
>>This is known as flashing and a small amount of it is
> normal.
>>
>>How much memory does your graphics card have or does it
> share memory with
>>main system memory. If it shares, regardless of how
> much you allocate, this
>>will continue to be an issue. If the card has its own
> memory then it's a
>>question of how much memory it has, how much main system
> memory there is and
>>possibly the speed of your processor as well.
>>
>>--
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"JOEWARE" > wrote in
> message
...
>>> On Windows XP Home Edition, my desktop keeps refreshing
>>> everytime i open & close a window. Sometimes when i
> click
>>> on the Start menu to, my desktop refreshes too. Does
>>> anybody know why this occurs???
>>
>>
>>.
>>

[JOEWARE]

You're talking about the Random Access Memory right? It's
512 MB
>-----Original Message-----
>Well, if the graphics card has a DDR designation, it
almost certainly has
>its own memory, the question is how much memory as well
as how much memory
>do you have on your system. You may need to check your
system documentation
>or perhaps the website of the manufacturer might have
the information if you
>look for your model.
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>"JOEWARE" > wrote in
message
...
>> I'm not quite sure what you are talking about... but I
>> know i have a S3 Graphics ProSavage DDR and a AMD
Athlon
>> XP 2600+ @ 2131 MHz....
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>This is known as flashing and a small amount of it is
>> normal.
>>>
>>>How much memory does your graphics card have or does it
>> share memory with
>>>main system memory. If it shares, regardless of how
>> much you allocate, this
>>>will continue to be an issue. If the card has its own
>> memory then it's a
>>>question of how much memory it has, how much main
system
>> memory there is and
>>>possibly the speed of your processor as well.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>Windows Shell/User
>>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>
>>>"JOEWARE" > wrote
in
>> message
...
>>>> On Windows XP Home Edition, my desktop keeps
refreshing
>>>> everytime i open & close a window. Sometimes when i
>> click
>>>> on the Start menu to, my desktop refreshes too. Does
>>>> anybody know why this occurs???
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>
>.
>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Yes and you have adequate. Now, how much memory on that graphics card?

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"JOEWARE" > wrote in message
...
> You're talking about the Random Access Memory right? It's
> 512 MB
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Well, if the graphics card has a DDR designation, it
> almost certainly has
>>its own memory, the question is how much memory as well
> as how much memory
>>do you have on your system. You may need to check your
> system documentation
>>or perhaps the website of the manufacturer might have
> the information if you
>>look for your model.
>>
>>--
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"JOEWARE" > wrote in
> message
...
>>> I'm not quite sure what you are talking about... but I
>>> know i have a S3 Graphics ProSavage DDR and a AMD
> Athlon
>>> XP 2600+ @ 2131 MHz....
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>This is known as flashing and a small amount of it is
>>> normal.
>>>>
>>>>How much memory does your graphics card have or does it
>>> share memory with
>>>>main system memory. If it shares, regardless of how
>>> much you allocate, this
>>>>will continue to be an issue. If the card has its own
>>> memory then it's a
>>>>question of how much memory it has, how much main
> system
>>> memory there is and
>>>>possibly the speed of your processor as well.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>>Windows Shell/User
>>>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>>
>>>>"JOEWARE" > wrote
> in
>>> message
...
>>>>> On Windows XP Home Edition, my desktop keeps
> refreshing
>>>>> everytime i open & close a window. Sometimes when i
>>> click
>>>>> on the Start menu to, my desktop refreshes too. Does
>>>>> anybody know why this occurs???
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

[JOEWARE]

32MB
>-----Original Message-----
>Yes and you have adequate. Now, how much memory on that
graphics card?
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>"JOEWARE" > wrote in
message
...
>> You're talking about the Random Access Memory right?
It's
>> 512 MB
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Well, if the graphics card has a DDR designation, it
>> almost certainly has
>>>its own memory, the question is how much memory as well
>> as how much memory
>>>do you have on your system. You may need to check your
>> system documentation
>>>or perhaps the website of the manufacturer might have
>> the information if you
>>>look for your model.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>Windows Shell/User
>>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>
>>>"JOEWARE" > wrote
in
>> message
...
>>>> I'm not quite sure what you are talking about... but
I
>>>> know i have a S3 Graphics ProSavage DDR and a AMD
>> Athlon
>>>> XP 2600+ @ 2131 MHz....
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>This is known as flashing and a small amount of it is
>>>> normal.
>>>>>
>>>>>How much memory does your graphics card have or does
it
>>>> share memory with
>>>>>main system memory. If it shares, regardless of how
>>>> much you allocate, this
>>>>>will continue to be an issue. If the card has its
own
>>>> memory then it's a
>>>>>question of how much memory it has, how much main
>> system
>>>> memory there is and
>>>>>possibly the speed of your processor as well.
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>>>Windows Shell/User
>>>>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>>>
>>>>>"JOEWARE" > wrote
>> in
>>>> message
...
>>>>>> On Windows XP Home Edition, my desktop keeps
>> refreshing
>>>>>> everytime i open & close a window. Sometimes when i
>>>> click
>>>>>> on the Start menu to, my desktop refreshes too.
Does
>>>>>> anybody know why this occurs???
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>.
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>
>.
>

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Okay, you'll always have some of this issue, it is part of the nature of
Windows and how it gobbles memory. XP is especially, graphics intensive and
while XP can work fine with even less graphics memory than 32MB, you should
have at least 64MB and if you are gamer, nothing less than 128MB.

You can try turning off some of the eye candy but given the overall
horsepower of your system, a beefier graphics card might reduce some of this
issue. As I said, it won't eliminate it but the memory you have on the
card, the less of this you should see. Obviously, if you have a lot of
things open at once and if at least one or some of these items are
themselves graphics intensive, as you close and open items, you will see the
desktop refresh.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"JOEWARE" > wrote in message
...
> 32MB
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Yes and you have adequate. Now, how much memory on that
> graphics card?
>>
>>--
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"JOEWARE" > wrote in
> message
...
>>> You're talking about the Random Access Memory right?
> It's
>>> 512 MB
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Well, if the graphics card has a DDR designation, it
>>> almost certainly has
>>>>its own memory, the question is how much memory as well
>>> as how much memory
>>>>do you have on your system. You may need to check your
>>> system documentation
>>>>or perhaps the website of the manufacturer might have
>>> the information if you
>>>>look for your model.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>>Windows Shell/User
>>>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>>
>>>>"JOEWARE" > wrote
> in
>>> message
...
>>>>> I'm not quite sure what you are talking about... but
> I
>>>>> know i have a S3 Graphics ProSavage DDR and a AMD
>>> Athlon
>>>>> XP 2600+ @ 2131 MHz....
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>This is known as flashing and a small amount of it is
>>>>> normal.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>How much memory does your graphics card have or does
> it
>>>>> share memory with
>>>>>>main system memory. If it shares, regardless of how
>>>>> much you allocate, this
>>>>>>will continue to be an issue. If the card has its
> own
>>>>> memory then it's a
>>>>>>question of how much memory it has, how much main
>>> system
>>>>> memory there is and
>>>>>>possibly the speed of your processor as well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>--
>>>>>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>>>>Windows Shell/User
>>>>>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>>>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"JOEWARE" > wrote
>>> in
>>>>> message
...
>>>>>>> On Windows XP Home Edition, my desktop keeps
>>> refreshing
>>>>>>> everytime i open & close a window. Sometimes when i
>>>>> click
>>>>>>> on the Start menu to, my desktop refreshes too.
> Does
>>>>>>> anybody know why this occurs???
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>.
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>