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Splash screen wierdness with Win 7
« on: April 01, 2010, 11:40:36 PM »
When Windows is starting, I get the blue wallpaper that says Welcome.  For an instant, it goes to black, then the wallpaper is back.  Then my desktop appears.  Not really a problem, but...

I just moved my copy of 7 to a different machine a few weeks ago.  I can't remember when it started, or if it's been doing that from the beginning, or if my previous installations did that.  

I'm using a Dell LCD that I found on Craig's list.  The "video card" is built-in to the motherboard.


 ???


I think I may have a video card around here that I could throw in there, just to see if that makes it go away.  
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Re: Splash screen wierdness with Win 7
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2010, 11:56:26 PM »
I think it is just your LCD. I have one around here that does that every time the video changes.

I would have to sit down in front of my two Win 7 systems to tell you if they do it. I normally hit the start button and go do something else before I sit down in front of them. I guess it is just habit from the old slow start ups.

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Re: Splash screen wierdness with Win 7
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2010, 12:13:18 AM »
Huh.  I just rebooted to XP, and it's doing something similar, but more pronounced.  Never noticed it before. 

Oh well.  This monitor is still a good deal, for 40 bucks plus the two-hour drive to pick it up. 

Still might try the video card swap, though. 
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Re: Splash screen wierdness with Win 7
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2010, 11:19:36 AM »
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The "video card" is built-in to the motherboard.

I've seen this happen, typically with computers that share video memory with system RAM... though it can happen with other video drivers, too.

My dual-Radeon 3870 Crossfire-X system does it when it loads the Catalyst drivers that enable the dual GPU rendering.  Each of those have 512MB of dedicated RAM, though.  If I disable the Crossfire-X features, then it doesn't do it.

I suspect it's an order of operations issue as Windows loads drivers, and a luck of the draw thing.  I have no idea how to re-arrange the driver load order, though.  I don't think it's done through msconfig, like windows services.  Prolly somewhere deep dark in the registry, near the grues.
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Re: Splash screen wierdness with Win 7
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2010, 01:49:11 PM »
Quote from: hi fi ful on April 01, 2010, 11:40:36 PM
Not really a problem,...

And there you have it.
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Re: Splash screen wierdness with Win 7
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2010, 02:10:35 PM »
Shut up, Elton John.   :mad:
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Re: Splash screen wierdness with Win 7
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2010, 02:17:50 PM »
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Re: Splash screen wierdness with Win 7
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2010, 02:45:35 PM »
Huh.  It quit doing that for some reason.   ???
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Re: Splash screen wierdness with Win 7
« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2010, 04:14:56 PM »
Quote from: Fistful on July 03, 2010, 02:45:35 PM
Huh.  It quit doing that for some reason.   ???

It was just a figment of your imagination.
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Re: Splash screen wierdness with Win 7
« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2010, 04:39:54 PM »
You probably have computers AIDS, sorry.
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Re: Splash screen wierdness with Win 7
« Reply #10 on: July 03, 2010, 07:31:03 PM »
Quote from: bedlamite on July 03, 2010, 04:14:56 PM
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