Another computer question
 

When i switch from FF to IE all of the web sites in IE flicker.

First, check the pipe. Are you sure there is tobacco in it?

Look, your only allowed one computer thread a week....PM PowerPig he can help.

Hey Thanks for all of your help.I didn't know the rules on this site was one computer question per week.

The obvious answer would be don't switch. Pick one and stay with it.

It like if it hurts when you do that then don't do that!

I agree, don't use IE anyways, it's trash. Stick with FF, Chrome, or Opera.. all fine choices.

If you really want to know what is happening you'd be best off looking at your system resources - I bet your laptop is struggling to run both of these programs simultaneously. So like they say use the good one - that is the one called firefox!

P.S. If you are getting grief for posting these questions feel free to PM me in the future. If I don't know the answer I'll be honest - I won't spin you a load of BS.

I think mistress was kidding - dont fall into the sarchasm =)

Its possible that IE and FF are taxing your system resources (what kind of laptop do you have ? manuf. and model number?) But more likely your Laptop's video card is flakey. Is it all websites that flicker or just some of them ? sites like youtube and facebook are kinda processor intensive and might flash when sites like peachparts do not (?)

You can't change most laptop video cards. You might be able to update its drivers, but thats more explaining than I can do here (right click 'my computer', properties, device manager, find the video driver, then find the 'update driver' button...)

If you have FF and IE up at the same time - maximize them so you are only looking at one at a time- maybe the flickering won't bother you then ?

-John

Browsers are pretty low on resource demand, I doubt that is the problem, unless he is running some box he bought at Kmart back in '91.

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU. I guess i am just a sensitive old man at 71. I only use IE when i get on a site that has a lot of shadowing. I use FF 99% of the time.I did a restart,and the problem went away.
BTW: Army, you have always been there to answer my silly questions. And thank you for suggesting i PM you,i will try not to do that too often.THANKS

I use both IE and FF. The Mercedes EPC recommends IE and I don't think I ever got it to work in FF. My Panasonic internet camera works better in IE too but I think that's due to Panasonic's Active X program that is probably different for IE and FF.

When i was running windows xp 32Bit i could Rt. click from FFtoIE but that plugin or extension does not work on a 64Bit OS.

Thank You, that I was! I thought we lost our sense of humor here...

I must confess I nearly pissed my pants when I read your post - but seriously give the guy a break computers can be bloody frustrating.

I work with and on the darned things all day long you don't have to tell me and I was only kidding about the one thread thingy.