Hotler
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Sun Jan-27-08 10:59 AM
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Why does my screen cursor flash on & off while pages load here on DU? Been here for years and it just started happening a couple of days ago. Thanks.
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Sun Jan-27-08 11:24 AM
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1. What's your connection? Are you on PC or Mac? |
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Do you use Firefox?
There could be many reasons, but my first thought is it may be a disruption in your ISP connection (dial-up? DSL? cable?) Have you emptied your temp files lately? Too many of those, and cookies, can slow your connection down, too.
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Hotler
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Sun Jan-27-08 11:53 AM
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pages load fast, it's just my cursor, only been happening on DU. I did virus and spy scan yesterday. Thank you for your thoughts.
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Sun Jan-27-08 11:55 AM
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3. Mus' be Agent Mike and his gang up to no goodz again... |
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Sun Jan-27-08 01:17 PM
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11. The Brady Bunch is Agent Mike's gang????? |
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Sun Jan-27-08 11:56 AM
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4. Sometimes as the browser is loading all the icons and artwork my cursor blinks also |
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If you look at the bottom toolbar you can see all the items loading...
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Akoto
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Sun Jan-27-08 12:11 PM
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5. I have the blinking cursor as well. I believe ... |
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The new banner ads are at fault. The Sprint ones with the moving images. I only have the problem at DU, and only while the pictures are moving in those ads.
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Sun Jan-27-08 12:38 PM
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6. Me too. I almost threw out my mouse until I... |
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realized it was only on DU.
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Sun Jan-27-08 12:47 PM
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7. It's low on the CPU priority scale, so something else may be |
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happening in the background. Clearing temporary files, particularly IE's can help ... a virus scan wouldn't hurt either.
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Sun Jan-27-08 01:09 PM
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9. Yeah, the OP might want to check CPU usage |
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by bringing up task manager and selecting the performance tab.
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Hotler
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Sun Jan-27-08 12:55 PM
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8. I left and did another virus/spyware scan and |
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emptied temp. files. Still the same, only happens here. I think it's the sprint ad also.
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Sun Jan-27-08 01:35 PM
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12. mine has been doing that for 4 days now |
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Sun Jan-27-08 01:43 PM
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13. It's one of the banner ads - the one with the floating hearts does it to me (nt) |
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Sun Jan-27-08 02:38 PM
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14. Mine started doing that too |
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I think it's just reverberations from the artillery in GD-P. Keep your head down, and stay in the Lounge.
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