Windows 7: Can't constantly type or scroll.

collinwells2 · 24 Oct 2010

Whenever i have any kind of window open, it keeps switching from being selected to unselected, thus me not being able to type or scroll whenever it goes unselected.. Anyone know what could be causing this? I've ran in depth virus scans and nothing has came up. Thanks

zigzag3143 · 25 Oct 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by collinwells2

Whenever i have any kind of window open, it keeps switching from being selected to unselected, thus me not being able to type or scroll whenever it goes unselected.. Anyone know what could be causing this? I've ran in depth virus scans and nothing has came up. Thanks

Does it do it in safe mode (F8)? If not it is probably a driver, or configuration error.

Ken J

Pusspa · 25 Oct 2010

are you using a laptop, you could be bumping the touchpad possibly?

LiquidSnak · 25 Oct 2010

I wish I knew how my machine stopped doing that. It just stopped one day. It might have been after a clean install... **thinks back to when it stopped happening**

collinwells2 · 25 Oct 2010

zigzag, how do start it in safe mode? dont i just hit f8 right as its starting up?
pusspa, im using a mouse and even if im not doing anything at all, not touching my laptop at all it still flickers back and forth :/

LiquidSnak · 25 Oct 2010

Try running in the command prompt SFC /scannow

Boot to safe mode should be f8 or f10 after the POST screen

collinwells2 · 25 Oct 2010

what do you mean run that in command prompt? just type in sfc/scannow?

LiquidSnak · 25 Oct 2010

Yes.

collinwells2 · 25 Oct 2010

Well to tell you the truth, it isnt doing it anymore haha. I tried typing that in and it said something about having to be an administator, so i restarted it and ran some tests and it came up with error 0333.

LiquidSnak · 25 Oct 2010

hmm... Can you try an elevated command prompt?

Type cmd into the start menu search bar, right click and select run as administrator.

Windows 7: Can't constantly type or scroll.

Can't constantly type or scroll. problems?