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Flicker/flash all screen boarders every few seconds - typing stalled!
This is a real "trip" to describe! There is a persistent flicker/flash of all screens which when in the "off" canot type, or us the mouse or keyboard input. 2-3 second intervals - type/no type. And nothing stops or halts it.
EX. The main app CHROME screen + all popups screens, etc. flicker/flash at the boarders, and screen control box (top right every screen where the X red app close box shows). The box/boarders flicker off/on every few seconds - like the red X background color flashes back grey; then back to red;...). I cannot type on omnibar, search bars, make the cursor work... total lose of screen control and keyboard input while the flicker/flash occurs in the washout color state. Then capability comes back and can type a few characters, then capability stops. This keeps up : off/on state 2-3 second in sequence continually. Nothing but going back to a random System Restore Point circumvents this problem. That regresses all work after the old restore point. And not always the same one works either?????
Does not seem to occur in Safe Mode, but being a reduced system state, maybe it's just more dormant.
I even went as far as killing all processes with Task Manager until only CRSS and task manager and login resident processes in system. A unknown to HP process called ReStart.exe flashed in and out of the TM process list with every flicker. It is described as "Restart for HP" in the description field on the TM process screen. And when I killed the TM process, all that I saw was the desktop theme and cursor pointer on the laptop screen - no START menu, other taskbar icons - nothing. And the flickering still happened with the hour glass icon!!!
Three HP calls. None at HP knew what this ReStart.exe is and Googe search, well it was no help either (F-Secure ??? old antivirus jive). Five (5) major antivirus product full scans find no threats. Reloaded Graphics drivers. Did all HP hardware runs in BOOT diagnostic mode - all passed. A tech at Webroot saw it with remote session support, as did a HP tech with Logmein123.
All tech support "heavies" finally say clear my hard drive and reload Windows and HP software like when I got it from the store. Smash a fly with a sledgehammer!
I'll do whatever not to have to start from scratch with no guarantee's it's not a freak hardware deal (I know - why not Safe Mode failure?!)
Failed 2 months now. Searched weeks and many long days (I'm at a Restore Point now that stopped it). If the Probook crashes, I may not be able to circumvent. Soon must start from purchase day 1. No $$$ to buy another machine.
Is anyone curious? Know the textual description is confusing - got to see it!
Thanks for any feedback.
PS. New to this forum, so please forgive my usage faults until I get familiar with how reponses viewed/known.
Win 7 PRO 64-bit sp1 : CHROME : & HP Probook 4530s