Solved Flickering under score _ on start up screen

[EFH]

I upgraded my pc yesterday and reinstalled Windows 7. Now on the starting Windows screen I have a little underscore blinking in the top left corner of the screen.

Is it something to be worried about? What could it be?

 

[seavixen32]

Does your computer actually complete its startup procedure and boot to a working desktop?

Did you carry out a clean install of Windows 7 or an upgrade?

The cursor will flash for a little while as the computer goes through the POST procedure, but if the computer boots to your desktop you should be OK.

If your computer doesn't startup you may need to rebuild the Master Boot Record (MBR).

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/20864-mbr-restore-windows-7-master-boot-record-18.html

 

[Venths]

Hello EFH,

This could probably the issue with Graphics driver update. If you are using the default Windows 7 graphics driver, try updating the Vendor Graphics driver.

 

[theog]

What did you upgrade?

 

[gregrocker]

All MBR Repair commands are automated in Win7 Startup Repair, whose myriad tests all need to be completed to ascertain boot problems with certainty and apply the needed repairs.

Recheck all the connections for changed hardware, confirm that it is detected in BIOS setup and properly set.

Is there a newer BIOS update? If not clear the CMOS: Clear CMOS - 3 Ways to Clear the CMOS - Reset BIOS

While in BIOS setup set SATA controller to AHCI to try install.

 

[EFH]

To answer theog - I did the following:
1. New motherboard - Asus P8P67 Pro
2. New CPU - Intel i5 2500K
3. New Ram - DDR 3 1333

To Venths - I downloaded and installed the latest nVidea driver for my GTS250.

To seavixen32 - I did a clean install...

To gregrocker - I downloaded the latest Bios updates from the Asus site, when I get home I'll flash the Bios to the latest version and check.

Thanks so far!

 

[theog]

I hope you do not update the Graphic Card from Windows updates.

Try this:
Press the F8 key repeatedly at boot up
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/69585-safe-mode.html?ltr=S
uninstall the Graphic Card in Safe Mode.

 

[gregrocker]

Optional Windows Updates is the way Win7 delivers newer drivers.

This is not XP - Win7 is the expert on its own drivers.

Driver programs are counterproductive.

You only need to import drivers missing in Device Manager.

MS didn't spend a billion dollars paying to build WIn7 drivers to get them into the installer and optional Updates so that Users would have to use old XP methods.

 

[theog]

Optional Windows Updates is the way Win7 delivers newer drivers.

This is not XP - Win7 is the expert on its own drivers.

Driver programs are counterproductive.

You only need to import drivers missing in Device Manager.

MS didn't spend a billion dollars paying to build WIn7 drivers to get them into the installer and optional Updates so that Users would have to use old XP methods.

Why would I install Windows 7 update, as screenshot below



so I can have a Flickering under score on start up screen?

 

[gregrocker]

As stated repeatedly, where performance problems exist then try other drivers. By all means try another display driver to see if it helps.

But Users here are often getting advice from the XP era to put all their drivers on a stick to import them immediately after install, which defeats the purpose of the first driver-complete OS via the installer and optional Updates.

This is how I interpreted your comment

I hope you do not update the Graphic Card from Windows updates.

 

[theog]

Users here are often getting advice from the XP era

Win XP drivers (or Vista) would be best used than Windows Update drivers.

the first driver-complete OS via the installer and optional Updates.

What OS are talking about? (not any Windows I have used)


So you saying, no need to load driver on this MOBO,(NOTE: for this example)
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/68505-sata-driver-load-windows-7-vista-setup.html

The best place for downloading drivers is from the OEM manufacturer's website.

 

[Hopalong X]

The blinking underscore bar in the top left of the black screen before the Windows screen comes on is on my 2 PC's.

The 2003 XP of my parents did it and 8yrs. later still does.
My 2005 XP from day one and still does it.

Even this one with Win 7 does it sometimes at least. I'm not sure it did it this morning.

After 8 years I don't even pay attention to it anymore.

I must be missing something if it is a problem.

 

[gregrocker]

Users here are often getting advice from the XP era

Win XP drivers (or Vista) would be best used than Windows Update drivers.

the first driver-complete OS via the installer and optional Updates.

What OS are talking about? (not any Windows I have used)


So you saying, no need to load driver on this MOBO,(NOTE: for this example)
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/68505-sata-driver-load-windows-7-vista-setup.html

The best place for downloading drivers is from the OEM manufacturer's website.

MS spent nearly a billion dollars under the Win7 WHQL program to pay manufacturers to build drivers so that they could have them first in the installer/SP's and then via optional Windows Updates, and so that manufacturers would not hold out to force us to buy newer hardware as they did in Vista.

I was given a tour of one of these dozen worldwide labs while in Seattle at the MVP convention, and it is most impressive.

Yet some insist on using XP methods of changing out all the drivers issued by the installer and ignoring optional Updates because they are judging by XP and early Vista standards.

In hundreds of installs of Win7 representing thousands of drivers via installer and Updates, I've only had two bad Updates I can remember which were easily rolled back. Of course there are always stray drivers missing after install which need to be imported, but they are growing fewer.

 

[EFH]

No I didn't use the Windows XP driver I downloaded the latest Windows 7 / Vista 64 driver directly from nVidia.

 

[seavixen32]

An important thing to remember is that if you replace OEM drivers with the latest manufacturer's drivers you can encounter problems as OEM drivers may not have the same functionality as drivers direct from the manufacturer.

As gregrocker quite rightly says: "The best place for downloading drivers is from the OEM manufacturer's website."

 

[theog]

An important thing to remember is that if you replace OEM drivers with the latest manufacturer's drivers you can encounter problems as OEM drivers may not have the same functionality as drivers direct from the manufacturer.

As gregrocker quite rightly says: "The best place for downloading drivers is from the OEM manufacturer's website."

Hi seavixen32

the first driver-complete OS via the installer and optional Updates.

The best place for downloading drivers is from the OEM manufacturer's website.

 

[gregrocker]

I agree with seavixen's point that if you are going to import drivers missing in the Device Manager, use the computer manufacturer's Support Downloads website first before going to the Device OEM Downloads page.

Computer manufacturers often customize OEM Device drivers.

 

[EFH]

Thanks for all the suggestions!