Screen flickering/glitching - Aero not supported?

[socrgy9]

my screen has been flickering/glitching for a few weeks not, not sure whats up. it only happens once every so often but multiple times a day, it lasts for a half a second maybe, it doesnt do it when i'm gaming just usually when i'm at or around the desktop/browsing the web. i did a bit of searching and found this site:Troubleshoot monitor and video card problems

i ran the troubleshooter and it said my video card doesnt support Aero....??? i've been using this card since i got it this summer with no trouble. the only thing i've changed in my windows personalize theme is the background image recently.

about a week or 2 ago i was installing a couple different codecs one at a time because i had connected a second monitor that was an HDTV and when i played a video on that screen the video was stuttering badly, unless i opened AMD catalyst control center. did a bit of digging, couldnt find much, but seems i needed to try codecs? they didnt work. i've since removed all those codecs, unplugged the HDTV from the computer and given up on that.

two days ago i completely uninstalled all graphics drivers (driver sweeper found Nvidia display, physx and 1 other thing on my computer. i've never had an Nvidia card in this machine. i do remember seeing those in the uninstall programs list a few months ago,...i uninstalled them), all amd display drivers, ran driver sweeper, and installed the latest 5catalyst 13-12 driver, rebooting after each step. the problem still happens.

any advice is appreciated!
thanks
system specs are up to date

i added the result report files from the Aero troubleshooter

 

[socrgy9]

nobody knows?

 

[whs]

it said my video card doesnt support Aero

If that is the system in your specifications, it is impossible. Your video card supports Aero easily.

I would go back to a restore point from before you installed those codecs - those are murderous.

http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/why-codec-packs-are-bad-

 

[socrgy9]

yes, system specs are up to date. i figured it was something with those codecs. damn internet! should never have listened to you *shakes fist*

what exactly would a restore point change? i've done a fair bit since then

 

[socrgy9]

nevermind about the restore point, i found info on what it changes. ill give it a try

 

[whs]

If you set back to a restore point of e.g. 2 weeks ago, your OS will look like it was 2 weeks ago. But your user files will not be effected. They stay as they are now.

Question is whether you have a restore point that reaches that far back. You can quickly check that with elevated command prompt. The command is:

vssadmin list shadows

 

[socrgy9]

thanks, i just checked in "System Restore" and i have one on the day right before i ordered my new monitor. it was after getting my new monitor that i hooked up my old monitor (the HDTV) as a second screen for movies and started fiddling with codecs. i'm gonna restore to that one and then start fixing all the affected stuff LoL (i made a list)

thanks for the help, whs! ill let you know how it turns out

 

[socrgy9]

ok well, its a long, slightly complicated story, but i'm not going to be able to restore to before the codecs


any other ideas?

 

[Britton30]

You can try the VideoLAN - Official page for VLC media player, the Open Source video framework! player it plays almost all media with no additional codecs needed.

The flickering may be a bad monitor?

 

[socrgy9]

thanks but i already use VLC. it stuttered when playing videos on the HDTV second screen which is why i tried codecs.

i don't think its a bad monitor because when i'm gaming, it problem doesnt happen.

 

[whs]

At least uninstall the codecs. But the damage may already be done. But it's worth trying.

 

[socrgy9]

At least uninstall the codecs. But the damage may already be done. But it's worth trying.

i'm sorry, i'm not trying to sound like a smart-@$$ or anything, but thats the real issue...i already have uninstalled all the codecs. i ran the microsoft Aero checker because that's one possible issue i ran across in my digging/research and it says my graphics card isnt compatible with Aero.

i'm searching now, but do you know of any possible "codec cleaners" or programs that do something like that?

 

[whs]

As I said - the damage could already have been done. The problem with these codec packs is that they are collections from all sorts of sources and you never know what they do. Removing them is a BIG job.

Go to Start and type 'regedit'. Then hit Enter. The audio and video codecs are in

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32

There you can delete them if you know which ones came with the codec pack.​

 

[socrgy9]

ok, need some input. is there anything of merit here:5 Tools to Remove or Repair Broken Codecs and Filters and Fix Video Playback Problems ? Raymond.CC

?

and also, this website here:How to Clean Out Codecs | eHow tells me where to find codecs in the registry if i'm not mistaken? i'm attaching an image of what i found in the registry. I'm assuming i should leave the one about Fraps alone because i use that, but the others i don't know about. does anyone know more about registry stuff? LoL

i'm thinking maybe there's something left over from the codecs thats conflicting with Windows Aero?

 

[socrgy9]

As I said - the damage could already have been done. The problem with these codec packs is that they are collections from all sorts of sources and you never know what they do. Removing them is a BIG job.

Go to Start and type 'regedit'. Then hit Enter. The audio and video codecs are in

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32

There you can delete them if you know which ones came with the codec pack.​

LoL i think we posted at about the same time. i have an idea, whs, have you ever installed codecs? if not, can you take a snip of your registry and ill see if mine looks the same? i've read that windows 7 comes with default codecs or something of that sort. maybe i can make mine look like someone elses that hasnt screwed it up with codecs yet haha

 

[whs]

I have never installed any codecs. Here are my snips - they did not all fit on a single page:

 

[socrgy9]

great! thanks whs. it looks like the only differences are my Fraps registry and a VIDC.RTV1 entry. soooo...i guess backup my computer and disable it first to see if it solves the problem? if so, delete it later?

i'm hoping this is related to the Aero not being compatible issue. really just not completely sure what to do though.

thanks for the help thus far!

 

[socrgy9]

ok well, bad news. there's no way that i found to "disable" that registry entry in question. so i made a restore point and just deleted it. the computer rebooted fine and seems to still run fine, but the screen glitch issue still happens. it happened well within 5 mins of being rebooted.


so, any ideas anyone?

 

[whs]

If it happens only after 5 minutes, it must be another process that throws a monkey wrench. Do you remember which programs you opened during that time.

And is there anything in the Reliability Monitor that could give you a clue.

 

[socrgy9]

If it happens only after 5 minutes, it must be another process that throws a monkey wrench. Do you remember which programs you opened during that time.

And is there anything in the Reliability Monitor that could give you a clue.

it happened within 5 mins of being rebooted. and it continues to randomly happen throughout the day as long i'm not in a game.

there doesnt seem to be anything. ill attach the reliability history report.