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having trouble with the x3

Last post 09-24-2008 13:31 by Gerard Metrailler. 7 replies.
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  • 09-24-2008 7:03

    • neenr
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    having trouble with the x3

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    I have x3 installed on a vista laptop, and whenever I am working on something, it seems to work fine, then all of a sudden I will click on an object, or lettering or scroll down the page, and the page will go blank.  Sometimes I can see what was part or the 'view' before I scrolled or clicked, and sometimes the whole thing goes blank.

    If I try to zoom out or in, it just stays blank.  So I have to save it right where I am and then close the page and re-open it. And just repeat the process if it happens again.  Sad

    Can anyone help? 

  • 09-24-2008 8:01 In reply to

    • fluid
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    Re: having trouble with the x3

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    sounds like a refresh problem and or low memory

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  • 09-24-2008 8:08 In reply to

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    Re: having trouble with the x3

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     how would I know if it is either?  This laptop is only like a year old.

    Of 224 GB I have 149 free...

     

  • 09-24-2008 8:47 In reply to

    • Stefan Lindblad
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    Re: having trouble with the x3

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    Totally feel the pain in this.
    Could be what Richard/Fluid said, but have you also installed the Service Pack for X3??

    Thats for me a classic thing to look at.

    You might also try to look at which programs are running, if any you recognize and if they take up to much, like Norton Internet Security, Firefox or Internet Explorer going "mad".
    Try presseing Ctrl+Alt+Delete to check that.

    If the Laptop is just a year old, try to see if you need to install the Service Pack for Vista. Via the update in Windows. I know that many people earlier was complaining a lot about Windows Vista before Microsoft came out with the Service Pack. LIke a year ago or so, if my memory isnt to wrong.

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  • 09-24-2008 8:47 In reply to

    • Hunter
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    Re: having trouble with the x3

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    wrote in message news:34995@coreldraw.com...
    > how would I know if it is either? This laptop is only like a year old.
    >
    > Of 224 GB I have 149 free...
    >

    that isn't memeory, that's free hard drive space - two totally different
    things. how much RAM does it have? Is the video card separate or built-on to
    the motherboard? If it's a built-on card, that uses your RAM, too, instead
    of its own Video RAM that would be built on to the "separate" video card.

  • 09-24-2008 12:47 In reply to

    Re: having trouble with the x3

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    Just press Ctrl + W anytime you need to refresh your screen. Does it help?

    neenr:

    If I try to zoom out or in, it just stays blank.  So I have to save it right where I am and then close the page and re-open it. And just repeat the process if it happens again.  Sad

    Can anyone help? 

     

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  • 09-24-2008 13:13 In reply to

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    Re: having trouble with the x3

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     I think these are the specs:

  • AMD Turion 64, dual core processor
  • 2 GB DDR2 memory
  • 15.4″ WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
  • 256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7200
  • 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
  • LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
  • 1.3 Megapixel Webcam with mic built into screen
  • Altec Lansing speakers built in
  • 3 USB ports, ExpressCard/54 Slot, Video Out, Integrated Consumer IR, 1 RJ-11, 1 RJ-45
  • Windows Vista Home Premium

  • 09-24-2008 13:31 In reply to

    Re: having trouble with the x3

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    I remember something similar a while back... it was related to the advanced features of the mouse driver / trackpad of the laptop. Can you try disabling the advanced features or even de-install the mouse drivers and replace them with the standard Microsoft mouse drivers to see if this helps. I believe a work-around for this was added to X4 SP1. The other option is to update your mouse driver.

    Gérard

    CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 (Service Pack 1)
    Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite X4
    OS: Windows Vista Enterprise / CPU: Intel Core2 Duo / Memory: 2 Gb RAM / Graphics card: nVidia Quadro NVS140M
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