everytime I hit the delete key the screen dies

Geminiwave · Oct 9, 2006, 06:05 PM

so I built this new computer thats pretty nice. It has an opteron 165, 1gb of ram, and an XFX 7600GT

nice right?

well it has a problem that just showed up NOW.

every time I try to delete a video file, the screen shuts off and turns back on really quick. just the screen. nothing else.

what IS that? I've never seen anything like that before (course I've seen alot of new stuff with this system)

Zardon · Oct 9, 2006, 06:20 PM

I have seen an issue on an older prescott system, if you opened a folder with specific video files it would crash explorer as it was calling for the thumbnail. I never could get it totally fixed, but a reformat helped.

Sounds like something has corrupted, you could try cleaning your registry out with a good client like reg supreme pro 1.4 but I dont think it will solve it.

When you say however "when you try and delete", do you mean any file in any folder? or a specific video based folder you have. reason im asking is, the folder might well be corrupted.

Geminiwave · Oct 9, 2006, 07:19 PM

any video file in any folder.

and its only when I hit the Del key. if I right click and hit delete it doesnt do anything.

anyway this is a fresh install so shouldnt it not be doing this?

edit: WEIRD! so I unplugged the monitor, moved it to a different slot (Which made the monitor not show anything at all), then moved it back to the original slot it was on. Now its not doing it anymore.

at least for the moment.

so is this a software or a hardware issue???

Geminiwave · Oct 11, 2006, 04:12 AM

update!

okay so when i rightclick, hit delete key, or otherwise access the video file it sort of hangs for a half second and does this screen flickering business. Doesnt matter what hard drive I use. HOWEVER!!! if I unload the driver and reload it it stops doing that. Or if I unplug the video cable and plug it back in it stops. Or if I play around in the nVidia display driver thing for awhile (cant figure out what fixes it) it'll stop doing it.

trouble is that its a temporary fix. If I leave the computer on for awhile it starts doing it again.

Odd, Odd, Odd.

Zelig · Oct 11, 2006, 04:29 AM

Okay, I didn't read most of the thread, but try this:

Open regedit.
Search for "playonmytv".
Delete all folders containing such references.

Edit: Okay, read the thread. I think it's a driver issue, I get the same think with my 6600gt and 7900gt, right-clicking a video file causes the screen to flicker, although it's improved in later driver releases (flicker is faster). What I posted before should work, I always do so everytime I install new drivers.

PangingJr · Oct 11, 2006, 04:45 AM

software problems...
try older version of video card's drivers...
if things seems okay... image the OS partition... and try other driver versions.

and if start over (reformat/reinstall Windows) does not take too much time, then you might want to do that, and then before installing any critical drivers (or the drivers that you often update them) image the OS partition and then start installing things until you find the same problem again, otherwise the reformat/reinstall has helped solving the problems. this is a harder way but a resolution may come with it as well.

Geminiwave · Oct 11, 2006, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zelig

Okay, I didn't read most of the thread, but try this:

Open regedit.
Search for "playonmytv".
Delete all folders containing such references.

Edit: Okay, read the thread. I think it's a driver issue, I get the same think with my 6600gt and 7900gt, right-clicking a video file causes the screen to flicker, although it's improved in later driver releases (flicker is faster). What I posted before should work, I always do so everytime I install new drivers.

YOU SIR!!! are a genius!

PERFECT! I restarted and so far so good! no flickering at all. I just hope those pesky registries don't come back to bite me in the ass later.

I backed up the entire registry just in case though.

PangingJr · Oct 11, 2006, 05:21 AM

Zelig, thanks to you for the info. good to know there is a fix or workaround on this... i'm looking to try GF 7 series cards as well.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Oct 11, 2006, 08:03 PM

Just as insurance run this command on the drive (it will take a while)

chkdsk /f /x /v /r [Drive letter]

Oct 9, 2006, 06:05 PM	#1
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	everytime I hit the delete key the screen dies so I built this new computer thats pretty nice. It has an opteron 165, 1gb of ram, and an XFX 7600GT nice right? well it has a problem that just showed up NOW. every time I try to delete a video file, the screen shuts off and turns back on really quick. just the screen. nothing else. what IS that? I've never seen anything like that before (course I've seen alot of new stuff with this system) __________________

Oct 9, 2006, 07:19 PM	Thread Starter #3
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	any video file in any folder. and its only when I hit the Del key. if I right click and hit delete it doesnt do anything. anyway this is a fresh install so shouldnt it not be doing this? edit: WEIRD! so I unplugged the monitor, moved it to a different slot (Which made the monitor not show anything at all), then moved it back to the original slot it was on. Now its not doing it anymore. at least for the moment. so is this a software or a hardware issue??? __________________ Last edited by Geminiwave; Oct 9, 2006 at 08:21 PM.

Oct 11, 2006, 04:12 AM	Thread Starter #4
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	update! okay so when i rightclick, hit delete key, or otherwise access the video file it sort of hangs for a half second and does this screen flickering business. Doesnt matter what hard drive I use. HOWEVER!!! if I unload the driver and reload it it stops doing that. Or if I unplug the video cable and plug it back in it stops. Or if I play around in the nVidia display driver thing for awhile (cant figure out what fixes it) it'll stop doing it. trouble is that its a temporary fix. If I leave the computer on for awhile it starts doing it again. Odd, Odd, Odd. __________________

Oct 11, 2006, 04:29 AM	#5
Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Okay, I didn't read most of the thread, but try this: Open regedit. Search for "playonmytv". Delete all folders containing such references. Edit: Okay, read the thread. I think it's a driver issue, I get the same think with my 6600gt and 7900gt, right-clicking a video file causes the screen to flicker, although it's improved in later driver releases (flicker is faster). What I posted before should work, I always do so everytime I install new drivers. __________________ --

Oct 9, 2006, 06:20 PM	#2
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	I have seen an issue on an older prescott system, if you opened a folder with specific video files it would crash explorer as it was calling for the thumbnail. I never could get it totally fixed, but a reformat helped. Sounds like something has corrupted, you could try cleaning your registry out with a good client like reg supreme pro 1.4 but I dont think it will solve it. When you say however "when you try and delete", do you mean any file in any folder? or a specific video based folder you have. reason im asking is, the folder might well be corrupted.

Oct 11, 2006, 04:45 AM	#6
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	software problems... try older version of video card's drivers... if things seems okay... image the OS partition... and try other driver versions. and if start over (reformat/reinstall Windows) does not take too much time, then you might want to do that, and then before installing any critical drivers (or the drivers that you often update them) image the OS partition and then start installing things until you find the same problem again, otherwise the reformat/reinstall has helped solving the problems. this is a harder way but a resolution may come with it as well.

Oct 11, 2006, 05:21 AM	#8
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	Zelig, thanks to you for the info. good to know there is a fix or workaround on this... i'm looking to try GF 7 series cards as well.

Oct 11, 2006, 08:03 PM	#9
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Just as insurance run this command on the drive (it will take a while) chkdsk /f /x /v /r [Drive letter]