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    Flash bar in text boxes? Really annoying

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by bmaster7, Sep 20, 2007.

  1. bmaster7

    bmaster7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello I can't seem to find what caused this nor what can fix it, but it is really annoying. I have an hp 6500t notebook with vista 32 bit. I get this blinking black bar in text boxes in random places like the start menu search bar and other places. Hear is a couple of examples.... Any help or ideas would be appreciated..
     

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    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    Could it be a block cursor somehow being set on?
     
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    Not sure what a block cursor is??? This is really driving me nuts tho
     
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    I think I had a fix for this once. Try changing your pointer? select "none" at first. See if that works.
     
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    No luck yet. Does anyone have any idea????
     
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    In Keyboard - Set the cursor blink rate to "None." See if that works.
     
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    Still no luck. Thank you tho. I had not tried that yet. I really do not understand and I do not want to do anything drastic. It is really no big deal, but I do not like being able to not solve this problem. Everything runs fine, but if anyone has any other ideas please let me know because I am out of them.
     
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