Follow Up Re: Widgets, Objects on desktop move slowly
Friday, November 11, 2005 by JohnnyPants | Discussion: DesktopX
For the objects, widgets to work, I have to update the video card adaptor driver everytime I start my pc. Even though windows does not find a new update, the objects, widgets will work fine after the search is done...Is there any reason why I have to do this in order for these to work. If it's not finding a new driver, then all should work when pc is booted up...Thanx
JohnnyPants
Reply #2 Friday, November 11, 2005 4:20 PM
Reply #2 Friday, November 11, 2005 4:20 PM
GeForce 5500fx card, win xp sp2.. I have done the update for the video card a few days ago when I had the problem, windows was able to update the driver, no prob... When I turn on my pc for the first time, the widgets, which are Cabal meter drive, and trash move very slowly when u move the mouse over them. This is when I update the video card driver, windows will finish searching the data base and advise me that there are no current version of driver found..At this point the widgets will be working properly. Any idea why this is happening...Thanx
MountainDragon
Reply #3 Saturday, November 12, 2005 2:34 AM
Reply #3 Saturday, November 12, 2005 2:34 AM
Check your task manager (Ctrl-alt-del) to see if your CPU is maxed or very high. Check the performance tab. If so, you can check the process list to see what is taking all the cycles. Click on the CPU column once, and then again to get the highest CPU level process on top.
It's possible that something is chewing up resources at boot time, like a network connection that's marginal, and eventually it finishes. If that is the case then doing the video driver update is just a coincidence.
It's possible that something is chewing up resources at boot time, like a network connection that's marginal, and eventually it finishes. If that is the case then doing the video driver update is just a coincidence.
JohnnyPants
Reply #4 Saturday, November 12, 2005 11:32 AM
Reply #4 Saturday, November 12, 2005 11:32 AM
After boot has finished, Ill open up some programs as well as browse for a bit. Ill check the widgets to see there performance, as always they will be slow to respond to the mouse over to enlarge...Then Ill do the video card driver update and all is working fine...So I dont thin its a coincidence. I guess this is something I have to do in order for the widgets to work properly.
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Reply #1 Friday, November 11, 2005 3:51 PM
So on startup Windows attempts to update your graphics driver, but doesn't find anything? It sounds like you should just manually load the newest driver for your videocard.
Which videocard are you running and which version? Also which version of Windows (including service packs) are you running?
-Mike
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