Flickering monitor
Question/Problem: Laptop monitor flickers to black when opening a program (such as Firefox). Stops flickering (or is unnoticeable) when program is in use; however, minimizing the program and moving the mouse causes brief flickers. EDIT: see other edit below, sorry!
Operating System, Version and Service Pack: Windows XP SP2
Web Browser and Version: Firefox 3.0.11
Your level of experience (we simplify or explain instructions based on how you answer): Between intermediate and seasoned? I don't know every single thing about computers but I know quite a bit.
When did the problem start? Has it been going on constantly since then? Literally about twenty minutes ago. I thought it might have been (unlikely as it may seem) a plugin I just installed for Firefox right before it started flickering, but I uninstalled that plugin and it still flickered when I re-opened Firefox. However, as mentioned above, it stopped flickering once FF was opened. EDIT: I spoke (or typed) too soon; it just flickered a few times when I had FF open. I'm thinking it might be the backlight?
Any steps you've taken to troubleshoot? Not yet, as I'm sure it would involve opening up my laptop somehow, which I am paranoid about doing. I doubt it's the battery as I always run my laptop on AC power.
If you are receiving an error message, please include the entire text of the message. (If you have an error log, please post it under a LJ-Cut): No error message.
Operating System, Version and Service Pack: Windows XP SP2
Web Browser and Version: Firefox 3.0.11
Your level of experience (we simplify or explain instructions based on how you answer): Between intermediate and seasoned? I don't know every single thing about computers but I know quite a bit.
When did the problem start? Has it been going on constantly since then? Literally about twenty minutes ago. I thought it might have been (unlikely as it may seem) a plugin I just installed for Firefox right before it started flickering, but I uninstalled that plugin and it still flickered when I re-opened Firefox. However, as mentioned above, it stopped flickering once FF was opened. EDIT: I spoke (or typed) too soon; it just flickered a few times when I had FF open. I'm thinking it might be the backlight?
Any steps you've taken to troubleshoot? Not yet, as I'm sure it would involve opening up my laptop somehow, which I am paranoid about doing. I doubt it's the battery as I always run my laptop on AC power.
If you are receiving an error message, please include the entire text of the message. (If you have an error log, please post it under a LJ-Cut): No error message.