"foxness" <foxness.379rb7@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
news:foxness.379rb7@no-mx.forums.net...[color=blue]
>
> Whenever I try to open up a window through the Start menu or from a
> desktop icon or Launchy to view a folder like 'My Documents' or
> 'Computer', or even 'Control Panel', the window opens for about two
> seconds before closing. And then the whole screen goes blank but for
> the desktop background and slowly reappears. What's the story, there?
> How do I remedy this? I want to be able to peruse my folders! I want
> to be able to adjust my screen's resolution! Why won't the windows stay
> open for me?[/color]


Try making a new user profile, and see if it does the same in that.

ss.

Synapse Syndrome wrote:[color=blue]
> "foxness" <foxness.379rb7@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
> news:foxness.379rb7@no-mx.forums.net...[color=green]
>>
>> Whenever I try to open up a window through the Start menu or from a
>> desktop icon or Launchy to view a folder like 'My Documents' or
>> 'Computer', or even 'Control Panel', the window opens for about two
>> seconds before closing. And then the whole screen goes blank but for
>> the desktop background and slowly reappears. What's the story,
>> there? How do I remedy this? I want to be able to peruse my
>> folders! I want to be able to adjust my screen's resolution! Why
>> won't the windows stay open for me?[/color]
>
>
> Try making a new user profile, and see if it does the same in that.
>
> ss.[/color]

We had exactly the same problem. The cause - a Dell "multimedia" USB
keyboard! Any computer we attached this kbd to gave that problem. With a
regular keyboard they were fine.


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LSR