[james41]

I have found several times recently that my desktop display suddenly becomes disrupted. I have not been able to identify whether or not it is when I am doing any particular thing.
Menus pop up and start moving to other positions and when it settles down desktop icons have moved to new positions. I usually regain control by frequently clicking the mouse until things settle down.
Hard drive activity light seems to be flashing more than I would expect during simple activities.
I wondered if it might be a RAM problem with information being processed randomly to wrong locations?
Any ideas would be welcome.
Thanks,
James

 

[petercj]

Have you checked for malware:-

http://www.techsupportforum.com/sec...lease-read-before-posting-hijackthis-log.html

Anything untoward showing in device manager?

 

[james41]

Hi, I can't see any warning messages in Device manager and have none of the programs on the malware list.
James

 

[petercj]

Try a couple of on-line scans:-

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

http://www.ewido.net/en/

Also, try:-

START>RUN type msconfig and select diagnostic start-up, then restart the machine and see if it is stable.

 

[james41]

Thanks I'll try those.

James