annoying rectangle remnants

[klintman]

ok.. i've searched all over the place... and i can't figure out what is causing my mouse to leave remnants on the screen whenever i open up an application or something. for instance i'll open up cooledit2000 and load a wav file and there will be a little rectangle of my desktop that surrounds my mouse pointer on top of the waveform. the remnant stays there even if i move my mouse. if i minimize and restore, the remnant goes away.

it's the most annoying thing in the world (at least at the moment). :-)

i have win98, nivdia riva tnt, detonator 28.32, sound blaster live 5.1, amd k6-2 550.

any ideas?

thanks.

[Todo]

Okay, well first, have you tried updating the video card drivers? I've had similar problems where updating the drivers would fix the problem. Also, try checking for viruses. Good Luck

[NooNoo]

Todo detonator 28.32 ARE the latest drivers!


Strangely enough, go back a few versions of the vid card drivers, start with the ones supplied with the original cd.

[klintman]

ok.. well i don't have an original cd cause i picked up the card off someone who was upgrading to a geforce. i used to have an old ati rage. i can download a set of old detonators. however, i did notice a slight increase in speed after i did 28.32... i think i had 23.x previously. so, do i go down to a slower driver and not have boxes left over on the screen... or keep what i've got? decisions... :-)

i've heard about conflicts between sound blasters and geforces... would a riva tnt cause a conflict? i think my motherboard has a via chipset too... has anyone heard of any conflicts between this hardware?

thanks.