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| 1450328 | 2018-06-08 10:21:00 | File Explorer won't "keep still" in my Win10Pro installation that I use for a media centre. It continuously scrolls to one end of the range of folders and I can't select anything in the middle. Googling suggests I go into Safe mode by typing Run, msconfig but as soon as I type "ms" in the Run box the computer continuously cycles very quickly through several unreadable options (eg msn) and I can't complete "msconfig" I can get into BIOS ok I can login OK but the login screen is not normal - has some text cycling on the left hand side. This eventually settles down and I can login OK and the desktop looks normal. The problems start when I start to use things particularly file manager At one stage I managed to get into Restore but Win wouldn't restore due to a missing file (it said). I tried a different restore point but the same happened I think there is an image on D: but it's hard to confirm with the screen scrolling. Also there was no mention of it in Restore Any suggestion as to what should I do next? |
BBCmicro (15761) | ||
| 1450329 | 2018-06-08 10:52:00 | Check that there's no keys stuck on the keyboard. One way is to change keyboards. could be some signal is being sent to scroll. Edited: if you google the same title as this thread (File Explorer scrolls continuously) there are several other options relating to Colors. ( but a fix was put out 2 years ago Via updates) To Force W10 into Safe mode, restart and hold down the shift key while its rebooting this will cause it to boot into recovery mode along with options through Troubleshoot- advanced setting to select safe mode. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1450330 | 2018-06-08 11:15:00 | thanks Wainui but changing keyboard and mouse didn't fix it | BBCmicro (15761) | ||
| 1450331 | 2018-06-08 11:39:00 | and holding down shift while restarting didn't do anything from normal. I tried both keyboards (separately connected. One wired, one RF) | BBCmicro (15761) | ||
| 1450332 | 2018-06-09 01:22:00 | Try sticky note or duct tape from screen surround to screen ... may slow the scrolling down a bit ... :) Wainui ... please change language settings to English NZ or UK ... using US spelling of "color" could be considered racist by some people. |
SP8s (7813) | ||
| 1450333 | 2018-06-09 05:02:00 | Problem solved - it was the wireless mouse receiver. The Microsoft chat guy Gerome P said to disconnect everything mouse-wise and I realised that when I changed mice earlier I had turned off the switch on the wireless mouse and left the receiver attached. When I pulled the dongle out it came right, stayed right after I plugged it back in, and remains right after a Restart So no need to put sticky tape on the screen.... |
BBCmicro (15761) | ||
| 1450334 | 2018-06-09 05:42:00 | Wainui ... please change language settings to English NZ or UK ... using US spelling of "color" could be considered racist by some people. The language is Set to English NZ. The spell check still underlines in red if spelt colour. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1450335 | 2018-06-09 05:46:00 | thanks Wainui but changing keyboard and mouse didn't fix it Actually it looks like it was the mouse. Problem solved - it was the wireless mouse receiver. Removing the mouse if USB means simply unplugging it, wireless means the receiver as well, not turning off the mouse on its own. If the Mouse is still connecting to the receiver it could be sending the signal to scroll. It wasn't mentioned how the Keyboard and mouse were connected but being a Media PC mostly they are wireless. :) Just sayin ;) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1450336 | 2018-06-09 08:49:00 | yes you were correct. It could actually have been the keyboard - it uses the same dongle as the mouse. I should've known that switching off the mouse and removing the batteries from the keyboard would not have affected the driver. I plead weakness of intellect I have been pleased with the wireless keyboard/mouse combo (MS Endeavour combo 147847). Much better than the variety of BT devices I used to use. The combo was only about $30 from Noel Leeming. The KB has a numeric keypad so works well with MPC-HC |
BBCmicro (15761) | ||
| 1450337 | 2018-06-09 10:59:00 | My media Center has a Logitech wireless mouse and after a bit of mucking about ( read awhhhh sh*t) finally figured out the remote buttons on the remote control to work the Media players. Hardly ever use a keyboard, if it do need one I log in Via Teamviewer from one of he other PC's in the lounge and control it from that :) Another mouse I been trying is taking a little bit of getting used to ( optical Pen), but works on any surface. Has all the functions of a normal mouse, just different to use ;) 8870 |
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