The Official Computer Tech Support Thread

Plankton · 11-13-2013, 09:11 AM

I just lobbed a stink grenade over your fence.

Good Guy · 11-13-2013, 09:14 AM

I forgot to mention that the camp is also a domed utopia floating above the remains of the destroyed Earth.

Plankton · 11-13-2013, 09:18 AM

You know... you're not supposed to DRINK the bongwater don't you?

Good Guy · 11-13-2013, 09:20 AM

We at camp Firefox have transcended the need for hydration.

Burning Down · 11-13-2013, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Anyone any ideas? My browser has suddenly started "sliding", that is to say, if I have a list of websites in tabs and try to go back to the first one, it "snaps" back and won't let me get to them. If the scrollbar at the bottom is over to the right and I try to move it to the left it again snaps back. Weird, and very annoying. Seems only to happen with Firefox.

I've shut down the computer completely and rebooted. I've updated Firefox and yet the same thing happens. I'm now using the hated IE to browse but I like FF and can't understand why it's behaving like this. I didn't do anything different, download anything or go onto any dodgy websites. I haven't run a virus check, as I doubt this would be the result of a virus or even spyware; seems more like a bug in the browser.

Any advice appreciated guys. I was sure rebooting would sort it but no luck.
Thanks
TH

Edit: Crap! It's also happening with IE! If I enlarge the screen at all, like with ctrl plus to zoom it in, then the scroll bar at the bottom goes over to the right and won't come back to the right; ; it keeps bouncing back. God damn it.

It could be a problem with the communication between the mouse and computer, the keyboard and computer, or both. My computer was doing the exact same thing and I brought it in to get looked at. Do you find that when you look at a drop down menu, the last item is automatically selected or it just keeps scrolling through the menu? How about when you are typing? Does the flashing cursor always jump to the end of the document?

Plankton · 11-13-2013, 10:03 AM

Shot in the dark TH:

How to Fix Firefox Scrolling Issue - YouTube

~~butthead aka 216~~ · 11-13-2013, 10:10 AM

Problem..... youtube videos that ppl link where the vid don't start at the beginnin but somewhere on the middle.... those vids wont play for me. Really damperin my late nite reddit binges

Burning Down · 11-13-2013, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plankton

Shot in the dark TH:

How to Fix Firefox Scrolling Issue - YouTube

He says it's happening in IE as well so it could be a computer-wide issue.

Plankton · 11-13-2013, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burning Down

He says it's happening in IE as well so it could be a computer-wide issue.

In that case, I'd start with checking the mouse.

Trollheart · 11-13-2013, 02:26 PM

Thanks guys.
This is ridiculous! I've rebooted, restored, run Malwarebytes (three plus hours, found 11 items, same thing happening) and no luck. My next option is to (gulp) reinstall Windows! After that it's a goddamn format! Nooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

In addition to the scrolling issue in FF/IE I now find that as BD says, the startbar will just keep scrolling and I can't select anything. The only way I got to system restore was to type it in as a search and then click on it. I've tried three mice and two keyboards, one of which (kb) is hardwired one of which is wireless, and the three mice are USB. Same thing happens. It's really bugging me. I can't get anything done.

Also, when I use ctrz plus to try to zoom it now zooms in, out, in, out and then leaves me with a tiny window as if I'd zoomed out by a factor of about eight, and it won't resize it no matter what I do, in FF. Haven't attempted it in IE, as at the moment it's the only one I can use. Can't get to Chrome as it's on the startbar, but may try running it same as restore, ie searching for it. I think the same thing may happen though. It's looking gloomily like a total reinstall of Windows.

Oh, to answer the question about reinstalling FF? After it updated it just reinstalled itself I guess, as it got me to reboot. Think it's all in the one.

Lord this is trying my patience! I hope the reinstall of Windows does it; I can't even begin to contemplate the issues if I have to format my disk!

Keep you guys updated (assuming I still have a computer to work with)...

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Thanks guys. This is ridiculous! I've rebooted, restored, run Malwarebytes (three plus hours, found 11 items, same thing happening) and no luck. My next option is to (gulp) reinstall Windows! After that it's a goddamn format! Nooooooooo!!!!!!!!!! In addition to the scrolling issue in FF/IE I now find that as BD says, the startbar will just keep scrolling and I can't select anything. The only way I got to system restore was to type it in as a search and then click on it. I've tried three mice and two keyboards, one of which (kb) is hardwired one of which is wireless, and the three mice are USB. Same thing happens. It's really bugging me. I can't get anything done. Also, when I use ctrz plus to try to zoom it now zooms in, out, in, out and then leaves me with a tiny window as if I'd zoomed out by a factor of about eight, and it won't resize it no matter what I do, in FF. Haven't attempted it in IE, as at the moment it's the only one I can use. Can't get to Chrome as it's on the startbar, but may try running it same as restore, ie searching for it. I think the same thing may happen though. It's looking gloomily like a total reinstall of Windows. Oh, to answer the question about reinstalling FF? After it updated it just reinstalled itself I guess, as it got me to reboot. Think it's all in the one. Lord this is trying my patience! I hope the reinstall of Windows does it; I can't even begin to contemplate the issues if I have to format my disk! Keep you guys updated (assuming I still have a computer to work with)... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-13-2013, 09:14 AM	#1412 (permalink)
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