Re: [Dev-C++] Blank screen when starting Dev-C++?

[Matthew L. <ml...@ac...>]

  Sent: Monday 06 February 2006 03:51 AM
  Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] Blank screen when starting Dev-C++?


  Do u have a videocard by ATi?  I read somewhere that dev-C+ was having =
problems with them.

  Maybe consider a driver update.. other than that i dunno.

  I''ve tried to use dev-C++, I've read most of the related msgs on the =
forums and everywhere else, but still can't get it to compile project =
files, so last night i gave up and found 2 other IDE's.=20

  if ur still having problems then try out:

This is the best possibility I have heard so far.  How can I tell if I =
have an ATI card without opening up my case? =20

I have tried everything--uninstalling and reinstalling everything =
Dev-C++, manually deleting everything Dev-C++, using registry-cleaning =
utilities to remove everything Dev-C++, and the problem persists.  This =
problem did NOT exist when I was still using Dev-C++ 5 on a Windows 98 =
machine, but it does it on this one, upon which I use Windows XP. =20

It is not a serious problem, but it cannot be right and should be =
fixable.  It is also probably hard on my monitor (no other programs I =
have do this). =20

Here is the problem:  When I run Dev-C++ 5, the screen goes blank =
momentarily (in the same manner as I were changing screen modes from the =
"Display Properties/Settings" menu) but then returns as if nothing =
happened.  The same screen-blanking problem also happens when selecting =
the "Compiler Options" item from the "Tools" menu from the Dev-C++ =
application itself.  I have not seen any other examples of this =
happening, using either Dev-C++ 5 or any other applications (including =
Dev-C++ 4).  I would not like to go back to a previous version of the =
program just to avoid a problem that should not exist.  I would like to =
fix the problem at hand instead. =20

Does the development staff at Bloodshed have access to this list?  Are =
they members?  I think this should be reported as a "bug" but I have had =
no replies yet.  What possibilities may be causing this?  I will discuss =
them and what I have done to address them.=20