It's probably just my computer, but ever since Windows XP tricked me into installing a few updates without giving me a chance to check what was being installed (it tacked it onto the shutdown button), all the text, menus, and icons disappear after several minutes of use. They're still there, because I can click on them if I remember where they were, but I can't see what I clicked on, what I typed, or what anyone else has typed to me unless I look up what happened in my log files. I don't know what's wrong or what I should be looking at to try to resolve this. I just upgraded from version 1.5.0 to the beta6 version a few minutes ago, but that didn't fix the problem (I should have upgraded once MSN started crashing it, but I was afraid I might lose my settings). The text/menus/icons from both my message windows as well as my buddy list disappear (although it takes longer for everything to disappear from the buddy list screen), but they haven't disappeared from a chat log screen yet. If anyone can help me (or tell me exactly what more information would be needed and how to find it), then I would be extremely thankful. It's annoying to have to look at my log files in order to read messages that I've just received or typed (not to mention I can't see what I'm typing until after I hit send).
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You need to change your Windows settings so that it lets you know you have updates waiting and you can right-click to find out what they are for. What kind of security and firewall do you have? How is your Java? I will stay with you until this is fully worked out and fixed.
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I'm sorry I didn't reply right away (I still AM having this problem). I wasn't checking very often to see if anyone had tried to reply after not getting a response from anyone here or on the bug report for over a week. Thank you for trying to help me, I appreciate it a ton!
I already had my Windows Update settings set for that, but I guess some of them just decide they need to be installed regardless of whether I really want them to or not (I could choose not to installing them by clicking a link below the standby/shut down/restart buttons instead of clicking the normal shutdown button which instead installs updates). Other than whatever is in Windows XP and our router, the only security I have is Symantec AntiVirus. My Java should be fine, but I'm not sure how I'd update it if it weren't (isn't that the one that Microsoft doesn't give you updates for anymore and you have to find it yourself?) and I vaguely remember setting it to update itself.
I followed some advice that I received when I turned in a bug report and updated the GTK for Gaim, too. That changed my problem from seeing only the background of the message and buddy list windows to it turns everything other than the title area 'black'. The menus and everything can still be interacted with, I just can't see them. Sometimes if I close my message window and reopen it, then it will look normal again (sometimes it doesn't fix anything). However, if the buddy list window decides to go black the only way to fix it is to restart Gaim.
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It's probably just my computer, but ever since Windows XP tricked me into installing a few updates without giving me a chance to check what was being installed (it tacked it onto the shutdown button), all the text, menus, and icons disappear after several minutes of use. They're still there, because I can click on them if I remember where they were, but I can't see what I clicked on, what I typed, or what anyone else has typed to me unless I look up what happened in my log files. I don't know what's wrong or what I should be looking at to try to resolve this. I just upgraded from version 1.5.0 to the beta6 version a few minutes ago, but that didn't fix the problem (I should have upgraded once MSN started crashing it, but I was afraid I might lose my settings). The text/menus/icons from both my message windows as well as my buddy list disappear (although it takes longer for everything to disappear from the buddy list screen), but they haven't disappeared from a chat log screen yet. If anyone can help me (or tell me exactly what more information would be needed and how to find it), then I would be extremely thankful. It's annoying to have to look at my log files in order to read messages that I've just received or typed (not to mention I can't see what I'm typing until after I hit send).
You need to change your Windows settings so that it lets you know you have updates waiting and you can right-click to find out what they are for. What kind of security and firewall do you have? How is your Java? I will stay with you until this is fully worked out and fixed.
I'm sorry I didn't reply right away (I still AM having this problem). I wasn't checking very often to see if anyone had tried to reply after not getting a response from anyone here or on the bug report for over a week. Thank you for trying to help me, I appreciate it a ton!
I already had my Windows Update settings set for that, but I guess some of them just decide they need to be installed regardless of whether I really want them to or not (I could choose not to installing them by clicking a link below the standby/shut down/restart buttons instead of clicking the normal shutdown button which instead installs updates). Other than whatever is in Windows XP and our router, the only security I have is Symantec AntiVirus. My Java should be fine, but I'm not sure how I'd update it if it weren't (isn't that the one that Microsoft doesn't give you updates for anymore and you have to find it yourself?) and I vaguely remember setting it to update itself.
I followed some advice that I received when I turned in a bug report and updated the GTK for Gaim, too. That changed my problem from seeing only the background of the message and buddy list windows to it turns everything other than the title area 'black'. The menus and everything can still be interacted with, I just can't see them. Sometimes if I close my message window and reopen it, then it will look normal again (sometimes it doesn't fix anything). However, if the buddy list window decides to go black the only way to fix it is to restart Gaim.