The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    itunes problem?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by woopz, Jan 2, 2013.

  1. woopz

    woopz Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Capture.PNG
    The photo above is not editted. I have an alienware m11x and this has actually been happening for as long as I could remember but I was too lazy to ever address it. Is there a reason why the top bar and list on the left keep blacking out? When i start dragging it around rapidly it comes back to its regular self but then turns black again after a while...
     
    woopz, Jan 2, 2013
    #1
  2. ashwin1234

    ashwin1234 Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    33
    Messages:
    95
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Which M11x model do you have? You can try re-installing the graphic card driver and itunes, that should fix it.
     
    ashwin1234, Jan 2, 2013
    #2
  3. woopz

    woopz Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    its an R1 i believe and i've already tried reinstalling the graphics card and itunes. is there a way to take off the default program loading bar (the frame where you click to drag the program)?
     
    woopz, Jan 2, 2013
    #3
  4. ashwin1234

    ashwin1234 Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    33
    Messages:
    95
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Hmm, no idea how to remove the bar at the top, I myself don't use itunes, so I can't say if this is an isolated problem. Does making the window fullscreen and switching between the graphic cards help?
     
    ashwin1234, Jan 3, 2013
    #4
  5. GNandGS

    GNandGS Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    69
    Messages:
    1,247
    Likes Received:
    11
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Ah. thats the AW theme doodad. (Stardock?)

    Try disabling it for a test and I'll bet it all looks ok. You might also try the equiv of a "restart" by changing the theme then changing back. The Orb looks like an add-on on top of the dock theme program so that is another variable.

    Are you noticing this after using a full screen program? Like a game etc? Sometimes themes go a little wonky when asked to go to basic then back again.
     
    GNandGS, Jan 8, 2013
    #5
  6. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

    Reputations:
    3,658
    Messages:
    6,874
    Likes Received:
    969
    Trophy Points:
    281
    Disable/Uninstall Stardock My Colors or just add itunes to the exception list.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Jan 8, 2013
    #6