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.

    Changing Brightness lag in Vista?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Shaythong, Dec 31, 2008.

  1. Shaythong

    Shaythong Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    6
    Messages:
    397
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Hi when press FN + F7 (lower) or F8 (higher) brightness slowly it works okay. But If I hold it for a while then the screen freezes for a few seconds and everything returns to normal. This only happens in Vista. Does anyone know why holding the brightness button makes the screen lag for a while? :eek:
     
    Shaythong, Dec 31, 2008
    #1
  2. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

    Reputations:
    3,732
    Messages:
    6,833
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    Tried a different graphics driver? Also, is there some sort of HP software that shows you the brightness meter? Thanks. :cool:
     
    pixelot, Jan 17, 2009
    #2
  3. Shaythong

    Shaythong Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    6
    Messages:
    397
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    @pixelot: Sorry for the very late reply, I have forgotten about this thread inadvertently! :eek: Doesn't matter if this post gets deleted or whatever.

    Okay, I'm not sure if HP has a brightness meter but that's a good idea. So I'll search for a brightness meter later. I did try different drivers, but NVIDIA has just released a new one for my card (179.48) so I'll try that out too. Strange though, the brightness changing doesn't lag in XP or Windows 7. ;)
     
    Shaythong, Feb 18, 2009
    #3
  4. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

    Reputations:
    3,732
    Messages:
    6,833
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    Hmmm. As far as getting it deleted, I think you're in good shape, as it's only a little over a month old. Hope things work out. :)
     
    pixelot, Feb 18, 2009
    #4
  5. Shaythong

    Shaythong Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    6
    Messages:
    397
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Oh well, I've tried it with the 179.48 driver and it still "lags". Maybe Vista SP2 will fix it later. But for now I guess I have to live with this. That's good I still have a dual-boot between XP too though. :D
     
    Shaythong, Feb 20, 2009
    #5