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drop down menu and right click menu flickers and vanishes when using laptop screen, ok on second display

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jon2305
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I am using Firefox 7.0.1 on a samsung R710 laptop, when a menu dropdown or right click pops up it suddenly vanishes or flickers away.

when pluging in another screen it works normally,

how do I fix this

I am using Firefox 7.0.1 on a samsung R710 laptop, when a menu dropdown or right click pops up it suddenly vanishes or flickers away. when pluging in another screen it works normally, how do I fix this

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boardtc
boardtc
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Have this in Firefox 8.0.1

cor-el
cor-el
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Try to disable hardware acceleration.

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"

If disabling hardware acceleration works then check if there is an update available for your graphics display driver.