[Help]The cursor doesn’t change when I click on a tool

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iAlpha
Aug 8, 2004
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A lot of times, when I click on a tool like selection the cursor doesn’t change its appearance and I can’t select anything. Then I have to close photoshop and open again, but the problem appears another time.

What can I do?

Plesa help me!

Thanks =)

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David_Calvert
Aug 8, 2004
Is your Caps lock on?
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iAlpha
Aug 8, 2004
What’s caps? I’m spanish I don’t know a lot of english…

Thanks
Aug 8, 2004
Hoo boy…
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BobLevine
Aug 8, 2004
In English it’s the CapsLock key which will force all character to CAPITALS or UPPER CASE.

Make sure it’s turned off. If that doesn’t help turn hardware acceleration down to zero to test your video driver.

Bob
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iAlpha
Aug 8, 2004
Ah ok, I have turned off "bloq mayus" (in spanish), but it doesn’t work. I want to try "turn hardware acceleration down to zero to test my video driver" but…how can I do it??

Thanks and sorry I don’t understand very well english 🙂
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BobLevine
Aug 8, 2004
Your English is fine, but my Spanish isn’t. What version of Windows are you using?

Bob
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iAlpha
Aug 8, 2004
I’m using Windows XP professinal edition 🙂
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BobLevine
Aug 8, 2004
Under display properties>settings>advanced click on troubleshooting. You can turn the hardware acceleration down there.

If that fixes the problem, you’ll need to find an updated driver.

Make sure turn the acceleration back up when you’re done.

Bob
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iAlpha
Aug 8, 2004
Ok, thanks bob! I will try it 😉
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iAlpha
Aug 8, 2004
OOO thanks bob, y have turned down the acceleration then I have turned on it and I think that the problem is now OK. I haven’t needed any updated driver.

Thank you very much bob

Bye
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dave_milbut
Aug 9, 2004
ialpha, when you turn down acceleration and it fixes the problem, that means you NEED to update your video drivers. go to the video card manufacturer’s web site and download the latest driver for your video card. after you install that, turn the acceleration back all the way up and see if the problem is gone.
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BobLevine
Aug 9, 2004
As Dave says, and as I pointed out, you need to turn that back up and get yourself a new driver.

Bob
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iAlpha
Aug 9, 2004
Yes I know, I have downloaded a new driver from nvidia web page too 🙂 The problem is ok 😀

Thanks Bob and Dave
Aug 9, 2004
"The problem is ok"

Hmm…not sure how to interpret that.
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dave_milbut
Aug 9, 2004
you are welcome ialpha
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iAlpha
Aug 9, 2004
The problem is ok means that now I haven’t the problem 😀
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BobLevine
Aug 9, 2004
Considering that English was a second language, the communication seemed okay to me.

Bob
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iAlpha
Aug 9, 2004
Ok, thanks 😉
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dave_milbut
Aug 9, 2004
thank you too bob. i’ve been practicin. 🙂

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