This was fixed by turning off DYNAMIC CONTRAST via the display menu. This also fixed the stutter-step opening of web pages.
Go figure!
Vince
Beginning about a week ago, when I open an application that has a bright background (Word, MSN, etc.) the display brightens in about ten steps, lasting a second or more. This is new behavior.
At about the same time, when I open a web page that has several "sub-pages," the page opens, and if I move the mouse, another sub loads. This repeats three or four time until there is no new information to be displayed. (MSN or Optonline)
I recently reloaded IE9. Any connection?
HP Pavilion, Win 7 Pro, NVIDIA Gforce video card, HP monitor, 6 GB RAM.
Any ideas about how to fix this?
Thanks,
Vince

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