A frustrating problem we experience is the rapid flickering of web pages in Internet Explorer, under Terminal Services. The server is running Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Internet Explorer version 6 installed. Many web pages are fine however certain sites are rendered unusable as they flicker too much. When this happens it is usually the entire window which flickers.

I found a Microsoft help and support article, Q271246, at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/271246, which suggests navigating to:

• Internet Options->Tools->Advanced Tab
• Browsing
• Force offscreen compositing even under Terminal Server (Requires restart)
• Click OK
• Restart Internet Explorer 6

After setting this option the flickering disappeared however the websites now move so slowly they are unusable. I am still on the lookout for a fix to this problem and will post an update if I find one.

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