how to disable compiz

[John Toliver]

Terence Wong wrote:
> Got a reply from John Toliver suggesting me to disable compiz, but I 
> lost the original mail.
> Would someone tell me how I disable that in Gutsy?  My T40 probably does 
> not have a very powerful graphic chips therefore the screen flicks at times.
> 
>  
> With best regards,
>  
> Terence Wong
> 
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System>preferences>appearance>"Visual Effects"  Select no effects.

Then see if your screen flickers when doing the drop down menus etc.