# No answer shown, but response buttons expect a response **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [September 9, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/no-answer-shown-but-response-buttons-expect-a-response/13148 "2021-09-09T14:28:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anglezarke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@Anglezarke](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Anglezarke)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/no-answer-shown-but-response-buttons-expect-a-response/13148/1 "2021-09-09T14:28:39Z")
Please can someone help me? After using the desktop app just fine for many months, things have now gone wrong. When I start to study, a few cards display and behave as normal. Then I get a card asking a question, when I press to answer the stored answer does not display. Yet the buttons to respond (again, hard, easy etc) are there. If I press edit, I see the question and the answer. When I close that I may or may not get the card working. Sometimes, I get an answer to a previous card! I used check database in case of corruption. It reported back ok. Still the problem persists. I updated to version 2.1.47 (dc156f34)⁩. The situation remains. What can I do? I’ve spent ages putting hundreds of cards in, and was doing fine before this. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![cqg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@cqg](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/cqg)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/no-answer-shown-but-response-buttons-expect-a-response/13148/2 "2021-09-09T20:17:03Z")
Have you tried deactivating add-ons? [https://faqs.ankiweb.net/when-problems-occur.html](https://faqs.ankiweb.net/when-problems-occur.html) ---
**Author:** ![Anglezarke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@Anglezarke](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Anglezarke)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/no-answer-shown-but-response-buttons-expect-a-response/13148/3 "2021-09-10T09:15:31Z")
Hi, and thanks I don’t have any add-ons. Looking at the list in the link you provided, the only one still to try is the graphics one. I’ve also done this: I tried the advice in the Anki manual about checking the data using sqllite. I tried loading a backup. I tried exporting with media then importing this back. I browsed every card to check if I could see any corruption. Nothing helped. I have found one thing that helps: if I see a blank white screen instead of an answer then press Sync, once or maybe twice, it seems to mostly do the trick - I see the answer and can rate it as usual. It’s all very strange, isn’t it! Thanks again Mark ---
**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2021, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/no-answer-shown-but-response-buttons-expect-a-response/13148/4 "2021-09-11T07:21:34Z")
Did you try all three of the video drivers in the preferences screen, restarting each time? If none of them helped, the only thing I can suggest is to see if your video card has a driver update available. ---
**Author:** ![Anglezarke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@Anglezarke](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Anglezarke)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/no-answer-shown-but-response-buttons-expect-a-response/13148/5 "2021-09-11T12:54:18Z")
I’ve changed to the ANGLE video driver. I’ve run a good number of cards without the problem happening so far, so hopefully, that has done it. Thanks for the advice!! Mark ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/no-answer-shown-but-response-buttons-expect-a-response/13148/6 "2023-05-01T04:51:24Z")