View Full Version : Win XP Desktop Help needed!
punqsux
05-05-2004, 11:41 PM
ok so i was saving a picture and somehow "synchronized" my desktop?? anyways all my icons have an annoying black border around the parts that used to be transparent, how can i fix this?
http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgCmHNsTs5WeZtPScgEKAi8OxseKEVzz5j8w4viVk8fN5nn4c AoGa!Rm!u!*F6mSWvLFtyoJY0wsFrdRHb3nTt3aKJTUK3XlrIh 7exZtWK8/Image1.jpg
bignick
05-05-2004, 11:53 PM
Goto the Control Panel, System, Advanced, Performance settings, then click the Visual Effects tab
Check off Use Drop Shadows for Icon Labels on the desktop
Also in conjunction to the above setting, right click your desktop, then
arrange icons, and make sure lock items to web desktop is not checked
off
punqsux
05-06-2004, 12:19 AM
still black =o\
bignick
05-06-2004, 12:21 AM
hmmm, well since you did my avatar for me.
Right-click on your Desktop, select "arrange icons by" > and uncheck "Lock web
items on desktop" by clicking on it.
punqsux
05-06-2004, 12:24 AM
already made sure it wasnt checked
bignick
05-06-2004, 12:24 AM
maybe this has something to do with it. Animated gif backgrounds...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305117
punqsux
05-06-2004, 12:25 AM
heh it gives a work around but no solution
bignick
05-06-2004, 12:27 AM
did you recently change your desktop background? Try setting it to the default one.
Ledhed
05-06-2004, 12:28 AM
I felt this topic needed at least 3 people posting on it. So there.
evilmax17
05-06-2004, 12:29 AM
Right click your desktop. Appearence. Next to Item: Desktop, it has Color.
funk around from there?
punqsux
05-06-2004, 12:36 AM
chaning the bg pic does nothing but changing the bg color also changes the color of the outline
bignick
05-06-2004, 12:45 AM
Im all out of ideas now, maybe try a reboot.
Alpha2
05-06-2004, 12:46 AM
...have you rebooted since making any of these changes?
...just a random thought.
evilmax17
05-06-2004, 12:47 AM
Is your BG image from Mario 1? :)
PsyClerk
05-06-2004, 09:18 AM
Do you have your desktop set to display a web page (like your home page)? If so, go into desktop properties, select Customize Desktop. Click web tab, clear any check marks for web pages, then hit ok, then hit apply.
If you don't have this set, you can try actually doing the above, checking "My Current Homepage", click ok then apply. Then go back and undo that change to see if it resets your icons.