Daniel-J Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I'm not sure if this would qualify as a graphic annoyance, but it is annoying and ugly (at least I think it is).I'm running Windows XP Pro SP2When I start my computer and log into my account, the My Computer icon is the first icon on my desktop. It has a dotted outline around the text, "My Computer". If I click the desktop anywhere and then the taskbar (in that order) the dotted outline vanishes and does not re-appear. However, the dotted outline does appear in some programs like WMP11, for example. The dotted outline is like that of the Windows 98 dotted outline. I think it's called a focus box and I think it's ugly. I never used to have it with XP. I can't remember when this started, but it seems to me not that long ago. I also don't remember if I made any system changes that might have caused this annoyance. I did play with MSCONFIG a long time ago and unchecked almost everything in the startup list except for about 5 items. I would like to get rid of this little dotted border once and for all! Does anyone know how I can? And what might have happened to make it appear? Thanks in advance!Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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