Minor "graphic" annoyance

[Daniel-J]

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 SP2

When 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