Phixion2 Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 I am having some problems with the background of my computer. Me or someone else must have accidently clicked something and now I have blue squares around the letters on the desktop.As you can see on the picture above, there are dark blue squares around everything. Is it possible to remove it, because it ruins my wallpapers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Right click on My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Performance Settings > Select "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop". Click OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phixion2 Posted March 18, 2007 Author Share Posted March 18, 2007 I already did that, but it didn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzöwl Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 We're not mind readers here, let us know what exactly you have tried and we will be less likely to repeat those particular steps.In addition to that which was previously mentioned:Display Properties » Desktop » Customize Desktop » WebMake sure the Lock desktop items is unchecked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmarable Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Turn off Active Desktop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 In Display Properties » Desktop » Customize Desktop » Web , check if html pages are not present too ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bledd Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 start, run, regsvr32 shimgvw.dll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzöwl Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Well I think that covers all the bases then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phixion2 Posted March 18, 2007 Author Share Posted March 18, 2007 (edited) I tried all above, but still the blue squares are there In Display Properties » Desktop I can change the color of the squares, can u set it to invisible there?I made a screen of that too but imageshack is down atm. Edited March 19, 2007 by Phixion2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phixion2 Posted March 19, 2007 Author Share Posted March 19, 2007 Turn off Active Desktop.How do i do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlash428 Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 (edited) Funny, I've had this exact same problem before. I went completely nuts because I tried everything that everyone here has mentioned, and nothing seemed to work.The bad news...I never did fix it! I eventually had to wipe the disk and rebuild the OS (for a different reason), so that of course did solve the problem--but I've definately seen this happen before with no explanation. Edited March 19, 2007 by TheFlash428 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phixion2 Posted March 19, 2007 Author Share Posted March 19, 2007 That's really bad news since I'm not intending to whipe out everyhing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tal ormanda Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Try doing a system restore to a date before you did that.Start>All Prorgams>Accessoriess>System Tools>System Restore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phixion2 Posted March 19, 2007 Author Share Posted March 19, 2007 I thought about that aswell BUT I'm having this problem for more then a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tal ormanda Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 You can go back more than a month. If you have points set then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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