silentknight329 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 ok i've honestly been looking for 2.5 hours to find a fix for my problem.. none of the suggestions i have tried have worked... "EPIC FAIL" and now its kinda starting to bug me... here's a picture.. of what i mean.. kinda gets annoying after a while.. i'm using xp pro sp3 with a legit key.. HELP ME PLEASE before i do the dreaded re-install thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr0p Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I have run into this sometimes, idk why it happens, or how to fix it, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razor512 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 ok i've honestly been looking for 2.5 hours to find a fix for my problem.. none of the suggestions i have tried have worked... "EPIC FAIL" and now its kinda starting to bug me... here's a picture.. of what i mean.. kinda gets annoying after a while.. i'm using xp pro sp3 with a legit key.. HELP ME PLEASE before i do the dreaded re-install thanks! right click on the desktop click on properties click on the appearance tab click on the drop down menu under "Windows and Buttons" then select Windows classic style even if it is already selected, select it again then apply and it will be fixed and if needed the default color is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Two things. Is there a PNG set as wallpaper, and if not, do you have the desktop settings for icons set to "Lock items on desktop"? If set to lock the items, unlock it by right clicking and then arrange icons, and uncheck "Lock Items On Desktop". If using a PNG as wallpaper, open it in your web browser and then set it as wallpaper, and it should fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueHart Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 right click on the desktop click on properties click on the appearance tab click on the drop down menu under "Windows and Buttons" then select Windows classic style even if it is already selected, select it again then apply and it will be fixed and if needed the default color is so thats why i dont get a box no matter what lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Disable and enable again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xarf Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Have you tried turning it off and on again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentknight329 Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 ok so i tried all of those ideas... none worked... and yes i turned "it" off and on again.. the it could have been numourus(forgive my spelling) things.. i assumed that u ment either the drop shadows or my computer.. or my theme.. so i am going to update my computer to all the latest updates.. and see what happens then.. this is starting to bug me thanks for the such quick replies ~silent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravator Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 ok so i tried all of those ideas... none worked... and yes i turned "it" off and on again.. the it could have been numourus(forgive my spelling) things.. i assumed that u ment either the drop shadows or my computer.. or my theme.. so i am going to update my computer to all the latest updates.. and see what happens then.. this is starting to bug me thanks for the such quick replies ~silent You might try to switch themes, then switch back again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentknight329 Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 You might try to switch themes, then switch back again. been done... hahaha its kinda really frusturating (again forgive the spelling) ~silent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravator Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 been done... hahaha its kinda really frusturating (again forgive the spelling) ~silent Could always do a windows repair with the cd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeelBug Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 So after about 20mins of muckin about and googling I finally solved this on my work laptop. Even tho I have my desktop icons hidden its still something useful to know how to do. Steps that worked for me: Edit GPO (run gpedit.msc) and replicate settings shown in screenshot below. Edit Performance settings (Rght click My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Performance settings) Make sure Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop is ticked. If my icon text colour was set to default this should have worked in theory but it took a reset of these with ClearIcon.exe (util i found while googling), i locked my computer and logged back in and BAM! Clear background. Worth a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Disable and enable again. The image in that post doesn't work because the web server prevented hot linking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentknight329 Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 ok i tried all but the one using gpedit.msc could you go more in depth with that.. cause i really dont wanna hooch my computer.. idk if i can but just to be safe? thanks ~silent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 pebkac...someone had to say it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentknight329 Posted October 11, 2008 Author Share Posted October 11, 2008 pebkac?... wtf is that? i'm intrigued Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcninja Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 problem exist between keyboard and chair IE the user Thought all geeks knew that, least i bet IT peeps do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markhimself Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 set a JPEG as the background. that happens when you put a PNG as the background :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 set a JPEG as the background. that happens when you put a PNG as the background :D A png that uses transparency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentknight329 Posted October 12, 2008 Author Share Posted October 12, 2008 ok pebkac very funny... and i tried setting a png as a background the problem still exists... it might come down to a full blown re-install... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeelBug Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 set a JPEG as the background. that happens when you put a PNG as the background :D /\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentknight329 Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 @Keelbug -- sparda said that PNG uses transparency so i was merely stating that i have done the PNG and that it didnt change but i have also used jpeg and nothing changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakey Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 maybe dont have desktop icons? i dont. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0u53 Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 hmm this sounds kinda serous..did you try changing your desktop background? try changing your resolution heh if all else fails create a new user account and migrate stuffz to that one pebkac...heh i perfer the classic ID10T ERROR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentknight329 Posted October 13, 2008 Author Share Posted October 13, 2008 hmm this sounds kinda serous..did you try changing your desktop background? try changing your resolution Yes i have tried changing the background but i havnt tried resolution i will give that a go heh if all else fails create a new user account and migrate stuffz to that one i have created another account problem still exists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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