1. Press Start, Help and Support. Put the following words in:
SYSTEM RESTORE
Use this to 3 days ago.
2. Failing that, find and install the video card drivers for your video card. Niether Microsoft or I will know what video card you have or who made it.
Bob
I have Windows ME. All of a sudden 2 days ago, the icons on my desktop messed up. they look they are shadows, they have lost their color, and some are distorted. I don't know how to describe how they look.

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