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problems with vista desktop icons

by mztweeta Jan 4, 2008 10:29AM PST

About two weeks ago I noticed that my icons have a "black box" covering them...I thought that maybe the game i was playing caused that, but i've uninstalled the game and did a system restore and the boxes are still there...HELP!

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Did you try the old fix?

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jan 4, 2008 11:42AM PST

1. Right-click on the Desktop.

2. Select Personalize and select Display Settings.

3. Change the Color from 32 bit to 16 bit and click Apply.

4. Change the Color back to 32 bit and click Apply.

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thanks..

by mztweeta Jan 4, 2008 1:19PM PST

It worked...when i changed it to 16 bit..Thanks a lot!

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