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weird box outline on my windows?

by Sep 5, 2011 5:17AM PDT

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Found it, I think.
by Forum moderator Sep 5, 2011 8:35PM PDT

Which Windows is this? If it is Vista or Win 7 then try this;

Control Panel > Performance Information and Tools. Click the "Adjust Visual Effects" option in the left column.

In the new window under the Visual Effects tab, find the option for "Show window contents while dragging" and tick that.

If it is already ticked, remove the tick, Apply/OK out, then return and add a tick.

See if that works.

If this is XP then My Computer > (right click) > Properties > Advanced > Settings > Visual effects.

Mark

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Not so weird.
by Forum moderator Sep 5, 2011 5:20AM PDT

Your OS GUI seems heavily modified so I would expect some strangeness, but what I see is where dragging a window leaves behind it's old position.

That is a setting somewhere, but I can't remember where it is.

If I remember I will get back to you, but in the meantime hopefully some one else will.

Mark

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OMG
by xCrunkxBudx Sep 23, 2011 6:38AM PDT

Thanks a lot! I was seriously ABOUT to restart my whole computer

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