Shoutbox

monster.rat was right btw...:

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ght click on the desktop and go to arrange icons by and make sure that 'lock items on desktop' is unchecked.

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If I turn that option on, the 'squares' around the shortcut names appear, and when I turn it off they disappear...

i tried that nothing happened...but the boot really worked

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Originally posted by Markus
monster.rat was right btw...:

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no, not entirely....

There are three causes for the 'problem':

Cause 1 (as Joa said):
You have "Active Desktop" enabled

Fix:
Disable "Active Desktop":
* Uncheck "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop" in Control Panel > System Properties > Advanced > Performance > Settings


Cause 2 (as Joa said):
You're using a PNG with a transparancy channel as a background or an animated GIF file.

Fix:
Make sure the background image doesn't have any transparancy channel or isn't an animated GIF. Note that a PNG without any transparant pixels can still have a transparancy channel though and that a GIF file can appear static, but still contain an animation. Use decent graphic programs to check these things.


Cause 3 (as monster.rat said):
You have enabled "Lock Web Items on Desktop" feature

Fix:
Disable "Lock Web Items on Desktop":
* Right click on your desktop and choose "Arrange Icons", there uncheck "Lock Web Items on Desktop"


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Joa posted the correct link with all the info about it:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305117
(edit: updated link) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305117/