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Name: Bonnietalcott
Date: January 30, 2007 at 06:50:07 Pacific
OS: XP
CPU/Ram: ??
Product: Acer
Comment:

Somehow my husband changed the desktop fonts from normal and with a translucent background rectangle to some weird font with underlines and white background. I know how to use the desktop properties and that doesn't fix it. How do I put it back?
By the way under appearance my Effects button does nothing. Can you help?



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Response Number 1
Name: Tufenuf
Date: January 30, 2007 at 07:04:29 Pacific
Reply:

Bonnietalcott,
Follow the instructions at the link below.

http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/Windows...

Tufenuf


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Response Number 2
Name: Bonnietalcott
Date: January 30, 2007 at 07:17:57 Pacific
Reply:

I'm sorry. That didn't do anything. The fonts are like that in everyfolder and when I try to delete a link in the recyle bin it opens the webpage instead and then deletes it. Everything is underlined too along with the colored boxes on the desktop. I can change the color through apperance..but not get rid of it all together.


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Response Number 3
Name: Tufenuf
Date: January 30, 2007 at 08:43:42 Pacific
Reply:

Bonnietalcott, Have you tried a System Restore to the closest date prior to when this problem started? Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore.

Tufenuf


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Response Number 4
Name: CyberSlug
Date: January 30, 2007 at 08:47:11 Pacific
Reply:

This sounds like
http://www.xp-tips.com/single-click...
(The default is double-click) Try that


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Response Number 5
Name: Bonnietalcott
Date: January 30, 2007 at 08:59:48 Pacific
Reply:

My system restore is turned off.
Next :) :)


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Response Number 6
Name: rhawk7938
Date: January 30, 2007 at 09:24:00 Pacific
Reply:

Have you tried changing the icon font under desktop properties, appearance, advanced?


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Response Number 7
Name: Bonnietalcott
Date: January 30, 2007 at 09:55:14 Pacific
Reply:

Yep, I'm sorry I'm such a pest but it's driving me crazy!


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Response Number 8
Name: Tufenuf
Date: January 30, 2007 at 10:14:56 Pacific
Reply:

Bonnietalcott,
This is just a WAG but try this:

Open the Control Panel.
Open Display Properties.
Click the Desktop tab.
Click the Customize Desktop button.
Click the Web tab in the Desktop Items window.
Make sure all checkboxes in this window are un-checked including My Current Homepage.
Restart your computer.

Does your husband remember what he changed?

Tufenuf


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Response Number 9
Name: justcuz (by whitevalley)
Date: January 30, 2007 at 11:57:55 Pacific
Reply:

Upgrade/replace husband.


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Response Number 10
Name: CyberSlug
Date: January 30, 2007 at 15:51:51 Pacific
Reply:

So my suggestion wasn't it either? That's the only setting I know that can cause desktop icons to become underlined--it makes them act like links in a web browser so taht you don't have to double click.


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Response Number 11
Name: Bonnietalcott
Date: January 31, 2007 at 06:10:05 Pacific
Reply:

Nah, Can't replace hubby, he's too important to me. I'm just starting to get him trained after 24 years!:)

Anyway, I got rid of the underlines. I had changed the settings in folder options to single click instead of double click.

Now, How do I make the highlites translucent again on the Icons?

By the way, I really appreceiate the way everyone is helping me with this! :)


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Response Number 12
Name: Bonnietalcott
Date: January 31, 2007 at 06:12:01 Pacific
Reply:

Oh, I forgot. No, Dave didn't change any settings that he knows of. He was copying a cd/dvd or something.


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Response Number 13
Name: Tufenuf
Date: January 31, 2007 at 06:51:46 Pacific
Reply:

Bonnietalcott, The instructions at the link below should work as they have for many others.

http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/Windows...

Tufenuf


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Response Number 14
Name: Bonnietalcott
Date: January 31, 2007 at 13:57:03 Pacific
Reply:

No, it still didn't work.


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Response Number 15
Name: Tufenuf
Date: January 31, 2007 at 14:17:18 Pacific
Reply:

Bonnietalcott, After following those instructions do the following:

Right click your Desktop, Choose Properties, under the Desktop tab click the Customize Desktop button, under the Web tab make sure that "Lock desktop items" is unchecked, click OK/Apply/OK.

Tufenuf


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Response Number 16
Name: Tufenuf
Date: January 31, 2007 at 14:41:38 Pacific
Reply:

Bonnietalcott, Should have also added these instructions.

Right click the desktop
Select "Properties"
Select the "Desktop" tab
Press the\"Customize Desktop" button
Select the "Web" tab
Uncheck all listed items.
Also insure that Right Click Desktop > Arrange Icons By > Lock Web Items on Desktop
is not checkmarked.

Tufenuf



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