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Drop shadows not working
Name: mzhao Date: January 9, 2005 at 17:43:39 Pacific OS: Microsoft Windows XP Prof CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon 64 3000+, PQI
Comment:
After going back to the standard "Windows XP" theme and setting the Computer properties - Advanced - Visual Settings to "adjust for best appearance," I noticed that drop shadows were missing. Can anyone help?
Name: viaro Date: January 9, 2005 at 17:52:43 Pacific
Reply:
This should help.
Right click the desktop > 'Properties' > 'Appearance' > 'Effects' > 'Show shadows under menus'
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Response Number 2
Name: mzhao Date: January 9, 2005 at 17:55:47 Pacific
Reply:
Didn't work (it was already enabled)
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Response Number 3
Name: Tufenuf Date: January 9, 2005 at 19:16:30 Pacific
Reply:
mzhao, You can find this option by going into your Control Panel/System/Advanced tab, under Peformance click the Settings button, under the Visual Effects tab checkmark "Use drop shadows etc.", click Apply and OK your way out.
Tufenuf
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Response Number 4
Name: mzhao Date: January 9, 2005 at 21:23:22 Pacific
Reply:
Um...that's what I tried doing (about 3 times) first. It didn't work...
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Response Number 5
Name: Tufenuf Date: January 10, 2005 at 04:57:02 Pacific
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mzhao, Right click your desktop, Arrange Icons By, and checkmark "Lock Web Items on Desktop". Post back if it worked or not.
Tufenuf
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Response Number 6
Name: mzhao Date: January 10, 2005 at 13:19:41 Pacific
Reply:
Nope. Strangely, drop shadows work only with the "Bliss" wallpaper right now...
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Response Number 7
Name: mzhao Date: January 10, 2005 at 22:13:17 Pacific
Reply:
Wait, now it only works for certain wallpapers, and the other ones fail to show up in the little preview box, even though they show when applied. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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