I Can't see the selection square in my desktop

Dark master · 01-15-2005, 04:08 PM

I can't see the selection square when I try to select something.

When I try to select something on the desktop, the selection square only follows my mouse for a half second and then it freezes. I can still select things if I only it is annoying because the frozen selection square stays on the desktop till another window comes over it. sometimes I couldn't even see my wallpaper because my desktop was full of selection squares. It only happens on my desktop.

Can somebody help me?

**jancz3rt** · 01-15-2005, 11:20 PM

Hey...I am afraid I cannot help you much but I hope I will comfort by saying that I had exactly the same problem. I think it disappeared after I changed the mouse. I may be wrong. I mean I know I somehow got rid of it...but really do not remember how. Are you using Windows ME by the way? I did not see it anywhere on an XP machine. Try changing the mouse. Or maybe try changin the wallpaper format...anything...

JAN

**Praetor** · 01-18-2005, 07:18 PM

Right click on My Computer --> Properties --> Advanced --> Performance settings --> Visual Effects --> Show translucent...

To disable the translucent, repeat

01-15-2005, 04:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dark master Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Netherlands Age: 20 Posts: 87	I Can't see the selection square in my desktop I can't see the selection square when I try to select something. When I try to select something on the desktop, the selection square only follows my mouse for a half second and then it freezes. I can still select things if I only it is annoying because the frozen selection square stays on the desktop till another window comes over it. sometimes I couldn't even see my wallpaper because my desktop was full of selection squares. It only happens on my desktop. Can somebody help me? __________________ Dell Dimension 8400: Intel 925X Express Chipset, Pentium 4 (3Ghz) Processor, 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM (533Mhz), ATI Radeon X800 128MB, Soundblaster Audigy 2, Windows Vista Ultimate

01-15-2005, 11:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
jancz3rt Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Czech Republic Age: 23 Posts: 4,023	Hey Hey...I am afraid I cannot help you much but I hope I will comfort by saying that I had exactly the same problem. I think it disappeared after I changed the mouse. I may be wrong. I mean I know I somehow got rid of it...but really do not remember how. Are you using Windows ME by the way? I did not see it anywhere on an XP machine. Try changing the mouse. Or maybe try changin the wallpaper format...anything... JAN __________________ A64 3700+ @ 2.65Ghz ::: 7300GT @ 600/1500 ::: 2GB RAM @ 440Mhz www.CZ3RT.com ::: FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND ::: F@H Team 44358

01-18-2005, 07:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,955	Right click on My Computer --> Properties --> Advanced --> Performance settings --> Visual Effects --> Show translucent... To disable the translucent, repeat __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

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