In which case, it sounds from here that your video display *may* be set as
256 colours (or even 16 colours).
Have you looked at your Display Properties (Right-click on your desktop,
select Properties and then the Settings tab. What is the "Color quality"?
Should be 16 bit or better. See if you can improve it. If not, you *may*
have to re-install your video drivers.
Has this just 'suddenly happened' ? Might also be worth looking Device
Manager at your Display Adapter setting and see if it matches the correct
one for your laptop. Have you still got the manufacturers installation
disks?
Mart
"Gillybeans" wrote in message
...
Thanks Mart. Sorry but I got it wrong - its not the Icons that are
blurred,
its the background. Its mainly grey with a bit of dull colour here and
there. The bottom of each icon (i.e. what the icon is e.g. Recycle Bin)
is
grey and the toolbars are grey. As I said before all the photographs are
distorted as if the pixels are sky high. I tried your first suggestion
and
deleted ShellIconCache but that didn't work. The PC is not linked to the
internet - I have wireless broadband on my laptop but not sure how to
connect
the pc?
Many Thanks
Gillybeans.
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Gillybeans
"Mart" wrote:
"Gillybeans"
Probably best tackle one problem at a time. - if you are able to find
this
reply!
I have Windows ME - my computer is working except
all the icons on the screen are blurred as if the pixels
are all wrong ( I have tried to change this on the control
panel but unsuccessful).
You imply that only the desktop icons are affected.
First - make sure that you have your Folder Options set so that you can
view
System files and folders, and Hidden Files. Then - Open Windows Explorer
and
go to c:\Windows - look there for the file called
'ShellIconCache'.
DELETE IT
reboot, and windows will rebuild the file.
If that doesn't fix it, then you'll probably need to increase the size of
the cache - download and install the 'IconCache Fix' from
http://www.aumha.org/reg1.htm
If you find this reply and you want further help in WinMe, follow Bill's
advice and reply only to the microsoft.public.widowsme.general group by
editing out the windowsupdate group from the send address. Worry about
the
CD drive later.
Mart
"Bill" wrote in message
...
Gillybeans
There is a newsgroup named microsoft.public.windowsme.general that
would
be the best place for an answer.
"Gillybeans" wrote in message
...
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Gillybeans
I am unable to start a new thread so I am replying to this post
instead.
I
have Windows ME - my computer is working except all the icons on the
screen
are blurred as if the pixels are all wrong ( I have tried to change
this
on
the control panel but unsuccessful). Anyway the CD drive doesn't seem
to
be
working either (when I put a disc in, it asks me to insert disc). I
have
loads of photos on the hard drive and wanted to transfer them to a CD
which I
am unable to do as the CD drive isn't working. I used a memory stick
but
I
was asked to insert the disc 'works suite 2000' which I am unable to
do
as
the CD Drive isn't working. Please Help!
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Gillybeans
"hersten11" wrote:
please help
i cannot use my control panel
i get the message "this operation has been cancelled due to
restrictions in
effect on this computer please contact your system administrator"
any advice please.
.