My laptop has WinXP Pro SP2. After working correctly for about a week, icons
and some more graphical features, like button frames, disappear. If the icon
is for a link, then the small arrow that signifies it remains. Clicking on
the empty place of the icon works as if the icon was visible. For an
interesting feature, when I try to log out, the computer might show the
window saying that some application's state is being saved, but the
application's name in the header is invisible. Logging out and in again
solves the problem for that user, but not for others. Rebooting altogether
gets rid of the phenomenon.

Herzl Regev wrote:
> My laptop has WinXP Pro SP2. After working correctly for about a
> week, icons and some more graphical features, like button frames,
> disappear. If the icon is for a link, then the small arrow that
> signifies it remains. Clicking on the empty place of the icon works
> as if the icon was visible. For an interesting feature, when I try
> to log out, the computer might show the window saying that some
> application's state is being saved, but the application's name in
> the header is invisible. Logging out and in again solves the
> problem for that user, but not for others. Rebooting altogether
> gets rid of the phenomenon.

Given the information in your three posts...

Check your hardware for issues: Memory, Hard Drive, Power Supply, etc.
Don't know how - might consider a professional.

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