Menu items won't show unless I drag mouse over it

[Guest]

I have Windows XP Professional. When trying to access a drop-down menu, the
menu item won't show unless I drag my mouse over the area.

Example: If I right-click on the desktop, the "Active Desktop", "Arrange
Icons", "Line Up Icons", "Refresh", "Paste", Paste Shortcut", "New", and
"Properties" menu items do not show. Instead I get a faded outline box of
where the items should show. BUT if I scroll the mouse over the area, the
items appear.

PLEASE HELP!! Thank you in advance.

 

[Malke]

I have Windows XP Professional. When trying to access a drop-down
menu, the menu item won't show unless I drag my mouse over the area.

Example: If I right-click on the desktop, the "Active Desktop",
"Arrange Icons", "Line Up Icons", "Refresh", "Paste", Paste Shortcut",
"New", and
"Properties" menu items do not show. Instead I get a faded outline
box of
where the items should show. BUT if I scroll the mouse over the area,
the items appear.

PLEASE HELP!! Thank you in advance.

See if this helps:

Transparent drop-down Menu and disappearing menu text -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/transmenu.htm

Malke

 

[Wesley Vogel]

[[Symptom
When you open a folder window and click a menu, the drop-down appears but it
may be completely transparent, and thus the Menu text may be invisible until
you hover the Mouse pointer over the sub-menu.]]

Transparent drop-down Menu and disappearing menu text
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/transmenu.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Bob I]

Likely an incorrect video driver has been installed. Has it ever worked
correcty? If no, go download the one for your card from the card
manufacturers web site and install it. If this is a recent change, go to
Device manager, display adapter Properties, and Roll back the driver to
the version that was working.

 

[Guest]

This worked. Thanks!

 

[Guest]

The previous replys worked. The video driver was functioning correctly.
Thank you for your willingness to help.

 

[Guest]

This worked. Thanks!

[[Symptom
When you open a folder window and click a menu, the drop-down appears but it
may be completely transparent, and thus the Menu text may be invisible until
you hover the Mouse pointer over the sub-menu.]]

Transparent drop-down Menu and disappearing menu text
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/transmenu.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I have Windows XP Professional. When trying to access a drop-down menu,
the menu item won't show unless I drag my mouse over the area.

Example: If I right-click on the desktop, the "Active Desktop", "Arrange
Icons", "Line Up Icons", "Refresh", "Paste", Paste Shortcut", "New", and
"Properties" menu items do not show. Instead I get a faded outline box of
where the items should show. BUT if I scroll the mouse over the area, the
items appear.

PLEASE HELP!! Thank you in advance.

 

[Bob I]

that's the important thing, glad to try.

The previous replys worked. The video driver was functioning correctly.
Thank you for your willingness to help.

:

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Glad to hear it. Keep having fun.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

This worked. Thanks!

[[Symptom
When you open a folder window and click a menu, the drop-down appears
but it may be completely transparent, and thus the Menu text may be
invisible until you hover the Mouse pointer over the sub-menu.]]

Transparent drop-down Menu and disappearing menu text
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/transmenu.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

I have Windows XP Professional. When trying to access a drop-down menu,
the menu item won't show unless I drag my mouse over the area.

Example: If I right-click on the desktop, the "Active Desktop",
"Arrange Icons", "Line Up Icons", "Refresh", "Paste", Paste Shortcut",
"New", and "Properties" menu items do not show. Instead I get a faded
outline box of where the items should show. BUT if I scroll the mouse
over the area, the items appear.

PLEASE HELP!! Thank you in advance.

 

[invisible drop down]

I have Windows XP Professional. When trying to access a drop-down menu, the
menu item won't show unless I drag my mouse over the area.

Example: If I right-click on the desktop, the "Active Desktop", "Arrange
Icons", "Line Up Icons", "Refresh", "Paste", Paste Shortcut", "New", and
"Properties" menu items do not show. Instead I get a faded outline box of
where the items should show. BUT if I scroll the mouse over the area, the
items appear.

PLEASE HELP!! Thank you in advance.

Fixing Invisible drop down-
control panel
Display
Appearence
click Effect
change from Fade to Scroll effect
this will fix problem