Desktop icons' loses shadows

[kimiraikkonen]

Hi,
When you're using standard screen on effect settings on XP SP2, try
that: After desktop is loaded completely with no open application
window at the end of desktop loading, normally desktop icons have
shadows under them. But if you open some window or application then
look back that icons: They have lost the shadows. But if you refresh
desktop or press F5, the icon shadows come back.

Why?

 

[Bob I]

Have you installed the latest video card driver from the manufacturer yet?

 

[Kelly]

What exactly is selected under Effects?

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[kimiraikkonen]

The driver is the latest,

System -> Advanced -> Performance -> Visual Effects tab, everything is
selected.

 

[kimiraikkonen]

The driver is the latest,

System -> Advanced -> Performance -> Visual Effects tab, everything is
selected.

Additionaly, as i stated, if you do nothing with the windows or
applications, the shadows remain normally, but if you drag or bring
some windows onto icons, the icons who had windows on them lose their
shadows.

 

[Bob I]

You may try reducing hardware acceleration on the video card.

(Display properties, Settings, Advanced, Troubleshoot, move slider left,
apply and test. You may have to move it 2 or three notches)

 

[kimiraikkonen]

You may try reducing hardware acceleration on the video card.

(Display properties, Settings, Advanced, Troubleshoot, move slider left,
apply and test. You may have to move it 2 or three notches)





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It's not hardware related beleive. Or i couldn't explain the
situation. When you refresh desktop, the shadows are there. But if you
bring some window onto them, the icons which were under that window,
loses shadows.

Could you test?

 

[Bob I]

It's not hardware related beleive. Or i couldn't explain the
situation. When you refresh desktop, the shadows are there. But if you
bring some window onto them, the icons which were under that window,
loses shadows.

Could you test?

No I can't test, my PC doesn't exibit that problem with the video. YOU
have the machine with the problem. YOU have to make the changes and test.

 

[kimiraikkonen]

Bob I,
Decreased video acceleration with no help. However that kind of things
were not present under W2k and i have it wit the standard full-effect
running XP theme. (blue bars, green start button)

 

[Bob I]

Then it must be the video card or the driver. Not sure what Win2k has to
do with the question.

 

[kimiraikkonen]

Then it must be the video card or the driver. Not sure what Win2k has to
do with the question.




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Mine is Nvidia forceware 84.21. I haven't found any bug-fix related to
this.