Website Background Renders Gray

[Jeri]

eGreetings,

For some reason most of the web sites that I have been
visiting, the background is rendered as a medium gray
color. Yahoo.com, eBay.com and some Microsoft pages. If
the background is an image it loads properly. I believe
that it should be white.
I am using Internet Explorer 6 and Windows XP Home
Edition SP1 with all current patches.

This just started about 2 weeks ago.

I have tried clearing my Temp. Internet files folder.

Is there anything else I can try?

Thank you very much for your time and expertise.

Kind Regards,
Jeri

 

[Sandi - Microsoft MVP]

Jeri,

Go to IE tools, internet options, general tab, 'accessibility' button. Is
anything turned on?

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[H Leboeuf]

Check this setting.

Click Start, point to Settings, and then Control Panel.
Double-click Internet Options.
On the General tab, click Accessibility.
Click to clear the Ignore colors specified on Web pages check box.
Click OK, and then OK.

 

[Jeri]

eGreetings,

You guys are great - Thank you for your speedy reply!

I followed your instructions and I don't have any of the
Accessibility Options checked.

It doesn't happen to every site just some sites - weird!

The only thing I did download recently is AVAST! Anti-
Virus software. It is free and PC World recommended it.
It really is great I would hate to have to change. I
would just like to know what is causing this. If I knew I
could probably live with it.

Any other suggestions?

Thank you again for your time and assistance!

Kind Regards,
Jeri

 

[Jeri]

eGreetings,

I got it!

Go to Tools/Internet Options/General Tab.
Click COLORS. Tick "Use Windows Colors".

I am so happy.

It's the little things in life...

You guys are so terrific! I thank you deeply.

Kind Regards,
Jeri