Windows Vista shadows

I have had my computer for a little over a year now and I run Windows
Vista Ultimate edition. All of a sudden a couple days ago I noticed
that everything now has an annoying shadow on it. Desktop icons, tool
bar, web browser text, microsoft word text, every little bit of text
and icons. I have tried going to control panel, under the visual
effects tab and unchecking transparent glass, shadows under menu,
shadows under mouse pointer, and use drop shadows for desktop icons. I
have also tried changing my desktop theme and wallpaper. So far
nothing has worked. A solution to this problem would be greatly
appreciated. Thank you.

Have you tried a different monitor to rule out a possible monitor failure?
How about a different screen resolution?

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>I have had my computer for a little over a year now and I run Windows
> Vista Ultimate edition. All of a sudden a couple days ago I noticed
> that everything now has an annoying shadow on it. Desktop icons, tool
> bar, web browser text, microsoft word text, every little bit of text
> and icons. I have tried going to control panel, under the visual
> effects tab and unchecking transparent glass, shadows under menu,
> shadows under mouse pointer, and use drop shadows for desktop icons. I
> have also tried changing my desktop theme and wallpaper. So far
> nothing has worked. A solution to this problem would be greatly
> appreciated. Thank you.

I don't have a different monitor to try, but I tryed changing the
screen resolution and it didn't do anything. Could it have anything to
do with the video card? I have a nVIDIA GeForce 7300LE w/ 256 MB.

On Apr 29, 6:58*pm, "Richard G. Harper" <rghar...@email.com> wrote:
> Have you tried a different monitor to rule out a possible monitor failure?
> How about a different screen resolution?
>
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> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] *rghar...@gmail.com
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> >I have had my computer for a little over a year now and I run Windows
> > Vista Ultimate edition. All of a sudden a couple days ago I noticed
> > that everything now has an annoying shadow on it. Desktop icons, tool
> > bar, web browser text, microsoft word text, every little bit of text
> > and icons. I have tried going to control panel, under the visual
> > effects tab and unchecking transparent glass, shadows under menu,
> > shadows under mouse pointer, and use drop shadows for desktop icons. I
> > have also tried changing my desktop theme and wallpaper. So far
> > nothing has worked. A solution to this problem would be greatly
> > appreciated. Thank you.- Hide quoted text -
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On Apr 29, 6:58*pm, "Richard G. Harper" <rghar...@email.com> wrote:
> Have you tried a different monitor to rule out a possible monitor failure?
> How about a different screen resolution?
>
> --
> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] *rghar...@gmail.com
> * NEW! Catch my blog ...http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
> * The Website -http://rgharper.mvps.org/
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> <brandon_beaud...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >I have had my computer for a little over a year now and I run Windows
> > Vista Ultimate edition. All of a sudden a couple days ago I noticed
> > that everything now has an annoying shadow on it. Desktop icons, tool
> > bar, web browser text, microsoft word text, every little bit of text
> > and icons. I have tried going to control panel, under the visual
> > effects tab and unchecking transparent glass, shadows under menu,
> > shadows under mouse pointer, and use drop shadows for desktop icons. I
> > have also tried changing my desktop theme and wallpaper. So far
> > nothing has worked. A solution to this problem would be greatly
> > appreciated. Thank you.- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -

I don't have a different monitor to try, but I changed the screen
resolution and it didn't do anything. Could it have something to do
with the video card? I have a GeFORCE 7300 LE w/ 256MB.

It could, but unless you can do some troubleshooting to narrow down the
potential problem list, there's no way to tell.

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Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
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On Apr 29, 6:58 pm, "Richard G. Harper" <rghar...@email.com> wrote:
> Have you tried a different monitor to rule out a possible monitor failure?
> How about a different screen resolution?
>
> --
> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rghar...@gmail.com
> * NEW! Catch my blog ...http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
> * The Website -http://rgharper.mvps.org/
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> <brandon_beaud...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >I have had my computer for a little over a year now and I run Windows
> > Vista Ultimate edition. All of a sudden a couple days ago I noticed
> > that everything now has an annoying shadow on it. Desktop icons, tool
> > bar, web browser text, microsoft word text, every little bit of text
> > and icons. I have tried going to control panel, under the visual
> > effects tab and unchecking transparent glass, shadows under menu,
> > shadows under mouse pointer, and use drop shadows for desktop icons. I
> > have also tried changing my desktop theme and wallpaper. So far
> > nothing has worked. A solution to this problem would be greatly
> > appreciated. Thank you.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I don't have a different monitor to try, but I changed the screen
resolution and it didn't do anything. Could it have something to do
with the video card? I have a GeFORCE 7300 LE w/ 256MB.

I think that in this case, it is hardware fault. Are you using CRT monitor,
or LCD with analog connection (via VGA connector)? This is a sign of either
bad cable, bad connection, or graphic card's output circuits.
Try to unplug the monitor cable, plug it back well, and calibrate the
monitor from its own menu.

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> I have had my computer for a little over a year now and I run Windows
> Vista Ultimate edition. All of a sudden a couple days ago I noticed
> that everything now has an annoying shadow on it. Desktop icons, tool
> bar, web browser text, microsoft word text, every little bit of text
> and icons. I have tried going to control panel, under the visual
> effects tab and unchecking transparent glass, shadows under menu,
> shadows under mouse pointer, and use drop shadows for desktop icons. I
> have also tried changing my desktop theme and wallpaper. So far
> nothing has worked. A solution to this problem would be greatly
> appreciated. Thank you.