RE: Drop shadow problem - nobody could solve it so far

Try this:

1. open Display Properties - click Appearance tab.
2. Click Effects button
3. Make a check mark on "Use the following method....
and use Clear Type
4. Apply the changes and see if this help.

If not, then try using 32-bit colors. Even if that doesn't help then:

1. Right-click on My Computer and choose Properties
2. Click Advanced tab and click Settings button under Performance
3. From Visual Effects tab click "Adjust for best appearance" and apply the
changes.

If nothing works then try tuning the Clear Type of Windows XP by using the
ClearType Tuner PowerToy from the following link:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Hope this help, let us know!

"kimiraikkonen" wrote:

Hi,
For this problem, I have already done a lot of tips such as enabling
transparent icon label background, but none of them are related to
this problem.

First off,
the problem is not about transparency. Background Transparency is
present, the problem is that the icon labels has no "shadows" although
they're transparent.

The problem is: If i select icons or open some windows or click
elsewhere around icons, shadows get lost. If i refresh desktop for
some, shadows come back then re-lost after desktop usage.

As you see icon labels are transparent but when i select them or use
them, the shadows are lost and only transparent + non-shadowed label
remain.

I use an ancient CRT monitor.
I saw that on a different computer with CRT monitor. Could be a
relationship to this?

Also my graphic card is an old Nvidia GeForce 4 card, using the latest
Nvidia Forceware drivers.

Please check the screenshots:
If i select (single left click) icons or use desktop, shadow gets
lost:
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7467/noshadow2wd7.gif

Until i select icons or open some windows, shadows remains:
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/6398/shadowno8.gif

Note: Cleartype is disabled, has no relationship to this.

Thanks.

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