Re: Right Mouse Click Problem

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 08/05/04 

Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 11:50:35 -0500

Right-click on MY Computer and select:
Properties > Advanced > Performance (Settings)
and uncheck the following items, then click Apply:

-- Show shadows under menus
-- Show shadows under mouse pointer
-- Show translucent selection rectangle
-- Show windows contents while dragging
-- Use a background image for each folder type 

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"SirLar" wrote:
| When I do a right mouse click on drop down menu for My Computer... Get
| normal drop down menu, then screen goes blank (looses al icons), then get
| Explorer error, do you want to report window. When I close it.. icons come
| back, but some icons in task bar at bottom of screen are missing. Very
| frustrating since this is my preferred method to do properties on drives.
| 
| Were there any recent auto-Microsoft downloads that might have caused this?
| Or,  what to do??
| 
| Thanks for any help.

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