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CaptainOi

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Right click info wont show until i highlight it???
« on: August 07, 2006, 05:44:02 AM »
Im using XP pro.
When I right click on any shortcut or program to show the dialog info box all i can see is a faint outline of the box until i move the cursor over it, then it shows up.
This started happening a couple of days ago.....i have no virus's or anything like that. My comp is suppoed to be fresh and this is really annoying the *censored* out of me.
Can anyone shed some light on this?

GX1_Man

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Re: Right click info wont show until i highlight i
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2006, 06:06:31 AM »
When did this work right last? Can you do a system restore to a time before it started? Any recent added programs, etc.?

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i have no virus's or anything like that

Famous last words. What are you using for protection, just in case?

CaptainOi

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Re: Right click info wont show until i highlight i
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2006, 06:08:55 AM »
No recent programs...i use mcafee for protection....it did seem to start doing this after a macfee update but i cant be certain.
I did remover some stuff like Bootskin but again nothing major.
Do you have any experience with this problem?

GX1_Man

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Re: Right click info wont show until i highlight i
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2006, 06:14:46 AM »
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No recent programs...i use mcafee for protection....[highlight]it did seem to start doing this after a macfee update [/highlight]but i cant be certain.
I did remover some stuff like Bootskin but again nothing major.
Do you have any experience with this problem?


There are a LOT of possibilities for cause and effect here. How about the online virus scanner at Trend or Panda?

Online Virus Scan and Spyware Scan    
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm    

Any spyware prevention/protection?

Unless the machine is squeeky clean all bets are off.

http://www.computerhope.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?num=1149948530

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Re: Right click info wont show until i highlight i
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2006, 07:36:24 AM »
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No recent programs...i use mcafee for protection....it did seem to start doing this after a macfee update but i cant be certain.
I did remover some stuff like [highlight]Bootskin [/highlight]but again nothing major.
Do you have any experience with this problem?

Could be the root of the problem...

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