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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: Legendaryswan on April 29, 2009, 06:57:51 PM

Title: Dialog boxes appear red and blurred
Post by: Legendaryswan on April 29, 2009, 06:57:51 PM

I started my computer this morning and the majority of my dialog boxes appear red and blurry and I can't read any of the text.  It is the first time this has happened and it also does the same thing when I started a game too.

If anyone knows anything about this it would be much appreciated.

Cheers

Title: Re: Dialog boxes appear red and blurred
Post by: Helpmeh on April 29, 2009, 07:00:26 PM

Quote from: Legendaryswan on April 29, 2009, 06:57:51 PM

I started my computer this morning and the majority of my dialog boxes appear red and blurry and I can't read any of the text.  It is the first time this has happened and it also does the same thing when I started a game too.

If anyone knows anything about this it would be much appreciated.

Cheers

Can you post a screenshot?

Title: Re: Dialog boxes appear red and blurred
Post by: Legendaryswan on April 29, 2009, 07:15:29 PM

(http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/3220/reddialogbox.jpg)

By legendaryswan (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/legendaryswan) at 2009-04-29

Title: Re: Dialog boxes appear red and blurred
Post by: Helpmeh on April 29, 2009, 07:19:25 PM

Check your theme (right click on desktop and select properties).

Put it on Windows XP (you will have to change stuff again, but this might fix your problem), and hit apply. Check that it's fixed it. If not, post here that it didn't work.

Title: Re: Dialog boxes appear red and blurred
Post by: Legendaryswan on April 29, 2009, 07:22:34 PM

Nah no luck, unfortunately.

Title: Re: Dialog boxes appear red and blurred
Post by: Helpmeh on April 29, 2009, 07:24:49 PM

Quote from: Legendaryswan on April 29, 2009, 07:22:34 PM

Nah no luck, unfortunately.

Ok...

You might want to follow the instructions found here (http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,46313.0.html) and post it here (http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/board,7.0.html) because you might be infected with something...

Title: Re: Dialog boxes appear red and blurred
Post by: Legendaryswan on April 29, 2009, 07:27:47 PM

Cheers for that.  I will do the virus search and post.

Kind Regards

Title: Re: Dialog boxes appear red and blurred
Post by: Helpmeh on April 29, 2009, 07:33:09 PM

Quote from: Legendaryswan on April 29, 2009, 07:27:47 PM

Cheers for that.  I will do the virus search and post.

Kind Regards

Make sure to post in the section I posted, so you can get the proper attention.

Title: Re: Dialog boxes appear red and blurred
Post by: Broni on April 29, 2009, 08:28:12 PM

Did you restart since?
Did you try system restore?

Title: Re: Dialog boxes appear red and blurred
Post by: Legendaryswan on April 29, 2009, 08:47:31 PM

I am still running through the virus and spyware instructions as per the Computer Hope guide.  After Superantispyware has finished scanning I will try a restart. 

About the system restore I have no idea how to do one.

Title: Re: Dialog boxes appear red and blurred
Post by: Broni on April 29, 2009, 09:26:26 PM

Run those scans, and they come up clean, post back here.

Title: Re: Dialog boxes appear red and blurred
Post by: Legendaryswan on April 30, 2009, 01:03:59 AM

Yeh didn't really turn up too much, just a few little bits and pieces but nothing too alarming

I tried a few restarts but to no avail.

Title: Re: Dialog boxes appear red and blurred
Post by: mroilfield on April 30, 2009, 01:16:27 AM

Quote from: Legendaryswan on April 30, 2009, 01:03:59 AM

Yeh didn't really turn up too much, just a few little bits and pieces but nothing too alarming

I tried a few restarts but to no avail.

Can you post the logs from the scans so that a malware specialist (Broni - Cause he's the man) can have a look at them

Title: Re: Dialog boxes appear red and blurred
Post by: Broni on April 30, 2009, 05:49:21 PM

Did you try system restore?
I think some appearance setting has been changed.
I'm not with XP right now, so I'll check later.

Title: Re: Dialog boxes appear red and blurred
Post by: Legendaryswan on May 01, 2009, 12:00:38 AM

I posted the scans if you could have a look at them Broni.

Cheers

http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,82506.0.html (http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php/topic,82506.0.html)

Title: Re: Dialog boxes appear red and blurred
Post by: patio on May 01, 2009, 06:05:22 AM

Have you installed any third party Theme packs ? ?

Title: Re: Dialog boxes appear red and blurred
Post by: Legendaryswan on May 01, 2009, 06:53:25 AM

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Have you installed any third party Theme packs ? ?

Not too the best of my knowledge.  I had installed stuff for MSN but that was approx 18 months ago.

Title: Re: Dialog boxes appear red and blurred
Post by: Broni on May 01, 2009, 08:53:14 AM

Apparently, there is some infection, so you have to cure it first.
Evilfantasy will take care of you there.