Icon shadows on desktop

theoldandgrey said:

I'll try a .bmp as a zip file

Incidentally the eyes are pretty old but grandson sees the shadows too

theoldandgrey said:

Life s crazy or computers are or maybe it is the operator but now the shadows have gone............. more or less so I will monitor and see how it goes

Sorry for trouble caused and thanks for help, I'll know where to look back if problem reappears

Many thanks to you all

Life can be crazy at times, I try to be like the weather, and follow the path of least resistance.

I looked at your .bmp and noticed you changed your background to Black? That may be why the ghosts have vanished.

I did notice you may have a stuck pixel though, look above the context menu, that little white dot inside the yellow square:

theoldandgrey said:

I was asked to change background so chose black, someone else wanted white - the shadows are not as bad as they were in white and I guess liveable with, I attach zip file

Whatever color you want is okay with me, I was just making an observation, but it does look like you have better success with darker colors.
Must be that processing, I can't see any shadows

nilank said:

Anak said:

I did notice you may have a stuck pixel though, look above the context menu, that little white dot inside the yellow square:

AFAIK, it is impossible to "see" a stuck pixel in a screenshot. If I have a stuck pixel on my display and I take a snip and send it to you, will you be able to see the stuck pixel? No. That's not possible. It's a physical problem with one of the pixels.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

I don't know if you're right or wrong, I was just making an observation.


Lets ask OandG.

OandG do you see a white or lighter dot where I point out?

Thanks OandG, ZzZzz

nilank said:

Anak said:

I did notice you may have a stuck pixel though, look above the context menu, that little white dot inside the yellow square:

AFAIK, it is impossible to "see" a stuck pixel in a screenshot. If I have a stuck pixel on my display and I take a snip and send it to you, will you be able to see the stuck pixel? No. That's not possible. It's a physical problem with one of the pixels.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

You're wrong. Stuck is a physical problem

oldandgrey we won't be able to see the shadows with out a photograph taken with a camera and that image uploaded. Out monitor are fine and the snip is a digital version of your desktop which shows us no shadows.

This is the preferred, best way to upload an image to a post.
Screenshots and Files - Upload and Post in Seven Forums
You may also upload a photo without using the Snipping tool.

theoldandgrey said:

I was asked to change background so chose black, someone else wanted white - the shadows are not as bad as they were in white and I guess liveable with, I attach zip file

From your screenshot, the white background shows that you do indeed still have drop shadows for desktop icons turned on. It's hard to tell with other colors.

First, verify that you have the ListviewShadow DWORD set to 0 (number zero) as per OPTION THREE in the tutorial below.

Desktop Icon Labels - Turn Drop Shadows On or Off

Next, see if you have a ListviewShadow DWORD entry at the registry location below. If so, delete it.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

Restart the computer to see if the shadow is gone.

If not, then use the Find and Find Next (F3) feature in regedit to search for any ListviewShadow DWORD values. Set any found to 0 (number zero). When finished, restart the computer to see if the shadows are still there.

the link i gave before when running the fix my screen button fixes dead or stuck pixels.