Computer help: drop-down menus are on a black background ith a white box/bl
drop-down menus are on a black background ith a white box/bl
by nehmah2 - 8/2/08 4:21 PMThis past week, when I clicked on any drop-down, both on and off the internet, the menu background was, and still is, solid black with a white box and black lettering. The only choice showing is the one you are on and the previous ones, but nothing further down the list. I have not asked for any changes in appearances. The cpu is a compaq, running XP, internet is IE, with updates and patches current. How can I return to the white/black set-up. It is much easier to read ALL of the selections. I recently changed monitors, but the menu change happened before the new monitor was installed.
Try resetting your desktop colour scheme
by Droid - 8/3/08 11:15 AM In reply to: drop-down menus are on a black background ith a white box/bl by nehmah2Try this:
Go to control panel & open the Display properties. On the Themes tab there is a drop-down which you can use to select a theme - change it to Windows XP and then hit ok. Then check for your problem.
Thank you for the reply..
by nehmah2 - 8/3/08 11:36 AM In reply to: Try resetting your desktop colour scheme by DroidI did this after I contacted my ISP's LiveChat. They had me disconnect the modem, wait 30-60 seconds and restart the computer. I believe she referred to "power modem" Then I reset to Windows XP. All is well, I have a vision problem and trying to find a line on a blacked out menu is NOT fun.
accessibility
by Droid - 8/4/08 3:54 AM In reply to: Thank you for the reply.. by nehmah2Ah, so you are deliberately using it in black/white!
Again in control panel, there's an icon called accessibility.
From there, go to the Display tab, tick High Contrast, and then hit Settings.
The drop down box in there has many options but "High Contrast White" may be what you need - you might have to experiment.
Hope this helps.
oops
by Droid - 8/4/08 3:56 AM In reply to: accessibility by DroidMissed your "All is well", good to hear you fixed it. The accessibility thing is still worth checking out if you have eye trouble.
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