Quite often, users of the Windows XP operating system complain about the appearance of a permanent selection of desktop icons, mostly blue. This is because changes have been made to the display settings for graphical items, or the display of web items on the desktop has been enabled. It is quite easy to get rid of the problem that has arisen.
Necessary
Operating system Windows XP
Instructions
Step 1
To change the effect of an unpleasant phenomenon in the form of displaying highlighting desktop icons, you need to go to the system settings. Right-click on the desktop, select Properties. In the window that opens, go to the "Advanced" tab, in the "Performance" section, click the "Options" button.
Step 2
In the new window, go to the "Visual Effects" tab, select the option "Cast shadows by icons on the desktop". You can also select the "Restore defaults" option, but all settings that have been made up to this point will be automatically reset. Click the Apply button and refresh the desktop by pressing F5. If everything remains the same as it was, move on.
Step 3
Right-click on the desktop, select Properties. In the window that opens, go to the "Desktop" tab and click the "Customize Desktop" button. In the new window go to the "Web" tab. In the "Web Pages" section, uncheck all the boxes that are there. You can try deleting all web pages except the My Current Home page item.
Step 4
You can also use the System Restore service, which is included in the standard set of utilities for the Windows XP operating system. Thus, you can roll back any actions that have made changes to the operating system registry. You can find the recovery service in the "Utilities" section. Click the Start menu, select All Programs. In the list that opens, select "Standard", then "System Tools", the item "System Restore".
Step 5
In the main window of the program, select the "Restore an earlier state of the computer" item and click the "Next" button. Then select any day on the calendar and click Next. A window will appear on the screen that asks if you want to confirm the checkpoint restore. After clicking on the "Next" button, the computer will restart and data will be restored.
