aLL OF A SUDDEN LITTLE BLACK SQUARES POP UP ON MY DESK TOP ICONS. I HAVE RESTORED TO A PREVIOUS POINT BUT THEY STILL COME BACK. i CAN KEEP REFRESHING BUT THIS IS A PAIN. CAN ANYONE HELP? tHANKS
Posted 7 years ago
How-To Geek Forums / Windows Vista
(Solved) - LITTLE BLACK SQUARES
(18 posts)What happens when you refresh, do they come back? BTW Don't shout, we hear you (all Caps)
g-x
Posted 7 years ago
reboot the computer in SAFE mode. After you are in safe mode you can reboot again into the regular mode and the icons will be re-created.
Posted 7 years ago
penel19,
You have your Caps Lock On.
Can you remember what you did to the computer before this problem appeared?
Posted 7 years ago
Please can you post a screenshot.
Posted 7 years ago
I know how to make a screen print but how do I post it.
Posted 7 years ago
When I refresth they come back normal. No I don't have my caps on. I was checking email or opening a program.
Posted 7 years ago
Posted 7 years ago
Give this a try,
https://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/shortcut-arrows-in-windows7-rc-64-bit?replies=12#post-89056
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Posted 7 years ago
I think your shortcut arrows were changed to black boxes. This might help http://www.sevenforums.com/tut.....store.html
Posted 7 years ago
They stole that 29 hack from me :)
Posted 7 years ago
I have Windows Vista Will this help me too?
Posted 7 years ago
Yep. I wrote it for Vista, just happens to work on W7 too.
Posted 7 years ago
The above fix should resolve the black square problem but have one question. Do you have any type of windows tweak software installed? Some of those have so called fixes for the shortcut arrow.
g-x
Posted 7 years ago
Thanks to everyone. Seems to have done the job. If I have any more problems will let you know. Thanks again.
Posted 7 years ago
Don't go there g-x. They use 3 registry entries (and half the time don't work). Mine is one (and does work).
Posted 7 years ago
I didn't go there, I was asking the Op if by some chance he has any windows tweak software installed. A lot of those fix-em uppers have a small shortcut arrow eliminator. this one goes way back to the original tweakUI I think for windows 95
Posted 7 years ago
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