Microsoft KB Archive/132792

= Occasional Display Problems with Dialog Boxes and Messages =

Article ID: 132792

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q132792



SYMPTOMS
When you run Windows 95/98, you may experience some or all of the following symptoms:


 * The background of the dialog boxes may not be displayed correctly.
 * The area under the dialog boxes may contain multicolored bits of garbled information.
 * Messages in Microsoft Exchange may not be display correctly, or only part of the message is displayed correctly.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur when the cursor-drawing thread is pre-empted while it holds the screen lock. When this occurs, the next drawing operation is not performed correctly.



RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, use the appropriate method:

Method 1
Increase the graphics acceleration setting. To do so, follow these steps:


 * 1) Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
 * 2) Click the Performance tab, click Graphics, and then move the Hardware Acceleration slider all the way to the right.
 * 3) Click OK, and then click Close.
 * 4) Click Yes when you are prompted to restart your computer.

Method 2
Add the line LockCursor=1 to the [display] section of the System.ini file. To do so, follow these steps:


 * 1) Click Start, and then click Run.
 * 2) In the Open box, type system.ini, and then click OK. Note that the System.ini file opens in Notepad.
 * 3) Add the following line to the [display] section of the System.ini file: LockCursor=1
 * 4) On the File menu, click Save, and then click Exit on the File menu.

Keywords: kbgraphic kbprb kbui KB132792

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