After getting numerous mails and comments regarding this particular problem, today I decided to post this topic.
Many Windows XP users who use 3rd party themes like "VistaVG", "SevenVG", face a strange problem. The icon or text of right-side pane entries in start menu is not displayed properly. Sometimes you see half icons and sometimes you see a few starting characters missing as shown in following screenshots:
Case 1:
Case 2:
SOLUTION:
Actually its not a problem. You face this problem because you are using wrong color scheme of the theme.
Most of the XP themes like my "VistaVG" theme contain more than one style, one for default icon size and other for large icon size.
There is an option in Desktop settings "Use large icons" which increase the icon size and you face this problem.
So there are 2 solutions of this problem:
Solution 1:
Open Desktop Properties, go to "Appearance" tab and select the correct "Color Scheme" from the drop-down menu:
If you are using "Use large icons" option, then you need to apply the color scheme having "48" in its name cause it has been made for large icon size option.
So if you are using wrong color scheme, change it and your problem will be solved.
Solution 2:
You can also disable "Use large icons" option to fix this problem. Open Desktop Properties, go to "Appearance" tab and click on "Effects" button.
Now uncheck "Use large icons" option and Click on "OK" button and then apply it.
Posted by: Vishal Gupta | Categories: Troubleshooting, Windows XP
Archie
I am trying to change the default Flower profile picture but no matter what I do using User Accounts applet in Control Panel -- it's always the "red flower".. (I'm using SevenVg Black RTM Theme). Can someone please help me how to change it? Thanks in advance.
VG
^^ Are you using the theme in a computer connected to some network?