Windows 8 help.

[Lord Duckhunter]

Wondering if anybody could help me with an issue. I normally Google these sort of things, but it's really hard to get the words right in this instance.

 

Basically, when I point my mouse at an icon ie the little computer screen which should tell me which Broadband connection I have, the writing is blocked grey so I cant read it. Same thing happens in Google and on this Website. Previously if I put my mouse over SaintsWeb whilst reading the forum it would show http// etc., now it just shows a box with the words blocked in grey. Same if I point the mouse at the Home page House sign, instead of a description all I see is a grey block. Hopefully my basic description of the fault makes sense and was hoping that somebody has a solution.

 

Ps, it's just happened when I was spell checking my post. I right clicked the underlined words and the suggested words come up in a grey block, as if they've been copied ready to paste. Previously they would show as black on a white background.

[SO16_Saint]

Does this help??

 

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/network-connection-symbol-greyed-out-and-red-cross/55449d67-eb9d-4b87-bbde-01c667c559c1

 

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[Lord Duckhunter]

Unfortunetly not.

 

I don't know what the "boxes" are called, which means I'm struggling to Google it. If you hold your mouse over something, what is the little information box called? It's those words that are greyed out.

[hutch]

Tips? Or Tooltips?

[Whitey Grandad]

Hmm... which desktop theme are you using? Are you using Aero?

[Lord Duckhunter]

Thanks to hutch I now know what the boxes are , tooltips.

 

Unfortunately when I Google the issue there appears to be no answer. I've also noticed when I right click anything as soon as I run the mouse over the words they highlight grey as if copying. Eg, if I right click the box I'm writing in now, undo, cut, copy, paste, delete & select all, comes up. As soon as I point to a command the ones above it get highlighted in grey as soon as the mouse travels over it. It's not that big deal, but it's ****ing annoying. The spell check is a pain, because my spelling is so bad.

 

As for Aero, I'm afraid I haven't got a clue. I'm just using the normal classic desk top.

[JonnyLove]

Have you changed your colour scheme? what I would suggest is reset your colours to the default Windows system default and then see if you can see the Notification tray bubbles