Folder Icons Appear as Black in Win XP Pro

Oct 30, 2004
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A few days ago I installed Windows XP Pro (activated) on a new computer and it runs fine, but I can't understand why the icons for Folders are in black instead of the normal yellow. I can't think of anything I've done to cause that.

It's pretty ugly. Is there a way I can fix that?
 

Diz2K2

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Check the themes and see if you can change it to the Classic view and if the icons are back to normal it may be an issue with the Windows XP theme. You can access this through the Start | Settings | Control Panel | Display
 

GeekDrew

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I encountered that problem one time - turns out the video drivers were the culprit, but I had to format + reinstall w/ new drivers before the problem went away.