Fired up my x64 Vista Home Premium this morning and found something odd....Gray forward slash marks on document icons. Cannot interact with them, nor can i find any information about what they might be?!? Anyone?
Solved Gray Forward Slash???
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Hi and welcome to vistaX
Just a friendly note cause you are new.. Double posts aren't allowed. No problem Just wanted to let you know
again welcome
Ken
Hi and welcome to vistaX
Just a friendly note cause you are new.. Double posts aren't allowed. No problem Just wanted to let you know
again welcome
Ken
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Hi RMHG and welcome to Vista Forums 
By not being able to interact with them, do you mean that you cannot move the icons on the desktop and that if you click or double-click them that the relevant document does not open?
By not being able to interact with them, do you mean that you cannot move the icons on the desktop and that if you click or double-click them that the relevant document does not open?
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
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- Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
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- ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
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- 4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
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- MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
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- ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
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- 1440x900
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- OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0) Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0 WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
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- XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
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- Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
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- Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
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- NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
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Sorry about the double post...(Newbish of me)
Cannot interact...meaning that a left or right click on the slash produces no apparent result. The only thing I've done different in the past few days was to install Norton 360, but I can find no information from Norton about the slash marks...Weird
A double click on the icon opens the document as normal, so nothing has changed there.
Cannot interact...meaning that a left or right click on the slash produces no apparent result. The only thing I've done different in the past few days was to install Norton 360, but I can find no information from Norton about the slash marks...Weird
A double click on the icon opens the document as normal, so nothing has changed there.
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Hi RMHG,
I've had a look at your attached image, and the gray slash occupies the same position on the icons as the normal shortcut arrow. This indicates that it is some form of icon overlay.
Checking with Google, I've managed to come up with this from Norton 360 3.0 - Computer Shopper It would appear that this overlay has got something to do with the backup function of Norton 360.
Referring to the above image, what information do you get if you click the question mark next to Use Icon Overlays?
I've had a look at your attached image, and the gray slash occupies the same position on the icons as the normal shortcut arrow. This indicates that it is some form of icon overlay.
Checking with Google, I've managed to come up with this from Norton 360 3.0 - Computer Shopper It would appear that this overlay has got something to do with the backup function of Norton 360.
Referring to the above image, what information do you get if you click the question mark next to Use Icon Overlays?
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
- CPU
- Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
- Motherboard
- ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
- Memory
- 4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
- Graphics card(s)
- MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900
- Hard Drives
- OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0) Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0 WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
- PSU
- XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
- Case
- Gigabyte IF233
- Cooling
- 1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
- Mouse
- Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
- Internet Speed
- NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
- Other Info
- Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB) WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25 Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
Ah Ha!
Thanks for the research and reply! Been scratching my head over this all morning!
Thanks for the research and reply! Been scratching my head over this all morning!
My Computer
So does it mention anything about this gray slash?
My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
- CPU
- Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
- Motherboard
- ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
- Memory
- 4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
- Graphics card(s)
- MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900
- Hard Drives
- OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0) Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0 WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
- PSU
- XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
- Case
- Gigabyte IF233
- Cooling
- 1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
- Mouse
- Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
- Internet Speed
- NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
- Other Info
- Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB) WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25 Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
Just a quickie on how to get rid of slash overlay.... 1) Open Norton 360 window 2) Click on "settings" at top of window 3) Uncheck "backup Status Overlays" and close window Grey slash boxes will be gone when you reboot (or simply log off and log back on)