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From: jcmorris@mwunix.mitre.org (Joe Morris)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Windows 3.0 386 enhanced mode problem(s) on a PS/2 model 80
Keywords: windows, PS/2, 386 enhanced mode
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Date: 1 Oct 90 14:07:04 GMT
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In a recent article ballerup@diku.dk (Per G|tterup) writes:

>                            Every other time I begin a windows session
>(load windows for the first time since reboot), some of my icons in all non-
>windows groups gets put on top of each other somewhat.

I've seen the same thing; it seems to be related to having ended a previous
session with the "save changes" box checked and several groups displayed
on the screen.  The problems involves having tiled group displays which
are not active, but I haven't been able to figure out all of the conditions
necessary to set this up.  What happens is that the white background
of the top group is transparent instead of white, and the icons on the
next layer are visible.  The working solution is to click somewhere on 
the top group (not on an icon); this makes the system rewrite the image
with opaque white and causes the lower-level icons to disappear.  Irritating,
but relatively harmless if you know what to expect.

Incidentally, it happens with real, standard, and enhanced mode.

Joe Morris