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Firefox or Internet Explorer doesn’t display all pictures or backgrounds

For some reason, I have seen this issue about six times in the past few weeks with Windows XP computers. The browser (both Firefox and/or Internet Explorer) symptoms include:

  • Web sites don’t display all images
  • Text seems distorted
  • Backgrounds don’t display

The solution to your browser not displaying the images or backgrounds properly is removing the high contrast setting in the Control Panel. Here’s how:

  1. Click Start
  2. Click Settings –> Control Panel
  3. Double-click the Accessibility options
  4. Click the Display tab
  5. Un-check the “use high contrast” box
  6. Click Apply
  7. Click OK

If your web site viewing is looking a little goofy, and pictures, menus and text aren’t displaying properly, give these steps a try!

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39 thoughts on “Firefox or Internet Explorer doesn’t display all pictures or backgrounds”

  1. Like all the other comments I was trying to help a friend with their dell laptop and correct this problem. Google Chrome worked OK but not Internet explorer or Firefox.
    Found your site and they all work fine again. I think a update made the change since this only started this last year. Thanks for sharing the fix. Would never have looked there.
    Frank

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