Desktop Refreshes When You Access the Control Panel (254790)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
This article was previously published under Q254790

SYMPTOMS

If you enter the Control Panel from My Computer, and you open any program in the Control Panel (for example, if you open "System") and then you click Up One Level in Microsoft Explorer to return to My Computer, the Explorer refreshes your complete desktop. At first your desktop is blank, and then all icons are repainted.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if you have installed the "Matrox Millennium Tools," that are included with the Matrox Millennium display adapter. The Matrox Millennium Tools is located in the Control Panel as "MGA Display Properties."

WORKAROUND

To resolve this behavior, delete the Mgapanel.cpl file located in the %SYSTEMROOT%\system32-folder.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/3/2003
Keywords:kbenv kbHardware kbprb KB254790
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