Windows 7 Home Premium Sites Display In Black And White With Straight Lines And Rectangular Spacing. What Is It And How Can I Get Rid Of It?

[Northumbrian]

This is on a laptop which I acquired last year and I cannot find any answer. Thanks.

[ukbod2015]

That sounds very unusual any chance you can post a screengrab

[TTG]

You might have pressed a key combination (sometimes called a hot key) that has changed the graphics to display in black and white. Go into your graphics control panel and check the settings (specially digital vibrance). Sorry if this advice is a bit vague but it's all I can think of!

[Northumbrian]

Many thanks for your advice. Unfortunately I cannot find a graphics control panel on this laptop (Toshiba Satellite C670). Could you please advise further?

[Northumbrian]

I've had this PC for 2 years but know nothing of its history. I was given to me and the programming (?) was already inserted. I use Google as a browser and Yahoo for mail. As an example of its display shortcomings, Google shows as a plain white page with the letters UK in the middle and a long horizontal rectangle for info entry and two smaller rectangles below - 'Google Search' and 'I'm feeling lucky'. No colour. Desktop and Taskbar displays are normal and fully coloured. In passing: would reinstallation solve the problem

[Northumbrian]

I have just set IE as default but there is no change. I haven't used this computer for over a year but it functions after a fashion and I have long wondered if Windows Basic has been installed. That idea might raise a laugh. Is such a thing possible? As I said, I know nothing of its history and even less of computer science. The graphics are certainly basic, but they fulfil the function in their own way. The info is Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit.