Today, I was trying to install a game from a CD, but later decided to uninstall it. After the uninstall was complete, Windows started to look very strange. Its never been like this before. Its like it looks has gone back in time or something, because it doesn't look normal anymore.....Check these screencaptures to see what I mean:

http://www.tctp.my100megs.com/window.jpg
http://www.tctp.my100megs.com/window2.jpg
http://www.tctp.my100megs.com/window3.jpg
http://www.tctp.my100megs.com/window4.jpg

(you have to copy and paste the URLs)

This is what Windows should look like:

http://www.f-secure.com/virus-info/u-vbs/wsh_un1.jpg
http://kde-cygwin.sourceforge.net/i...1.1.2-win98.gif

Notice how Windows in those images is bubbly and everything? I hope I am making sense. I checked out Display Properties by right clicking on the desktop, and everytihng looks normal:

http://www.tctp.my100megs.com/webtab.jpg
http://www.tctp.my100megs.com/appearance.jpg
http://www.tctp.my100megs.com/effects.jpg

I am fairly sure that the game may be behind this, eventhough I didnt play it at all. I uninstalled it right after installing it. It was a huge game, requiring three CDs.

I use Windows 98.

i tried the first 4 links and gave up as they don,t work.

You have to click on them again on the requesting url given on them while clicking on them.

While trying to retrieve the URL: http://www.tctp.my100megs.com/webtab.jpg

<-- Click link

Yeah. Hotlinking is not allowed. That's why copying and pasting is necessary.

What could be the problem with Windows?

Are you sure you uninstalled the game with success? If you havn't go to your control panel and remove it from the add/remove program list, and then reboot your computer. If the problem still contain, go to Start > Run > type in 'dxdiag' and run the scan... (on graphics) Too see if it finds anything wrong, if your drivers are out-of-date you might need to update them from your graphic card manufactor. Also, what DirectX are you using on your Windows 98, older PC's have a wire to use old DirectX versions.

I restored backup-registery that was backed up before the problem came to be. No luck. The problem is still here.

If the registery won't do it, what will?

sounds like the game corupted some system file.
goto start run type sfc click ok and incert 98 cd when asked.

Hi Sonnyrizo,
First off, what was the game that you installed/uninstalled?
Also, give us some info in the brand of video adapter and monitor you are running.

I noticed in the screen shots that your have the desktop to run as webpage. Have you tried turning it off?