[MarshallO]

The top half of the Avatar on my Welcome Screen and Start Menu is faded above a downward curve extending from side-to-side in the image from the tops of the Avatar's frame color shift points--with that part of the picture above the curve being much lighter in color than that below it.

This condition both when I use one of Vista's provided .bmg images or one of my own .jpg images.

Originally, I thought that this was some kind of stupid "effect" that Vista was going for, but now think that it's probably yet another Vista "glitch"!

Any suggestions or comments?

Thanks!

Sorry the attached image is so tiny--I hope that you can see what I mean!

[MarshallO]

Well, I found out what 13 of you apparently didn't know in another tech forum. My weird avatar "problem" is evidently normal--an apparent and pathetic attempt by MS Vistra to make your avatar look like it is in a "bubble".

Thanks for stopping-by, at least!