When you open a dialog box (e.g. "View" tab under Folder Options, "Advanced" tab under Internet Options etc.) containing checkbox or radio button controls in Windows XP, the text labels may be appended with the word "ON" or "OFF" depending upon whether the option is enabled or not.

This happens if Narrator is running. Narrator is a text-to-speech utility for users who are blind or have impaired vision. Narrator reads what is displayed on your screen: the contents of the active window, menu options, or the text you have typed. If you don’t plan to use Narrator, you can turn it off using the following steps:

Press Win-Key + U keys. In the Utility Manager window that opens, select Narrator… and click the Stop button.

Also, uncheck the following options:

  1. Start automatically when I log in
  2. Start automatically when Utility Manager starts

Click OK.

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One Response to “Checkbox Labels Appended With the Word “on” Or “OFF” In Various Dialog Boxes in Windows XP” Subscribe to comments!

  1. said this on Wednesday, July 15th 2009 1:05 pm

    checkbox labels appended with word on or off in folder option under the view tab in window vista

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