How to Remove Windows XP/Vista Focus Rectangle
Have you notice the dotted rectangle your around your icon or made a file selection. This dotted line is better known as focus rectangle. I know what you’re thinking–there’s nothing we can do to remove it. It seems that XP and Vista were born with it. But just like how doctors manage to separate a Siamese twin, there is a way to get rid of it.
To solve this problem we will use a small utility called Universal Focus Rectangle Remover. Unfortunately, This tool only works with 32-bit Vista and XP machines.
Installation Process (XP)
1. Download RemoveFocusRect.dll into your System32 directory. It is usually located at this path C:\Windows\System32
2. Click on Start then Run
3. Type in
regsvr32 RemoveFocusRect.dll
4. Restart your computer.
Installation Process (Vista)
1. Do XP installation process Step 1
2. Open your command prompt in administrator mode. you can do this by right clicking the command prompt and selecting “Run as administrator”
3. Type the following command
regsvr32 RemoveFocusRect.dll
4. Restart your computer and the focus rectangle will be gone
Uninstallation Process
To uninstall and bring back the focus rectangle just follow the steps above but you will type in this time
regsvr32 /u RemoveFocusRect.dll
Download Focus Rectangle Remover from Neowin.net
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3 Comments
Cool technique! This could certainly prove useful for other people who get annoyed by the focus rectangle. As for me, I find it useful most times, especially when I’m switching between windows and applications, it really helps me focus which is the last selection I made. Thanks, will keep this in mind though
Nice blog post. Give more information and tricks.
Goddamn that little ugly square was annoying. Thank you SOOOO much for writing this tutorial. Works perfectly for Windows 7 build 7600.
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