It's windows XP and my GF says that it showed up by itself. As i type it is a BLACK BOX. When i move back along the text it is SO hard to find out where i am supposed to be.

See screenshot below... Google was no help

 

sounds like she changed the colors in the windows preferences.... try restoring to default and see if that doesnt help

 

What Patman said. Try this link http://blogs.chron.com/helpline/arch..._is_now_a.html

 

btw, it was the 6th hit using google and these search terms

black box instead of cursor in address bar

 

WOO HOOO thanks guys!

Sorry about my lack of reading in google.