- how do you change the desktop icons name background to transparenc
- Posted by Sytkeepr on March 1st, 2008
Hi,
I have xp home on my son's computer and his desktop icons have a dark blue
color behind the icon name. I have tried everything I can think of to make
it only show the letters and not a color. I cannot figure it out, there is
no transparency color selection on anything I can find in properties. He
doesn't want his words to have a blue background behind the icon name, he
wants it with the letters only like on my computer. Help please :-) Thank
you!
--Syt
- Posted by Ken Blake, MVP on March 1st, 2008
On Sat, 1 Mar 2008 14:18:00 -0800, Sytkeepr
<Sytkeepr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
To have transparent icons:
1) Hold down the Windows key and press Pause/Break. On the "Advanced"
tab, under "Performance" click "Settings." On the "Visual Effects"
tab, make sure the box "Use drop shadows for icon labels" is checked.
2) Right-click on the Desktop, and make sure that "Arrange Icons by"
"Lock Web items" is not checked.
3) Right-click on the Desktop, and choose Properties. Othe "Desktop"
tab, click "Customize Desktop," then on the "Web" tab, uncheck all
boxes.
4) Make sure any Wallpaper is an image file. Html will stop the
transparency.
--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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- Posted by Nepatsfan on March 1st, 2008
"Sytkeepr" <Sytkeepr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FC7378A1-DA0C-498E-8E94-AF0A421FCBC6@microsoft.com...
Check out this response from MS-MVP Malke Routh to a similar question.
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...d05c124ba196f0
It's been my experience that the situations she outlines in points 3 and 4 are
usually to blame for this.
Good luck
Nepatsfan
- Posted by Sytkeepr on March 1st, 2008
Thank you so much!!!
"Nepatsfan" wrote:
- Posted by Sytkeepr on March 1st, 2008
Thank you so much!!!
"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
- Posted by Ken Blake, MVP on March 1st, 2008
On Sat, 1 Mar 2008 15:29:01 -0800, Sytkeepr
<Sytkeepr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
You're welcome. Glad to help.
--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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- Posted by ahmed.atique@gmail.com on March 5th, 2008
On Mar 2, 3:31*am, "Ken Blake, MVP" <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain>
wrote:
Hi,
I have tried all the four options provided you but it didn't work for
me .In fact 3rd option undesktop > Customize Desktop > "web"-I don't
see this tab when I go there.
Note : Our wall paper has applied through the Group Ploicy .
Please help me.
Thanks,
Atiq.
- Posted by Icon text on April 17th, 2008
"Sytkeepr" wrote:
- Posted by ju.c on April 18th, 2008
1. Right-click the "My Computer" icon and select "Properties"
2. Select the "Advanced" tab
3. Click "Settings" under "Performance"
4. Choose "Custom"
5. Scroll down to "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop"
6. Uncheck it
7. You may need to Log off or restart for it to take effect
ju.c
"Icon text" <Icon text@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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- Posted by Aznan on April 19th, 2008
I think he accidently lock his icon. to disable it, right click on desktop,
click "Arrange Icon by", click "Lock Web Items on Desktop".
"Icon text" <Icon text@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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- Posted by blank on April 19th, 2008
=?Utf-8?B?U3l0a2VlcHI=?= <Sytkeepr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:FC7378A1-DA0C-498E-8E94-AF0A421FCBC6@microsoft.com:
Right-click on "My Computer", then click on
Properties
Advanced Tab
Performance - Settings button
Near the bottom of the list, check the box for
"Use drop shadows..."
