WindowsXP

I downloaded a picture on my desktop that has a white background. The text
to my desktop icons is in white. I want to add a "backdrop" so that you can
see the text of the desktop icons.

I right-clicked on the desktop and went to "Properties" "Appearance"
"Advanced" and know that it is one of the drop-down options. I do not want
to play with all of these options for fear of making it worse.

Which one am I to choose?

Thanks in advance!

right click on my computer| properties| advanced| uncheck use drop shadoww
for icon labels on the desktop| OK your way out
"CandiApple" <asjfdask@akdj;alk.com> wrote in message
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> WindowsXP
>
> I downloaded a picture on my desktop that has a white background. The text
> to my desktop icons is in white. I want to add a "backdrop" so that you
> can see the text of the desktop icons.
>
> I right-clicked on the desktop and went to "Properties" "Appearance"
> "Advanced" and know that it is one of the drop-down options. I do not want
> to play with all of these options for fear of making it worse.
>
> Which one am I to choose?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>

I don't have that option..there isn't a choice of "Icon Labels".


"Glen" <glenrobrts@msn.com> wrote in message
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> right click on my computer| properties| advanced| uncheck use drop shadoww
> for icon labels on the desktop| OK your way out
> "CandiApple" <asjfdask@akdj;alk.com> wrote in message
> news:OGLBMWp$FHA.1028@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> WindowsXP
>>
>> I downloaded a picture on my desktop that has a white background. The
>> text to my desktop icons is in white. I want to add a "backdrop" so that
>> you can see the text of the desktop icons.
>>
>> I right-clicked on the desktop and went to "Properties" "Appearance"
>> "Advanced" and know that it is one of the drop-down options. I do not
>> want to play with all of these options for fear of making it worse.
>>
>> Which one am I to choose?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>
>

Right click on "MY COMPUTER" » properties » advanced » performance / settings. It is the 2nd from the bottom check box.

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"CandiApple" <asjfdask@akdj;alk.com> wrote in message news:uAMET8p$FHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
|I don't have that option..there isn't a choice of "Icon Labels".
|
|
| "Glen" <glenrobrts@msn.com> wrote in message
| news:e62b5hp$FHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| > right click on my computer| properties| advanced| uncheck use drop shadoww
| > for icon labels on the desktop| OK your way out
| > "CandiApple" <asjfdask@akdj;alk.com> wrote in message
| > news:OGLBMWp$FHA.1028@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| >> WindowsXP
| >>
| >> I downloaded a picture on my desktop that has a white background. The
| >> text to my desktop icons is in white. I want to add a "backdrop" so that
| >> you can see the text of the desktop icons.
| >>
| >> I right-clicked on the desktop and went to "Properties" "Appearance"
| >> "Advanced" and know that it is one of the drop-down options. I do not
| >> want to play with all of these options for fear of making it worse.
| >>
| >> Which one am I to choose?
| >>
| >> Thanks in advance!
| >>
| >
| >
|
|

CandiApple wrote:

> I don't have that option..there isn't a choice of "Icon Labels".
>
>
> "Glen" <glenrobrts@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:e62b5hp$FHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> right click on my computer| properties| advanced| uncheck use drop
>> shadoww for icon labels on the desktop| OK your way out

That's not what Glen said. Read his post more carefully. The setting you
are looking for is "use drop shadows for icon labels" and the place you
should be looking is here:

Control Panel>System>Advanced>Performance Settings>VisualEffects -
UNcheck "use drop shadows for icon labels".

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

Thanks..is there a way I can make this background "Black" since now it is
blue?


"Malke" <notreally@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> CandiApple wrote:
>
>> I don't have that option..there isn't a choice of "Icon Labels".
>>
>>
>> "Glen" <glenrobrts@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:e62b5hp$FHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>> right click on my computer| properties| advanced| uncheck use drop
>>> shadoww for icon labels on the desktop| OK your way out
>
> That's not what Glen said. Read his post more carefully. The setting you
> are looking for is "use drop shadows for icon labels" and the place you
> should be looking is here:
>
> Control Panel>System>Advanced>Performance Settings>VisualEffects -
> UNcheck "use drop shadows for icon labels".
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic"

CandiApple wrote:

> Thanks..is there a way I can make this background "Black" since now it
> is blue?

You really should spend some time getting to know your computer. Don't
be afraid to look at the options in Control Panel applets. Go to the
Display applet and open it. Click on appearance and then Advanced. You
can change the background color of your desktop to black there.

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"