I had to reinstall windows, so all windows settings were reverted to
default. My desktop icons now have white text with drop shadows. It is
very hard to read them with my light colored desktop background.
How can I change the text backgrounds to a darker color, white text on
blue, for example?
Thanks.

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Bill

To change Icon Shadows:

Start/Control Panel/System
Next click on the Advanced tab in the System Properties window.
Now click on the Settings button in the box labeled Performance.
Click on the Visual Effects tab in the Performance Options window.
Scroll down and Check or Uncheck the box titled:
'Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop'.
Finally click the OK button, then click OK once more.

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JS
http://www.pagestart.com


"willshak" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I had to reinstall windows, so all windows settings were reverted to
>default. My desktop icons now have white text with drop shadows. It is very
>hard to read them with my light colored desktop background.
> How can I change the text backgrounds to a darker color, white text on
> blue, for example?
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Bill

Transparent Icons:

Start/Control Panel/System/Advanced/Performance/Settings/Visual Effects/"Use
drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop"

Also:

Right click the desktop and select Arrange Icons by. Towards the bottom of
that list, uncheck "Lock web items on the desktop."

Desktop Text Color:

By default in XP, it can't be manually changed. The text changes on its own
from dark to light depending on the color of the background. It is based on
the Desktop color not the Wallpaper. The combo is whether or not you are
using a Wallpaper and what the Desktop color is.

However...if you have Use drop shadows checked for the icon labels,
the text will always be white no matter what color the background is.

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
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"willshak" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I had to reinstall windows, so all windows settings were reverted to
>default. My desktop icons now have white text with drop shadows. It is very
>hard to read them with my light colored desktop background.
> How can I change the text backgrounds to a darker color, white text on
> blue, for example?
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Bill

on 2/11/2009 2:25 PM (ET) JS wrote the following:
> To change Icon Shadows:
>
> Start/Control Panel/System
> Next click on the Advanced tab in the System Properties window.
> Now click on the Settings button in the box labeled Performance.
> Click on the Visual Effects tab in the Performance Options window.
> Scroll down and Check or Uncheck the box titled:
> 'Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop'.
> Finally click the OK button, then click OK once more.
>

Thanks. That worked.

on 2/11/2009 3:14 PM (ET) Kelly wrote the following:
> Transparent Icons:
>
> Start/Control Panel/System/Advanced/Performance/Settings/Visual
> Effects/"Use drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop"
>
> Also:
>
> Right click the desktop and select Arrange Icons by. Towards the bottom
> of that list, uncheck "Lock web items on the desktop."
>
> Desktop Text Color:
>
> By default in XP, it can't be manually changed. The text changes on its
> own from dark to light depending on the color of the background. It is
> based on the Desktop color not the Wallpaper. The combo is whether or
> not you are using a Wallpaper and what the Desktop color is.
>
> However...if you have Use drop shadows checked for the icon labels,
> the text will always be white no matter what color the background is.
>

Thanks. That worked.

You're welcome.

--
JS
http://www.pagestart.com


"willshak" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> on 2/11/2009 2:25 PM (ET) JS wrote the following:
>> To change Icon Shadows:
>>
>> Start/Control Panel/System
>> Next click on the Advanced tab in the System Properties window.
>> Now click on the Settings button in the box labeled Performance.
>> Click on the Visual Effects tab in the Performance Options window.
>> Scroll down and Check or Uncheck the box titled:
>> 'Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop'.
>> Finally click the OK button, then click OK once more.
>>
>
> Thanks. That worked.