Once upon a time my desktop icons had no color background for names so the
text appeared to be floating on the wallpaper, rather than on a solid color
(Appearance/advanced/icon - both item and font color were grayed out) I
only want a color back for selected items.

Is there a reg key that will reset it?


Thanks

Try these:

1. Control Panel > System > Advanced tab > Performance Settings button.
On the Visual Effects tab... Check "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the
desktop"

2. Right > click on Desktop > "Arrange Icons by" and ensure Lock Web
items is cleared.

--
Rey


"WinXP-pro" wrote:

> Once upon a time my desktop icons had no color background for names so the
> text appeared to be floating on the wallpaper, rather than on a solid color
> (Appearance/advanced/icon - both item and font color were grayed out) I
> only want a color back for selected items.
>
> Is there a reg key that will reset it?
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>

This is great little app that will do it all for you. Featured on "The Lab with Leo
Laporte".

Iconoid 3.8.5 602 KB Freeware
Info: http://www.sillysot.com/download.htm
Download: http://www.sillysot.com/iconoid.zip

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What is Iconoid?

-Save and Restore Icon positions for each (or every) screen resolution
-Transparent icon backgrounds or use any color
-Select any color for icon text
-Automatically hide icons when you don't need them and show them when you do
-Automatically or manually select the best color for the text background
-Quickly minimize all windows so that you can see your desktop wallpaper.
-See the help files (which include screen shots) for even more information.
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"WinXP-pro" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Once upon a time my desktop icons had no color background for names so the text appeared
> to be floating on the wallpaper, rather than on a solid color
> (Appearance/advanced/icon - both item and font color were grayed out) I only want a
> color back for selected items.
>
> Is there a reg key that will reset it?
>
>
> Thanks
>

That did it. Thanks.

"Rey Santos" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news60B5069-5771-4CB8-9604-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Try these:
>
> 1. Control Panel > System > Advanced tab > Performance Settings button.
> On the Visual Effects tab... Check "Use drop shadows for icon labels on
> the
> desktop"
>
> 2. Right > click on Desktop > "Arrange Icons by" and ensure Lock Web
> items is cleared.
>
> --
> Rey
>
>
> "WinXP-pro" wrote:
>
>> Once upon a time my desktop icons had no color background for names so
>> the
>> text appeared to be floating on the wallpaper, rather than on a solid
>> color
>> (Appearance/advanced/icon - both item and font color were grayed out) I
>> only want a color back for selected items.
>>
>> Is there a reg key that will reset it?
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>