Desktop icon name background transparency?

[Guest]

A couple of my friends were over and messing with my desktop, changing the
image, and now that I have the image back the icon names on the desktop have
a solid color background, whereas before it was transparent.

All I can find to do is change the color behind them, not actually get rid
of it, which is what I want to do.

I use Windows XP SP2 in the Windows Classic Theme

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

A couple of my friends were over and messing with my desktop,
changing the image, and now that I have the image back the icon names
on the desktop have a solid color background, whereas before it was
transparent.

All I can find to do is change the color behind them, not actually
get rid of it, which is what I want to do.

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.