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WVMontani
I know this has been hashed over before, but this situation is a
little different.
I’m running Windows XP, Version 2002 with SP3. This is on my
employer’s computer.
I want the text under the desktop icons to be on a transparent
background instead of a solid background. I have done the following:
1. The “Use drop shadows” box under Control Panel / System / Advanced
Tab / Performance Section / Settings Button / Visual Effects is
checked. No other checkboxes are checked.
2. The "Lock Web items on desktop" under Desktop / Arrange Icons is
not checked.
3. Live Web content is disabled; all boxes under Display /
Properties / Desktop Tab / Customize Desktop / Web Tab are unchecked
and “My Home Page” has the “Make available offline” box unchecked.
4. My Desktop wallpaper is a BMP file that reside in the C:\Windows
directory.
Recently, the IT department pushed out a new desktop policy. I used
to be able to fix the icon labels problem just by going into the
registry and making a few small changes to the Explorer policies, but
not anymore. Something else has changed with the new policy.
So, what else would I need to change in the Registry to make the solid
background go away? I have full Administrator rights to my
workstation and I’m not afraid to go into the Registry and/or Policy
editor to make changes. I figure if I can identify what Registry keys
need to be changed and how, I can build a little .reg file that I will
run at startup.
Any thoughts? Thanks.
-WVMontani
little different.
I’m running Windows XP, Version 2002 with SP3. This is on my
employer’s computer.
I want the text under the desktop icons to be on a transparent
background instead of a solid background. I have done the following:
1. The “Use drop shadows” box under Control Panel / System / Advanced
Tab / Performance Section / Settings Button / Visual Effects is
checked. No other checkboxes are checked.
2. The "Lock Web items on desktop" under Desktop / Arrange Icons is
not checked.
3. Live Web content is disabled; all boxes under Display /
Properties / Desktop Tab / Customize Desktop / Web Tab are unchecked
and “My Home Page” has the “Make available offline” box unchecked.
4. My Desktop wallpaper is a BMP file that reside in the C:\Windows
directory.
Recently, the IT department pushed out a new desktop policy. I used
to be able to fix the icon labels problem just by going into the
registry and making a few small changes to the Explorer policies, but
not anymore. Something else has changed with the new policy.
So, what else would I need to change in the Registry to make the solid
background go away? I have full Administrator rights to my
workstation and I’m not afraid to go into the Registry and/or Policy
editor to make changes. I figure if I can identify what Registry keys
need to be changed and how, I can build a little .reg file that I will
run at startup.
Any thoughts? Thanks.
-WVMontani