Icons

[Gimpy]

Just had to have my hard drive wiped & windows re installed. Everything
works fine but the icons ( such as recycle bin ) have the print in a very
light almost unreadable print. Have tried properties desktop & appearance
to change then to a color, but it wont work. Acts like their locked & cant
be changed ? Any ideas. Thanks Gimpy Oh yes Windows XP & IE/6

 

[Kelly]

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.


Right click the My Computer icon on your desktop, go to Properties,
Advanced, Performance, Settings, Visual Effects and put a check in the box
in front of: Use drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop.

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

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[Gimpy]

That was it, thanks Kelly... Gimpy

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.


Right click the My Computer icon on your desktop, go to Properties,
Advanced, Performance, Settings, Visual Effects and put a check in the box
in front of: Use drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop.

--

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

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[Kelly]

Most welcome. Glad to have helped in my small way. )

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

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm