Transparent

[Alan]

On 98 I used to use a small program which made the text box under the icons
on the desktop transparent so you could see more of the desktops wallpaper-
it was transparent by www.pobox.com/~jayguerette/transparent - it's no
longer there, but is there any equivalent for use with XP that anyone can
recommend?

tia

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

WinXP will do that natively if you do not use web items on the desktop.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Shenan Stanley]

On 98 I used to use a small program which made the text box under
the icons on the desktop transparent so you could see more of the
desktops wallpaper- it was transparent by
www.pobox.com/~jayguerette/transparent - it's no longer there, but
is there any equivalent for use with XP that anyone can recommend?

Yes.
The checkbox found here:

Control Panel --> System --> Advanced tab --> Settings button under
"Performance" --> "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop".

Could be you are using a Windows XPified control panel.. so..

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.
3. On the Advanced tab, click Settings under Performance.
4. Click to check the Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop
check box, click Apply, and then click OK two times.
5. Close Control Panel.

 

[Alan]

Thanks- I just found drop shadows does very nearly the same thing.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Both must be in place for the transparency to work.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Alan]

Yes.
The checkbox found here:

Control Panel --> System --> Advanced tab --> Settings button under
"Performance" --> "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop".

Could be you are using a Windows XPified control panel.. so..

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System.
3. On the Advanced tab, click Settings under Performance.
4. Click to check the Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop
check box, click Apply, and then click OK two times.
5. Close Control Panel.

Thanks, I found it.