Appearance of Desk Top Short cut

[Guest]

The Desktop Short Cut Icons look normal when logging on to my account in
Windows XP.

When my girlfriend logs in under her account the Desktop Icon Name is
surrounded by bold block (or rectangle)?

In Display settings everything seems the same for both myself and her.

 

[Guest]

The Desktop Short Cut Icons look normal when logging on to my account in
Windows XP.

When my girlfriend logs in under her account the Desktop Icon Name is
surrounded by bold block (or rectangle)?

In Display settings everything seems the same for both myself and her.

Either by Pressing CTRL + B to turn the Bold OFF or try this:
Right click on your Desktop ( all that in Her Account) and select properties.
On the Display Properties click on Desktop Tab then on Customize Desktop.
Click on web Tab and make sure there is nothing selected there.
Click Appearance Tab and see these options:
Windows and button:
[ ][v]

Color scheme:
[ ][v]
Font Size:
[ Normal ][v]

Click on Effects Button and make the proper changes.
You can see these settings on your account first and note the settings down
if you wish.
Click [OK] and Reboot your machine and try her account, does this help?.
If you still then does she use an optimizing Program to create her own
Shortcuts.
You can download for her the TeawkUI:
Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP (TweakUI)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
HTH.
nass

 

[Ayush]

[Steve] wrote-:

When my girlfriend logs in under her account the Desktop Icon Name is
surrounded by bold block (or rectangle)?

1.Remove all Active desktop items :
-Right click Desktop
-Properties
-Desktop tab
-'Customize desktop' button
-Web tab
-Uncheck all items and click OK twice.

2. Uncheck Lock icons :
-Right click Desktop
-Point to Arrange icons by
-Uncheck "Lock web items"

3. Enable 'Use Drop shadows for icons' :
-Click Start > Run
-Type sysdm.cpl ,3
-Press Enter or Click OK
-Click the first "Settings" button (under Performance)
-Scroll down and tick "Use drop shadows for icon labels...."
-Click OK twice.

Good Luck, Ayush.

 

[Guest]

The Desktop Short Cut Icons look normal when logging on to my account in
Windows XP.

When my girlfriend logs in under her account the Desktop Icon Name is
surrounded by bold block (or rectangle)?

In Display settings everything seems the same for both myself and her.

Either by Pressing CTRL + B to turn the Bold OFF or try this:
Right click on your Desktop ( all that in Her Account) and select properties.
On the Display Properties click on Desktop Tab then on Customize Desktop.
Click on web Tab and make sure there is nothing selected there.
Click Appearance Tab and see these options:
Windows and button:
[ ][v]

Color scheme:
[ ][v]
Font Size:
[ Normal ][v]

Click on Effects Button and make the proper changes.
You can see these settings on your account first and note the settings down
if you wish.
Click [OK] and Reboot your machine and try her account, does this help?.
If you still then does she use an optimizing Program to create her own
Shortcuts.
You can download for her the TeawkUI:
Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP (TweakUI)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
HTH.
nass

Nass,

Thanks the solution was "Click on web Tab and make sure there is nothing
selected there."

Thanks for your help - much appreciated

 

[Guest]

The Desktop Short Cut Icons look normal when logging on to my account in
Windows XP.

When my girlfriend logs in under her account the Desktop Icon Name is
surrounded by bold block (or rectangle)?

In Display settings everything seems the same for both myself and her.

Either by Pressing CTRL + B to turn the Bold OFF or try this:
Right click on your Desktop ( all that in Her Account) and select properties.
On the Display Properties click on Desktop Tab then on Customize Desktop.
Click on web Tab and make sure there is nothing selected there.
Click Appearance Tab and see these options:
Windows and button:
[ ][v]

Color scheme:
[ ][v]
Font Size:
[ Normal ][v]

Click on Effects Button and make the proper changes.
You can see these settings on your account first and note the settings down
if you wish.
Click [OK] and Reboot your machine and try her account, does this help?.
If you still then does she use an optimizing Program to create her own
Shortcuts.
You can download for her the TeawkUI:
Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP (TweakUI)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
HTH.
nass

Nass,

Thanks the solution was "Click on web Tab and make sure there is nothing
selected there."

Thanks for your help - much appreciated

Glad to help Steve and thanks for letting us know.
Good luck.
nass