blue background on desktop icon lettering

[Guest]

Anyone know why I've now got little blue boxes behind the lettering on my
desktop icons? Is there a setting that can be adjusted to remove them? A
minor irritation...

 

[Ayush]

[alde]s message :

Anyone know why I've now got little blue boxes behind the lettering on my
desktop icons? Is there a setting that can be adjusted to remove them? A
minor irritation...

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]

thanks ayush, worked a treat the 3rd option.

anyway to get to that menu without using the run command?

[alde]s message :

Anyone know why I've now got little blue boxes behind the lettering on my
desktop icons? Is there a setting that can be adjusted to remove them? A
minor irritation...

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.

 

[Ayush]

[alde]s message :

thanks ayush, worked a treat the 3rd option.

You're welcome.

anyway to get to that menu without using the run command?

Right click "My Computer" icon > Choose Properties > Advanced tab


Good Luck, Ayush.