Desktop icons

[Guest]

A while back my PC went down and after reloading everything, the background
of the text under each icon on the desktop is not transparent anymore. If I
choose blue or black for a desktop background thats the color I have under
the text of the icon. It's ugly!!! Please help??
E-Boy.......

 

[Kristan Kenney]

1. Right click on My Computer, and then click "Properties".
2. Click the Advanced tab.
3. Under Performance, click Settings.
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the list shown in the dialog and make sure
that "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop" is checked.

I hope this information is helpful to you, have a nice day

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[Ken Blake, MVP]

A while back my PC went down and after reloading everything, the
background of the text under each icon on the desktop is not
transparent anymore. If I choose blue or black for a desktop
background thats the color I have under the text of the icon. It's
ugly!!! Please help??

To have transparent icons:

1) Hold down the Windows key and press Pause/Break. On the "Advanced" tab,
under "Performance" click "Settings." On the "Visual Effects" tab, make sure
the box "Use drop shadows for icon labels" is checked.

2) Right-click on the Desktop, and make sure that "Arrange Icons by" "Lock
Web items" is not checked.

3) Right-click on the Desktop, and choose Properties. Othe "Desktop" tab,
click "Customize Desktop," then on the "Web" tab, uncheck all boxes.

4) Make sure any Wallpaper is an image file. Html will stop the
transparency.

 

[Malke]

A while back my PC went down and after reloading everything, the
background of the text under each icon on the desktop is not
transparent anymore. If I choose blue or black for a desktop
background thats the color I have under the text of the icon. It's
ugly!!! Please help?? E-Boy.......

Open the System applet in Control Panel, choose the Advanced tab, and
click Settings in the Performance section. Turn on the "Use drop
shadows for icon labels on the desktop option", and click Ok.

Four things are required for transparent icon backgrounds:

1) System Properties>Advanced>Performance Settings>VisualEffects - check
"use drop shadows for icon labels".

2) Right-click on Desktop ->Arrange Icons by>Lock Web items must be
cleared.

3) If you have any web content on your desktop, transparency won't work.
To check for web content: Display Properties>Desktop>Customize
Desktop>Web - make sure all checkboxes are clear.

4) Wallpaper must be an image file, not html.

Malke

 

[Larry Gardner]

Check Control Panel | System | Advanced | Performance and see what the
settings are for the Visual Effects tab.

 

[Guest]

Your responce was great! I thank you one and all...
It worked but changed the look to windows classic, but I changed to windows
xp and it worked!
Again Thank You....
E-Boy