Desktop icons

[Ron]

Why are my desktop icon names in black letters inside blue boxes? All others
that I have seen on other computers don't have these boxes and the names are
a smaller white font. I can't find an answer in any reference books that I
have. Thanks for any help. Ron

 

[Taurarian]

Click on the Start button
Select Control Panel
Then select Performance and Maintenance/Adjust Visual Effects/"Use drop shadows for
icon labels on the Desktop". Classic - Control
Panel/System/Advanced/Performance/Settings
If this still doesn't do the trick, right-click the desktop, point to Arrange Icons
By and make sure that Lock Web Items on Desktop is un-checked;

 

[Kelly]

In addition:

Transparent Icons:

Start/Control Panel/System/Advanced/Performance/Settings/ Visual
Effects/"Use drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop"

Also:

Right click the desktop and select Arrange Icons by. Towards the bottom of
that list, uncheck "Lock web items on the desktop."

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.


--
All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[Alex Nichol]

Why are my desktop icon names in black letters inside blue boxes? All others
that I have seen on other computers don't have these boxes and the names are
a smaller white font.

Go to Control Panel - System - Advanced - in Performance click Settings
and in the panel, at the bottom, check 'Use drop shadows under icon
titles on desktop'.

You are seeing the color of whatever 'background' is set in Display,
with wallpaper overlying except in those tiles