desktop text

[Guest]

On my desktop, the text under the icons is in colored blocks but on another
XP machine, the text is not in the colored blocks. It's right on the desktop
picture. What causes the difference. Thanks.

 

[Alan Edwards]

Control Panel-System-Advanced-Performance Settings.
Check "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop" on the Visual
Effects tab

....Alan

 

[Malke]

On my desktop, the text under the icons is in colored blocks but on
another XP machine, the text is not in the colored blocks. It's right
on the desktop picture. What causes the difference. Thanks.

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