Icon Background

[Mark]

For some reason my icon font now has a blue back ground. I
am sure my kids have been messing with things. I have not
found a way to change it so that there is no back ground.
I used to be able to see only the font and my desktop
background please help thins color is driving me nuts!!!

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Right-click on your desktop and select:

Properties > Desktop > Customize Desktop > Web (tab)
and uncheck "Lock Desktop Items", click OK and APPLY.

Also, check this setting:

Right-click MY COMPUTER and select:
Properties > Advanced > Performance settings >
Visual Effects, place a check next to "Use Drop Shadows
for Icon Labels on the Desktop", then click "apply".


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| For some reason my icon font now has a blue back ground. I
| am sure my kids have been messing with things. I have not
| found a way to change it so that there is no back ground.
| I used to be able to see only the font and my desktop
| background please help thins color is driving me nuts!!!

 

[Taurarian]

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