It's happened again

[Guest]

I have inadvertently pressed a button somewhere and now all of my desktop
icons have their title, i.e. HEARTS, with a blue background and white
letters. How do I change it back to where it was. I believe there was NO
colored background of the title, just the title.
Thank you,

 

[Guest]

Try right-clicking on the desktop, hovering over 'Arrange Icons By' and
taking the tick off 'Lock Web Items on Desktop'.

Hope that helps.

 

[Guest]

Unfortunately, It was not checked. No help, but thank you for trying.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I have inadvertently pressed a button somewhere and now all of my
desktop icons have their title, i.e. HEARTS, with a blue background
and white letters. How do I change it back to where it was. I believe
there was NO colored background of the title, just the title.

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.

 

[Guest]

OK then try this. Right click on My Computer and click on the advanced tab,
then click on settings, scroll down and make sure there is a tick next to
'Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop'.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Ken. You ARE an MVP. #3 did it.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Thanks, Ken. You ARE an MVP. #3 did it.

Great, glad to hear it worked, you're welcome, and thanks for the kind
words.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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