Shortcut text clear background

[Nils Titley]

This is such a simple thing but it is driving me crazy. My shortcuts on my
desktop have gotten screwed up. I want to change the text background back so
that the text does not have a color but shows the background page. I have
tried changing it but I can't find were to do it.

If I login as a new user they are okay.

Please help... thanks

 

[Nepatsfan]

This is such a simple thing but it is driving me crazy. My shortcuts on my
desktop have gotten screwed up. I want to change the text background back so
that the text does not have a color but shows the background page. I have
tried changing it but I can't find were to do it.

If I login as a new user they are okay.

Please help... thanks

Check out this response from MS-MVP Malke Routh to a similar question.

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/c1d05c124ba196f0

It's been my experience that the situations she outlines in points 3 and 4 are
usually to blame for this.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Nils Titley]

The instructions are not clear in those steps.

Check out this response from MS-MVP Malke Routh to a similar question.

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/c1d05c124ba196f0

It's been my experience that the situations she outlines in points 3 and 4 are
usually to blame for this.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Nils Titley]

I tried one more thing and it worked.

Thank you for your assistance.

Regards,

Nils

 

[Malke]

The instructions are not clear in those steps.

Which part of this isn't clear to you?

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.

Post back with what you don't understand and I'll try to explain it better.

Malke

 

[Nils Titley]

I tried again and it worked.

Thanks for help.

Which part of this isn't clear to you?

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.

Post back with what you don't understand and I'll try to explain it better.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!