simple desktop problem

[Guest]

hi can ne1 help me plz?
i have a problem with my desktop, am sure it will be quite easy to solve. i have recently noticed that the icons on my desktop have edges around them and the writing in my backgroud colour (what ever colour i choose.) Where as i just want the icons to sit on my background wall paper!! i do not know how to get ride of the colour, or how to "wrap around" my desktop picture.
plz help this is really irritating

 

[Tim Newton [MSFT]]

Right-click the desktop and see if 'Lock Web Items on Desktop' is selected.
This can also happen if you have web content on the desktop.

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hi can ne1 help me plz??
i have a problem with my desktop, am sure it will be quite easy to solve.

i have recently noticed that the icons on my desktop have edges around them
and the writing in my backgroud colour (what ever colour i choose.) Where
as i just want the icons to sit on my background wall paper!! i do not know
how to get ride of the colour, or how to "wrap around" my desktop picture.

 

[Guest]

hi, thanks, but i need more info plz, wot do u mean by web content, thing i have save to the desktop from the net, or wot???

cheers ma
----- Tim Newton [MSFT] wrote: ----

Right-click the desktop and see if 'Lock Web Items on Desktop' is selected
This can also happen if you have web content on the desktop

--
Tim Newton [MSFT
(e-mail address removed)

Search our Knowledge Base at http://support.microsoft.com/director
Visit the Windows 2000 Homepage a
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/default.as
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hi can ne1 help me plz?
i have a problem with my desktop, am sure it will be quite easy to solve

i have recently noticed that the icons on my desktop have edges around the
and the writing in my backgroud colour (what ever colour i choose.) Wher
as i just want the icons to sit on my background wall paper!! i do not kno
how to get ride of the colour, or how to "wrap around" my desktop picture

 

[Kelly]

Hi Mav,

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."

hi, thanks, but i need more info plz, wot do u mean by web content,

thing i have save to the desktop from the net, or wot????

cheers mav
----- Tim Newton [MSFT] wrote: -----

Right-click the desktop and see if 'Lock Web Items on Desktop' is selected.
This can also happen if you have web content on the desktop.

--
Tim Newton [MSFT]
(e-mail address removed)

Search our Knowledge Base at http://support.microsoft.com/directory
Visit the Windows 2000 Homepage at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/default.asp
See the Windows NT Homepage at http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/

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merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The views and opinions
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hi can ne1 help me plz??
i have a problem with my desktop, am sure it will be quite easy to

solve.
i have recently noticed that the icons on my desktop have edges around them
and the writing in my backgroud colour (what ever colour i choose.) Where
as i just want the icons to sit on my background wall paper!! i do not know
how to get ride of the colour, or how to "wrap around" my desktop picture.

plz help this is really irritating

 

[Alex Nichol]

i have a problem with my desktop, am sure it will be quite easy to solve. i have recently noticed that the icons on my desktop have edges around them and the writing in my backgroud colour (what ever colour i choose.) Where as i just want the icons to sit on my background wall paper!

Go to Control Panel - System - Advanced - Performance; click Settings -
and in the Custom Visual effects, uncheck 'Show drop shadows for icon
labels. . .' near the bottom.

BTW I would also uncheck the top ten items - eye candy some of which
takes far more cpu resources that is justified