Translucent Icon Titles

[Dave]

I'm messing around with an XP box and I'm getting the icon titles with a box
around them the same color as the desktop (I have my wallpaper stretched).
can you please tell me how to get those title box's translucent as on my
machine. Thank You, Dave

 

[Malke]

I'm messing around with an XP box and I'm getting the icon titles with
a box around them the same color as the desktop (I have my wallpaper
stretched). can you please tell me how to get those title box's
translucent as on my
machine. Thank You, Dave

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

 

[Nightowl]

I'm messing around with an XP box and I'm getting the icon titles with a box
around them the same color as the desktop (I have my wallpaper stretched).
can you please tell me how to get those title box's translucent as on my
machine. Thank You, Dave

Hello Dave

Here are four things to check that could be stopping you from getting
the transparent look; hopefully one of these will solve the problem.

[1] Turn the drop shadows box ON (Control Panel > System Properties >
Advanced > Performance Settings > Visual Effects).

[2] Right-click on the desktop and point to Arrange Icons By. Make sure
Lock Web Items on Desktop is UN-checked.

[3] Go to Display > Desktop > Customize Desktop > Web tab and make sure
both checkboxes are clear. If not, uncheck them.

[4] Be sure that the wallpaper you have set is a graphic file such as
..bmp or .jpg, and not an .html file (try using one of the standard
Windows wallpapers first).

Good luck!