Windows Icons

[Guest]

My desktop icons changed this AM, there is a border/shading around them and
the font is inside a text box instead of floating. I was pasting a photo to
the desktop at the time and can't get it back to the original display. Is
there a way to set my desktop back to a default display?

 

[Nightowl]

My desktop icons changed this AM, there is a border/shading around them and
the font is inside a text box instead of floating. I was pasting a photo to
the desktop at the time and can't get it back to the original display. Is
there a way to set my desktop back to a default display?

Hello R

Not sure what you mean by "pasting a photo to the desktop", but that may
be the cause of your icon trouble.

There are four "conditions" that might stop you from getting the
transparent look. Check the following:

[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).

Hope this helps. Good luck!

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the info, ran through your sugestions and believe the issue is
with numbe 3 and 4. To elaborate on what happend to cause this:

I had an image in a word doc that I wanted to edit. I could not acces it in the word doc (with the editing program I wanted) so with the I copied the image from the word document and pasted it to my desk top, thinking it was a jpeg. I think the image actually pasted as a web page. I confess that a window did appear, but like an idiot I clicked away. The image pasted did not appear as my background but as a file.

when open up the web tab as in suggestion 3, one box is checked
file///C:domue~1/Rick?locals~1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image002.jpeg
I uncheck but when I reopen it, it is checked again, I have tried deleting
it as well and it returns when I reopen the desktop. The other box on in the
web tab "my current home page" remains unchecked.

Any ideas?
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RC

My desktop icons changed this AM, there is a border/shading around them and
the font is inside a text box instead of floating. I was pasting a photo to
the desktop at the time and can't get it back to the original display. Is
there a way to set my desktop back to a default display?

Hello R

Not sure what you mean by "pasting a photo to the desktop", but that may
be the cause of your icon trouble.

There are four "conditions" that might stop you from getting the
transparent look. Check the following:

[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).

Hope this helps. Good luck!

 

[Guest]

Have the problem fixed, thanks for the assist
--
RC

My desktop icons changed this AM, there is a border/shading around them and
the font is inside a text box instead of floating. I was pasting a photo to
the desktop at the time and can't get it back to the original display. Is
there a way to set my desktop back to a default display?

Hello R

Not sure what you mean by "pasting a photo to the desktop", but that may
be the cause of your icon trouble.

There are four "conditions" that might stop you from getting the
transparent look. Check the following:

[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).

Hope this helps. Good luck!

 

[Nightowl]

Have the problem fixed, thanks for the assist

Great, glad to hear you've fixed it, RC.