Desktop icons and icon labels may not display background transparency or the
drop shadow effect in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=305117
Additional note, from Keith Miller:
Four things are required for transparent icon backgrounds:
1) 'System Properties' -> 'Advanced' tab -> Performance 'Settings' ->
'Visual Effects' tab:
"use drop shadows for icon labels..." must be checked
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 tab > Customize
Desktop button > Web tab >
make sure all checkboxes are clear.
4) Wallpaper must be an image file, not html.
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
Hi, I need to know how to remove the shaded boxes below my desktop Icons,
for
example, My computer, has a colored "box" around the text. I want to remove
that, in other words, I just want the text there, not the box around it.
Please help.
Hopefully I explained what I mean, lol.
