how do you change the desktop icons name background to transparenc

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Sytkeepr

Hi,

I have xp home on my son's computer and his desktop icons have a dark blue
color behind the icon name. I have tried everything I can think of to make
it only show the letters and not a color. I cannot figure it out, there is
no transparency color selection on anything I can find in properties. He
doesn't want his words to have a blue background behind the icon name, he
wants it with the letters only like on my computer. Help please :-) Thank
you!



--Syt
 
Hi,

I have xp home on my son's computer and his desktop icons have a dark blue
color behind the icon name. I have tried everything I can think of to make
it only show the letters and not a color. I cannot figure it out, there is
no transparency color selection on anything I can find in properties. He
doesn't want his words to have a blue background behind the icon name, he
wants it with the letters only like on my computer. Help please :-) Thank
you!
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To have transparent icons:

1) Hold down the Windows key and press Pause/Break. On the "Advanced"
tab, under "Performance" click "Settings." On the "Visual Effects"
tab, make sure the box "Use drop shadows for icon labels" is checked.

2) Right-click on the Desktop, and make sure that "Arrange Icons by"
"Lock Web items" is not checked.

3) Right-click on the Desktop, and choose Properties. Othe "Desktop"
tab, click "Customize Desktop," then on the "Web" tab, uncheck all
boxes.

4) Make sure any Wallpaper is an image file. Html will stop the
transparency.
 
Sytkeepr said:
Hi,

I have xp home on my son's computer and his desktop icons have a dark blue
color behind the icon name. I have tried everything I can think of to make
it only show the letters and not a color. I cannot figure it out, there is
no transparency color selection on anything I can find in properties. He
doesn't want his words to have a blue background behind the icon name, he
wants it with the letters only like on my computer. Help please :-) Thank
you!



--Syt
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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
 
Thank you so much!!!

Ken Blake said:
To have transparent icons:

1) Hold down the Windows key and press Pause/Break. On the "Advanced"
tab, under "Performance" click "Settings." On the "Visual Effects"
tab, make sure the box "Use drop shadows for icon labels" is checked.

2) Right-click on the Desktop, and make sure that "Arrange Icons by"
"Lock Web items" is not checked.

3) Right-click on the Desktop, and choose Properties. Othe "Desktop"
tab, click "Customize Desktop," then on the "Web" tab, uncheck all
boxes.

4) Make sure any Wallpaper is an image file. Html will stop the
transparency.
Click to expand...
 
To have transparent icons:

1) Hold down the Windows key and press Pause/Break. On the "Advanced"
tab, under "Performance" click "Settings." On the "Visual Effects"
tab, make sure the box "Use drop shadows for icon labels" is checked.

2) Right-click on the Desktop, and make sure that "Arrange Icons by"
"Lock Web items" is not checked.

3) Right-click on the Desktop, and choose Properties. Othe "Desktop"
tab, click "Customize Desktop," then on the "Web" tab, uncheck all
boxes.

4) Make sure any Wallpaper is an image file. Html will stop the
transparency.
Click to expand...

Hi,

I have tried all the four options provided you but it didn't work for
me .In fact 3rd option undesktop > Customize Desktop > "web"-I don't
see this tab when I go there.

Note : Our wall paper has applied through the Group Ploicy .

Please help me.

Thanks,
Atiq.
 
Sytkeepr said:
Hi,

I have xp home on my son's computer and his desktop icons have a dark blue
color behind the icon name. I have tried everything I can think of to make
it only show the letters and not a color. I cannot figure it out, there is
no transparency color selection on anything I can find in properties. He
doesn't want his words to have a blue background behind the icon name, he
wants it with the letters only like on my computer. Help please :-) Thank
you!



--Syt
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1. Right-click the "My Computer" icon and select "Properties"
2. Select the "Advanced" tab
3. Click "Settings" under "Performance"
4. Choose "Custom"
5. Scroll down to "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop"
6. Uncheck it
7. You may need to Log off or restart for it to take effect


ju.c
 
I think he accidently lock his icon. to disable it, right click on desktop,
click "Arrange Icon by", click "Lock Web Items on Desktop".
 
Hi,

I have xp home on my son's computer and his desktop icons have a dark
blue color behind the icon name. I have tried everything I can think
of to make it only show the letters and not a color. I cannot figure
it out, there is no transparency color selection on anything I can
find in properties. He doesn't want his words to have a blue
background behind the icon name, he wants it with the letters only
like on my computer. Help please :-) Thank you!



--Syt
Click to expand...

Right-click on "My Computer", then click on
Properties
Advanced Tab
Performance - Settings button
Near the bottom of the list, check the box for
"Use drop shadows..."
 
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