transparent icon text

[Bob]

Hi Group,
Recently, the text under my desktop icons stopped having a transparent
backgroound and took on a colored background. Looks terrible. I've checked
everything I can find in display properties. Any ideas how I can get my
transparency back will be appreciated.
Bob

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Right-click on your desktop and select:

Properties > Desktop > Customize Desktop > Web (tab)
and uncheck "Lock Desktop Items", click OK and APPLY.

Also, check this setting:

Right-click MY COMPUTER and select:
Properties > Advanced > Performance settings >
Visual Effects, place a check next to "Use Drop Shadows
for Icon Labels on the Desktop", then click "apply".

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| Hi Group,
| Recently, the text under my desktop icons stopped having a transparent
| backgroound and took on a colored background. Looks terrible. I've checked
| everything I can find in display properties. Any ideas how I can get my
| transparency back will be appreciated.
| Bob

 

[Malke]

Hi Group,
Recently, the text under my desktop icons stopped having a transparent
backgroound and took on a colored background. Looks terrible. I've
checked everything I can find in display properties. Any ideas how I
can get my transparency back will be appreciated.
Bob

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.

Malke

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Bob,

Control Panel/System/Advanced tab, click on performance settings. On the
Visual Effects tab, enable the line to "use drop shadows for icon labels on
the desktop".

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Bob]

Thanks everyone, I tried these fixes a number of times to no avail. The
problem persists.

 

[Malke]

Thanks everyone, I tried these fixes a number of times to no avail.
The problem persists.

Are you using some sort of third-party theming application? Try setting
the theme to Windows XP and see what happens. What changed between the
time things were OK and the time they weren't?

Malke

 

[Bob]

I do use a themes program but the problem exists even with the Windows XP
theme enabled. The only theme in which it is not a problem is Windows
Classic.
I appreciate your help.

 

[Keith Miller]

Transparency only works when there is no web content on the desktop. Display Properties -> 'Desktop' tab -> 'Customize Desktop...' -> 'Web' tab. Make sure that all checkboxes are CLEARED.

Keith

 

[Bob]

Thanks Kieth, that did it.
Bob

Transparency only works when there is no web content on the desktop.
Display Properties -> 'Desktop' tab -> 'Customize Desktop...' -> 'Web' tab.
Make sure that all checkboxes are CLEARED.

Keith

 

[Keith Miller]

You're welcome. Glad it's fixed.

Keith

Thanks Kieth, that did it.
Bob

Transparency only works when there is no web content on the desktop.
Display Properties -> 'Desktop' tab -> 'Customize Desktop...' -> 'Web' tab.
Make sure that all checkboxes are CLEARED.

Keith

 

[Guest]

I just fixed the problem by running the Windows Desktop Cleanup Wizard! It
was just a hunch but it worked. I had tried checking and unchecking drop
shadows. I tried the Web tab. Nothing worked but that did.
radiomother