Why are my desktop icons blue?

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cashdeskmac

Hi,

all of a sudden the text which explains what the icons on my desktop do have
turned blue, as if they have all been highlighted. Not just one, but all of
them.

Does anyone know what has caused this and how to get it back to normal?
 
cashdeskmac said:
Hi,

all of a sudden the text which explains what the icons on my desktop do
have
turned blue, as if they have all been highlighted. Not just one, but all
of them.

Does anyone know what has caused this and how to get it back to normal?
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Don't know why it happened since I wasn't there, but here's how to fix it:

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
 
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