Change text look under desktop icon???

[Henry]

I have two machines running xp. On the one computer, the text under the
icons on the desktop has a little bit of a shadow beneath it, otherwise the
background is visible. On the other computer, the text under the icon on
the desktop is in it's own grey box, with white text. Is there a way of
changing the grey box that the text is in to clear, like the first machine??
I've looked through the settings on both machines for almost an hour, and
can't seem to find how to change this.

Henry

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

"Henry" > wrote in message
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> I have two machines running xp. On the one computer, the text under
> the icons on the desktop has a little bit of a shadow beneath it,
> otherwise the background is visible. On the other computer, the text
> under the icon on the desktop is in it's own grey box, with white
> text. Is there a way of changing the grey box that the text is in to
> clear, like the first machine?? I've looked through the settings on
> both machines for almost an hour, and can't seem to find how to
> change this.
>
> Henry

Right click a blank spot on the desktop.
Choos Properties.
On the Appearance tab click Effects.

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[Sharon F]

On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 02:09:18 GMT, Henry wrote:

> I have two machines running xp. On the one computer, the text under the
> icons on the desktop has a little bit of a shadow beneath it, otherwise the
> background is visible. On the other computer, the text under the icon on
> the desktop is in it's own grey box, with white text. Is there a way of
> changing the grey box that the text is in to clear, like the first machine??
> I've looked through the settings on both machines for almost an hour, and
> can't seem to find how to change this.
>
> Henry

System Properties> Advanced> Performance> Visual Effect.
Check box to display drop shadows for desktop icons.

Also, right click desktop and under Arrange Icons, uncheck "Lock Web items
on desktop."

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Sharon F
MS-MVP/ Windows XP - Shell/User

[Henry]

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP" > wrote in message
...
> "Henry" > wrote in message
> ble.rogers.com
> > I have two machines running xp. On the one computer, the text under
> > the icons on the desktop has a little bit of a shadow beneath it,
> > otherwise the background is visible. On the other computer, the text
> > under the icon on the desktop is in it's own grey box, with white
> > text. Is there a way of changing the grey box that the text is in to
> > clear, like the first machine?? I've looked through the settings on
> > both machines for almost an hour, and can't seem to find how to
> > change this.
> >
> > Henry
>
> Right click a blank spot on the desktop.
> Choos Properties.
> On the Appearance tab click Effects.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP
> Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>
Under Effects:
I have chosen; fade effect, clear type, and all boxes are checked except use
large icons. I still have a gray box around the icon text. Any other
ideas?

Henry

[Henry]

"Sharon F" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 02:09:18 GMT, Henry wrote:
>
> > I have two machines running xp. On the one computer, the text under the
> > icons on the desktop has a little bit of a shadow beneath it, otherwise
the
> > background is visible. On the other computer, the text under the icon
on
> > the desktop is in it's own grey box, with white text. Is there a way of
> > changing the grey box that the text is in to clear, like the first
machine??
> > I've looked through the settings on both machines for almost an hour,
and
> > can't seem to find how to change this.
> >
> > Henry
>
> System Properties> Advanced> Performance> Visual Effect.
> Check box to display drop shadows for desktop icons.
>
> Also, right click desktop and under Arrange Icons, uncheck "Lock Web items
> on desktop."
>
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP/ Windows XP - Shell/User

Under Visual Effects, all the boxes are checked. I unchecked them all,
applied, then re-checked them again, thinking this might reset something.
The only thing that changed was that the windows theme reverted to the
default blue colour, and the icon text background is now blue instead of
gray. Lock Web items on the desktop is also checked. Any other ideas?
This has really puzzled me as both my systems appear to have the same
settings.

Henry

[Sharon F]

On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 13:42:48 GMT, Henry wrote:

>
> "Sharon F" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 02:09:18 GMT, Henry wrote:
>>
>>> I have two machines running xp. On the one computer, the text under the
>>> icons on the desktop has a little bit of a shadow beneath it, otherwise
> the
>>> background is visible. On the other computer, the text under the icon
> on
>>> the desktop is in it's own grey box, with white text. Is there a way of
>>> changing the grey box that the text is in to clear, like the first
> machine??
>>> I've looked through the settings on both machines for almost an hour,
> and
>>> can't seem to find how to change this.
>>>
>>> Henry
>>
>> System Properties> Advanced> Performance> Visual Effect.
>> Check box to display drop shadows for desktop icons.
>>
>> Also, right click desktop and under Arrange Icons, uncheck "Lock Web items
>> on desktop."
>>
>> --
>> Sharon F
>> MS-MVP/ Windows XP - Shell/User
>
> Under Visual Effects, all the boxes are checked. I unchecked them all,
> applied, then re-checked them again, thinking this might reset something.
> The only thing that changed was that the windows theme reverted to the
> default blue colour, and the icon text background is now blue instead of
> gray. Lock Web items on the desktop is also checked. Any other ideas?
> This has really puzzled me as both my systems appear to have the same
> settings.
>
> Henry

Henry, you want Lock Web items to be *not* checked.
While there are plenty of nice options in System> Performance> Visual
Effect, the second one from the bottom "Use drop shadows for icon label..."
seems to be the key choice that needs to be enabled to get rid of the holes
in the wallpaper.

NOTE: Also check that you are using 32 bit color in Display> Settings
(although this should work with 24 bit as well).


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Sharon F
MS-MVP/ Windows XP - Shell/User

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

"Henry" > wrote in message
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> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Henry" > wrote in message
>> ble.rogers.com
>>> I have two machines running xp. On the one computer, the text under
>>> the icons on the desktop has a little bit of a shadow beneath it,
>>> otherwise the background is visible. On the other computer, the
>>> text under the icon on the desktop is in it's own grey box, with
>>> white
>>> text. Is there a way of changing the grey box that the text is in
>>> to clear, like the first machine?? I've looked through the settings
>>> on both machines for almost an hour, and can't seem to find how to
>>> change this.
>>>
>>> Henry
>>
>> Right click a blank spot on the desktop.
>> Choos Properties.
>> On the Appearance tab click Effects.
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP
>> Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
>> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>>
> Under Effects:
> I have chosen; fade effect, clear type, and all boxes are checked
> except use large icons. I still have a gray box around the icon
> text. Any other ideas?
>
> Henry

No, sorry.

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[Henry]

>
> Henry, you want Lock Web items to be *not* checked.

Oh Sharon, that was the ticket. Thank you so much for your help. I'll be
able to sleep tonight without that nagging at the back of my mind :)

You MVP's are the best,

Henry

[Henry]

> > Under Effects:
> > I have chosen; fade effect, clear type, and all boxes are checked
> > except use large icons. I still have a gray box around the icon
> > text. Any other ideas?
> >
> > Henry
>
> No, sorry.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP
> Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>

Thanks a bunch Frank. Sharon found the problem when she suggest I uncheck,
"Lock Web Items on Desktop"
Your time was greatly appreciated,

Henry

[Sharon F]

On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 20:02:16 GMT, Henry wrote:

>>
>> Henry, you want Lock Web items to be *not* checked.
>
> Oh Sharon, that was the ticket. Thank you so much for your help. I'll be
> able to sleep tonight without that nagging at the back of my mind :)
>
> You MVP's are the best,
>
> Henry

You're welcome Henry and thank you! :)

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Sharon F
MS-MVP/ Windows XP - Shell/User