Desktop Icons

[anon]

Found from earlier post (had the same question):

> Couldn't tell you how to change the text color, but you
can get the
> transparent block via Control Panel \ system \
advanced\ performance \
> check "use drop shadows for icon labels on desktop".




>-----Original Message-----
>The default windows xp professional desktop has icons
with
>their description beneath. unlike the earlier versions
of
>windows, these descriptions (words actually!) do not
come
>with that ugly background. in windows xp, the words have
>this great shadow effect with a transparent background.
>unfortunately i changed my desktop settings the other
day
>and the icon descriptions now come with that ugly
>background. how do i revert back to the original
>transparent background for the icon description? i've
>tried everything and nothing seems to work. please help,
>coz i hate that rectangular blob behind all my icon
>descriptions!! hope to find a solution soon. thanks mate
>and keep rocking!!
>.
>