desktop icons

[kashmir]

Im trying to get my desktop icon names to be transparent
so that there is no boxes listing the name of the icon.
Can anyone help me out?

[Kelly]

Hi,

Transparent text under icons - ALT+0160

Right click the icon in question, choose Rename, hold down the ALT key and
type
0160 from the keypad.

Note: The Alt+0160 method only works for the first icon. Other icons can't
have
the same "name", at least on my system.

To remove the label for second icon, hit Alt+0160 twice (release the Alt key
between each time). For the third icon, hit Alt+0160 three times. And so
on. This could get a little tedious if you have a lot of icons, and it
might be a good idea if you keep a record of the process so that you know
how many Alt+0160's are used for each icon. You could do a printscreen of
the desktop and pencil in the number of times that you hit Alt+0160 next to
each icon.

The reason is that the shortcuts are stored in the same folder (usually) and
identical filenames can't exist in the same directory. An exception would
be if one shortcut was stored in the "All Users" folder and another in a
specific user's folder.

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"kashmir" > wrote in message
...
> Im trying to get my desktop icon names to be transparent
> so that there is no boxes listing the name of the icon.
> Can anyone help me out?

[Thorsten Matzner]

twi > wrote:

>I have Windows xp and last night all my desktop icons changed colors.Actually a colored block surrounds my font.I have found a place to change t he colorof the block,but how do I remove it.

Try this: "How to Restore the Operating System to a Previous State in
Windows XP" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306084).

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[Anando [MS-MVP]]

Xref: kermit microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize:113725

Hi,

Checkpoints to consider:

1) Right click on desktop >> arrange icons by >> uncheck "Lock Web items on
desktop"

2) Right click on My Computer >> Properties >> Advanced tab >> Settings
under 'Performance' >> check "Use drop shadows for icon labels on desktop".

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"twi" > wrote in message
...
>I have Windows xp and last night all my desktop icons changed
>colors.Actually a colored block surrounds my font.I have found a place to
>change t he colorof the block,but how do I remove it.
>
> Thanks so much
> twi

[Kelly]

Not necessary at all in this case.

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"twi" > wrote in message
...
> T.M. I have used my system restore many times but for whatever reason, it
wont let me use it this time.Any other ideas?
> Thanks for your help
> twi