Sharon F
December 5th 03, 01:46 AM
On Sun, 6 Jul 2003 13:27:34 -0700, "JSouba" > wrote:
>I just got a new hp pavilion desktop with WinXP. All of the icons on the
>desktop that are provided by XP such as recycle bin, my computer, my
>documents, and all of the folders I have created have a white square around
>them. They are not transparent like the icons for programs that I have
>added or downloaded, such as kazaa and quick time. I have searched the
>Microsoft database, and found no solution. Does anyone know how to make
>these icons transparent?
>
>Thanks.
>
If you are referring to the bitmap of the icon itself, please advise. If
instead you are referring to the icon label area showing the background
color of the desktop (thus making a hole in your wallpaper), the
settings to get rid of that are:
System Properties> Advanced> Performance> Settings> Visual Effects.
Scroll down through the list of Custom options and place a check next to
"use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop." NOTE: This will
change the color of the label text to white with a gray/black shadow
added to the lettering.
Also: right click the desktop, select Arrange Icons by... and remove the
check next to "Lock Web Items on Desktop."
Caveat: Some software that provides alternative logons (such as PC
Anywhere) will disable the ability to cover the "holes" in the
wallpaper.
Sharon F
MS MVP [Shell/User]
>I just got a new hp pavilion desktop with WinXP. All of the icons on the
>desktop that are provided by XP such as recycle bin, my computer, my
>documents, and all of the folders I have created have a white square around
>them. They are not transparent like the icons for programs that I have
>added or downloaded, such as kazaa and quick time. I have searched the
>Microsoft database, and found no solution. Does anyone know how to make
>these icons transparent?
>
>Thanks.
>
If you are referring to the bitmap of the icon itself, please advise. If
instead you are referring to the icon label area showing the background
color of the desktop (thus making a hole in your wallpaper), the
settings to get rid of that are:
System Properties> Advanced> Performance> Settings> Visual Effects.
Scroll down through the list of Custom options and place a check next to
"use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop." NOTE: This will
change the color of the label text to white with a gray/black shadow
added to the lettering.
Also: right click the desktop, select Arrange Icons by... and remove the
check next to "Lock Web Items on Desktop."
Caveat: Some software that provides alternative logons (such as PC
Anywhere) will disable the ability to cover the "holes" in the
wallpaper.
Sharon F
MS MVP [Shell/User]