Unwanted Highlighted Icons

[Stop Gap]

Hi,

My problem is simply this: On my desktop, all the words beneath all the
desktop icons are highlighted. (Left-clicking the mouse does no good.)
How do I get rid of the highlighting? Thanks in advance for any aid.

StopGap

[Ayush]

Replied to [Stop Gap]s message :
> Hi,
>
> My problem is simply this: On my desktop, all the words beneath all the
> desktop icons are highlighted. (Left-clicking the mouse does no good.)
> How do I get rid of the highlighting? Thanks in advance for any aid.
>
> StopGap

1.Remove all Active desktop items :
.... Right click Desktop
.... Properties
.... Desktop tab
.... Customize desktop button
.... Web tab
.... Uncheck all items and click OK


2. Uncheck Lock icons
.... Right click Desktop
.... Point to Arrange icons by
.... Uncheck "Lock web items"


3. Use Drop shadows for icons
.... Click Start
.... Click Run
.... Type sysdm.cpl ,3
.... Click Enter
.... Click the first "Settings" button
.... Scroll down and tick "Use drop shadows for icon labels...."

Good Luck, Ayush.
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XP-Tips [Change the thumbnail picture of a folder] :
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/tips/folderpic.mspx

[Wesley Vogel]

Right click Desktop | Arrange Icons By |
UNCheck: Lock Web Items on Desktop

Lock Web Items on Desktop:
[[Specifies whether Web content windows or items that *you* have placed on
your desktop are locked in place and can’t be moved. Select the check box to
lock Web content in place. Clear the check box if you want to be able to
move Web content.]]

This problem may also occur if you turn on the Lock Web Items on Desktop
feature...

Desktop icons and icon labels may not display background transparency or the
drop shadow effect in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305117

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In .142,
Stop Gap > hunted and pecked:
> Hi,
>
> My problem is simply this: On my desktop, all the words beneath all the
> desktop icons are highlighted. (Left-clicking the mouse does no good.)
> How do I get rid of the highlighting? Thanks in advance for any aid.
>
> StopGap