Hi Ayush, i followed your steps and didnt manage to solve the problem. but i
manage to view a past post about this by a ronnie mvp and the steps inside
his reply helped me solve the problem. but thanks alot for your help anyway
ayush, its very helpful of you. thanks!

"Ayush" wrote:

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...."

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"lostsoul" wrote in message
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| Erm, my question is, how do i 'turn off' that background color so the names
| of the icons do not display that background color?
|
| "lostsoul" wrote:
|
| Hi im having this silly problem of my desktop icon's name displaying the
| background color instead of the usual wall paper. Usually on a standard
| windows XP theme, you get this background with a big field and blue sky
| right? and the icons have names and the names do not have a background. but
| my icons have a blue color background. ive been fiddeling through the
| settings my right clicking on the desktop and been shifting through the
| control panel with no success. can someone please help me? thanks alot!