Descktop Icon Question.

Hi.

Thanks for reading this, I'll be as brief as possible.

I was cutting and pasting something onto my desktop... after I had finished
I noticed that the text under each of the icons on my desktop had a colored
background box around it. I've looked for desktop settings to fix it (change
it back so that the text appears as if it were directly on the desktop
rather than in a colored box on top of the desk top). Any thoughts about how
to remove the colored box from around the text?.

I have rebooted and that did not fix it. I have also checked that there is
nothing in the clipboard and that I do not get a paste option when right
clicking on the desktop.

Thanks very much for your help.
Jeff.

Control Panel, System, Advanced, Performance. Scroll down and check Use
drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop. If that doesn't resolve your
issue, right click the Desktop, select Properties, Desktop, Customize
Desktop, Web tab. Uncheck any web content.

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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"JFF KRWD" wrote in message
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Hi.

Thanks for reading this, I'll be as brief as possible.

I was cutting and pasting something onto my desktop... after I had
finished
I noticed that the text under each of the icons on my desktop had a
colored
background box around it. I've looked for desktop settings to fix it
(change
it back so that the text appears as if it were directly on the desktop
rather than in a colored box on top of the desk top). Any thoughts about
how
to remove the colored box from around the text?.

I have rebooted and that did not fix it. I have also checked that there is
nothing in the clipboard and that I do not get a paste option when right
clicking on the desktop.

Thanks very much for your help.
Jeff.

Thank you Thank you Thank you Doug.

I have no idea what that was about, but the second thing you suggested
worked.

I do VERY MUCH appreciate your help.
Jeff.



"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in message
...
Control Panel, System, Advanced, Performance. Scroll down and check Use
drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop. If that doesn't resolve your
issue, right click the Desktop, select Properties, Desktop, Customize
Desktop, Web tab. Uncheck any web content.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
--------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"JFF KRWD" wrote in message
nk.net...
Hi.

Thanks for reading this, I'll be as brief as possible.

I was cutting and pasting something onto my desktop... after I had
finished
I noticed that the text under each of the icons on my desktop had a
colored
background box around it. I've looked for desktop settings to fix it
(change
it back so that the text appears as if it were directly on the desktop
rather than in a colored box on top of the desk top). Any thoughts about
how
to remove the colored box from around the text?.

I have rebooted and that did not fix it. I have also checked that there
is
nothing in the clipboard and that I do not get a paste option when right
clicking on the desktop.

Thanks very much for your help.
Jeff.

You're welcome

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
--------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"JFF KRWD" wrote in message
ink.net...
Thank you Thank you Thank you Doug.

I have no idea what that was about, but the second thing you suggested
worked.

I do VERY MUCH appreciate your help.
Jeff.



"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in message
...
Control Panel, System, Advanced, Performance. Scroll down and check Use
drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop. If that doesn't resolve
your
issue, right click the Desktop, select Properties, Desktop, Customize
Desktop, Web tab. Uncheck any web content.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
--------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"JFF KRWD" wrote in message
nk.net...
Hi.

Thanks for reading this, I'll be as brief as possible.

I was cutting and pasting something onto my desktop... after I had
finished
I noticed that the text under each of the icons on my desktop had a
colored
background box around it. I've looked for desktop settings to fix it
(change
it back so that the text appears as if it were directly on the desktop
rather than in a colored box on top of the desk top). Any thoughts
about
how
to remove the colored box from around the text?.

I have rebooted and that did not fix it. I have also checked that
there
is
nothing in the clipboard and that I do not get a paste option when
right
clicking on the desktop.

Thanks very much for your help.
Jeff.