Windows XP Desktop Icon Title Backgrounds

I've got Windows XP Home Edition. The background for my desktop icons and
titles used to be transparent with shadows on the text. Now, for some
reason, the fonts and icons have a blue, opaque box behind them. I've gone
into Display settings under Control Panel, and clicked the Advanced button
under the Appearance tab, but have not been able to find a setting that will
take me back to a transparent backgorund. any ideas?
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--Charlie

Control Panel System Advanced tab Performance - Settings button
Visual Effects tab 'Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop'

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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Charlie wrote:
I've got Windows XP Home Edition. The background for my desktop icons and
titles used to be transparent with shadows on the text. Now, for some
reason, the fonts and icons have a blue, opaque box behind them. I've gone
into Display settings under Control Panel, and clicked the Advanced button
under the Appearance tab, but have not been able to find a setting that will
take me back to a transparent backgorund. any ideas?

On Tue, 29 May 2007 12:56:00 -0700, Charlie
wrote:

I've got Windows XP Home Edition. The background for my desktop icons and
titles used to be transparent with shadows on the text. Now, for some
reason, the fonts and icons have a blue, opaque box behind them. I've gone
into Display settings under Control Panel, and clicked the Advanced button
under the Appearance tab, but have not been able to find a setting that will
take me back to a transparent backgorund. any ideas?


To have transparent icons, you make to make all of the following is
correct:

1) Hold down the Windows key and press Pause/Break. On the "Advanced"
tab, under "Performance" click "Settings." On the "Visual Effects"
tab, make sure the box "Use drop shadows for icon labels" is checked.

2) Right-click on the Desktop, and make sure that "Arrange Icons by"
"Lock Web items" is not checked.

3) Right-click on the Desktop, and choose Properties. On the "Desktop"
tab, click "Customize Desktop," then on the "Web" tab, uncheck all
boxes.

4) Make sure any Wallpaper is an image file. Html will stop the
transparency.

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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