desktop themes

Could someone please tell me what settings need to be active or what group
policy objects can override to disable the "transparent" text under desktop
icons? My standard user logins have the old-style desktop color block around
the desktop icon text - I would much prefer the text under the icon without
the desktop color block - in the same context, what settings prevent users
from having a .bmp, or .jpg picture as the desktop. I have had two users
that only had a solid blue or black desktop while other users on the same
workstation had the "pretty picture" - even though the desktop properties of
all users indicated they should have the same picture.

Any help would be appreciated.

Here's what will fix that:
-Right click on My Computer and choose Properties
-Click on the Advanced tab
-Click on "Settings" under Performance
-Uncheck "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop"

Hope this helps!

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"Ron" wrote in message
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Could someone please tell me what settings need to be active or what group
policy objects can override to disable the "transparent" text under
desktop
icons? My standard user logins have the old-style desktop color block
around
the desktop icon text - I would much prefer the text under the icon
without
the desktop color block - in the same context, what settings prevent users
from having a .bmp, or .jpg picture as the desktop. I have had two users
that only had a solid blue or black desktop while other users on the same
workstation had the "pretty picture" - even though the desktop properties
of
all users indicated they should have the same picture.

Any help would be appreciated.

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:08:59 -0700, "Kelli Zielinski [MSFT]"
wrote:

Here's what will fix that:
-Right click on My Computer and choose Properties
-Click on the Advanced tab
-Click on "Settings" under Performance
-Uncheck "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop"

Hope this helps!
Its not possible to have translucent icon text without drop shadows in
XP. Removing "Use drop shadows..." will only result in the old-style
blocks of color around the icon text.

Donald L McDaniel
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Sorry Kelli - that box was already unchecked, I thought perhaps you meant
that it should be checked so I re-checked it, and still no change. Still
looking for the answer. . .

"Kelli Zielinski [MSFT]" wrote:

Here's what will fix that:
-Right click on My Computer and choose Properties
-Click on the Advanced tab
-Click on "Settings" under Performance
-Uncheck "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop"

Hope this helps!

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"Ron" wrote in message
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Could someone please tell me what settings need to be active or what group
policy objects can override to disable the "transparent" text under
desktop
icons? My standard user logins have the old-style desktop color block
around
the desktop icon text - I would much prefer the text under the icon
without
the desktop color block - in the same context, what settings prevent users
from having a .bmp, or .jpg picture as the desktop. I have had two users
that only had a solid blue or black desktop while other users on the same
workstation had the "pretty picture" - even though the desktop properties
of
all users indicated they should have the same picture.

Any help would be appreciated.

And apparently with the option in question checked or not makes no difference
to whether the icon text appears in a box with the "desktop color" or appears
to be "floating" over the desktop image. I currently have the "desktop
color" box and want to go to the luna-look of text floating over the
background image. If that clarifies my question at all - and do either of
you know why the desktop image would be obscurred by the desktop color choice
covering the entirety of the desktop?

"Donald McDaniel" wrote:

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:08:59 -0700, "Kelli Zielinski [MSFT]"
wrote:

Here's what will fix that:
-Right click on My Computer and choose Properties
-Click on the Advanced tab
-Click on "Settings" under Performance
-Uncheck "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop"

Hope this helps!
Its not possible to have translucent icon text without drop shadows in
XP. Removing "Use drop shadows..." will only result in the old-style
blocks of color around the icon text.

Donald L McDaniel
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On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:03:02 -0700, Ron
wrote:

And apparently with the option in question checked or not makes no difference
to whether the icon text appears in a box with the "desktop color" or appears
to be "floating" over the desktop image. I currently have the "desktop
color" box and want to go to the luna-look of text floating over the
background image. If that clarifies my question at all - and do either of
you know why the desktop image would be obscurred by the desktop color choice
covering the entirety of the desktop?

What? What?
Good God! I've seen (and written) "spaghetti code". Now I've seen
everything! I've now seen a "spaghetti post".

Donald L McDaniel
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Donald L McDaniel
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Sorry?? I obviously haven't spent enough time around programmers to
understand the "spaghetti code" reference, would you mind restating it so I
understand your comment?

"Donald McDaniel" wrote:

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:03:02 -0700, Ron
wrote:

And apparently with the option in question checked or not makes no difference
to whether the icon text appears in a box with the "desktop color" or appears
to be "floating" over the desktop image. I currently have the "desktop
color" box and want to go to the luna-look of text floating over the
background image. If that clarifies my question at all - and do either of
you know why the desktop image would be obscurred by the desktop color choice
covering the entirety of the desktop?

What? What?
Good God! I've seen (and written) "spaghetti code". Now I've seen
everything! I've now seen a "spaghetti post".

Donald L McDaniel
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Donald L McDaniel
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I'll do some research and talk to some people over here, and see what I can
dig up.

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"Ron" wrote in message
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Sorry Kelli - that box was already unchecked, I thought perhaps you meant
that it should be checked so I re-checked it, and still no change. Still
looking for the answer. . .

"Kelli Zielinski [MSFT]" wrote:

Here's what will fix that:
-Right click on My Computer and choose Properties
-Click on the Advanced tab
-Click on "Settings" under Performance
-Uncheck "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop"

Hope this helps!

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Kelli Zielinski
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"Ron" wrote in message
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Could someone please tell me what settings need to be active or what
group
policy objects can override to disable the "transparent" text under
desktop
icons? My standard user logins have the old-style desktop color block
around
the desktop icon text - I would much prefer the text under the icon
without
the desktop color block - in the same context, what settings prevent
users
from having a .bmp, or .jpg picture as the desktop. I have had two
users
that only had a solid blue or black desktop while other users on the
same
workstation had the "pretty picture" - even though the desktop
properties
of
all users indicated they should have the same picture.

Any help would be appreciated.

Okay, so, there is two ways of displaying the text under desktop icons:
-Text with drop shadow (transparent)
-Block text of background color

Toggling that setting I posted earlier should go between these two options.

Additionally, on the desktop image issue, where is the image in question
stored on the machine?


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"Ron" wrote in message
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Sorry Kelli - that box was already unchecked, I thought perhaps you meant
that it should be checked so I re-checked it, and still no change. Still
looking for the answer. . .

"Kelli Zielinski [MSFT]" wrote:

Here's what will fix that:
-Right click on My Computer and choose Properties
-Click on the Advanced tab
-Click on "Settings" under Performance
-Uncheck "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop"

Hope this helps!

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Kelli Zielinski
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"Ron" wrote in message
...
Could someone please tell me what settings need to be active or what
group
policy objects can override to disable the "transparent" text under
desktop
icons? My standard user logins have the old-style desktop color block
around
the desktop icon text - I would much prefer the text under the icon
without
the desktop color block - in the same context, what settings prevent
users
from having a .bmp, or .jpg picture as the desktop. I have had two
users
that only had a solid blue or black desktop while other users on the
same
workstation had the "pretty picture" - even though the desktop
properties
of
all users indicated they should have the same picture.

Any help would be appreciated.

Start/Control Panel/System/Advanced/Performance/Settings/ Visual
Effects/"Use drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop"

Also:

Right click the desktop and select Arrange Icons by. Towards the bottom of
that list, uncheck "Lock web items on the desktop."

For your latter issue, run the edit on line 142 (right hand side)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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"Kelli Zielinski [MSFT]" wrote in message
...
I'll do some research and talk to some people over here, and see what I
can dig up.

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Kelli Zielinski
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"Ron" wrote in message
...
Sorry Kelli - that box was already unchecked, I thought perhaps you
meant
that it should be checked so I re-checked it, and still no change. Still
looking for the answer. . .

"Kelli Zielinski [MSFT]" wrote:

Here's what will fix that:
-Right click on My Computer and choose Properties
-Click on the Advanced tab
-Click on "Settings" under Performance
-Uncheck "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop"

Hope this helps!

--
Kelli Zielinski
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"Ron" wrote in message
...
Could someone please tell me what settings need to be active or what
group
policy objects can override to disable the "transparent" text under
desktop
icons? My standard user logins have the old-style desktop color block
around
the desktop icon text - I would much prefer the text under the icon
without
the desktop color block - in the same context, what settings prevent
users
from having a .bmp, or .jpg picture as the desktop. I have had two
users
that only had a solid blue or black desktop while other users on the
same
workstation had the "pretty picture" - even though the desktop
properties
of
all users indicated they should have the same picture.

Any help would be appreciated.

Kelli -

Assuming that I'm not going batty, and that I have tried that setting
toggled and not, are there any settings in group policy that would be
overriding the local setting? This workstation is part of an AD2000 domain.

The background image is stored on the local hd0:



"Kelli Zielinski [MSFT]" wrote:

Okay, so, there is two ways of displaying the text under desktop icons:
-Text with drop shadow (transparent)
-Block text of background color

Toggling that setting I posted earlier should go between these two options.

Additionally, on the desktop image issue, where is the image in question
stored on the machine?


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"Ron" wrote in message
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Sorry Kelli - that box was already unchecked, I thought perhaps you meant
that it should be checked so I re-checked it, and still no change. Still
looking for the answer. . .

"Kelli Zielinski [MSFT]" wrote:

Here's what will fix that:
-Right click on My Computer and choose Properties
-Click on the Advanced tab
-Click on "Settings" under Performance
-Uncheck "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop"

Hope this helps!

--
Kelli Zielinski
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"Ron" wrote in message
...
Could someone please tell me what settings need to be active or what
group
policy objects can override to disable the "transparent" text under
desktop
icons? My standard user logins have the old-style desktop color block
around
the desktop icon text - I would much prefer the text under the icon
without
the desktop color block - in the same context, what settings prevent
users
from having a .bmp, or .jpg picture as the desktop. I have had two
users
that only had a solid blue or black desktop while other users on the
same
workstation had the "pretty picture" - even though the desktop
properties
of
all users indicated they should have the same picture.

Any help would be appreciated.

OK - I would never have guessed this, so thanks ever so much - -

doing the:
Desktop [right click] Arrange by
and unchecking the "Lock Web Items on Desktop" instantly gave me the text
with drop shadow and transparent background..

Most excellent and way more simple than I was thinking it was going to end up.


"Kelli Zielinski [MSFT]" wrote:

Okay, so, there is two ways of displaying the text under desktop icons:
-Text with drop shadow (transparent)
-Block text of background color

Toggling that setting I posted earlier should go between these two options.

Additionally, on the desktop image issue, where is the image in question
stored on the machine?


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Kelli Zielinski
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"Ron" wrote in message
...
Sorry Kelli - that box was already unchecked, I thought perhaps you meant
that it should be checked so I re-checked it, and still no change. Still
looking for the answer. . .

"Kelli Zielinski [MSFT]" wrote:

Here's what will fix that:
-Right click on My Computer and choose Properties
-Click on the Advanced tab
-Click on "Settings" under Performance
-Uncheck "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop"

Hope this helps!

--
Kelli Zielinski
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"Ron" wrote in message
...
Could someone please tell me what settings need to be active or what
group
policy objects can override to disable the "transparent" text under
desktop
icons? My standard user logins have the old-style desktop color block
around
the desktop icon text - I would much prefer the text under the icon
without
the desktop color block - in the same context, what settings prevent
users
from having a .bmp, or .jpg picture as the desktop. I have had two
users
that only had a solid blue or black desktop while other users on the
same
workstation had the "pretty picture" - even though the desktop
properties
of
all users indicated they should have the same picture.

Any help would be appreciated.

Great, Ron.....glad you have it resolved. )

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"Ron" wrote in message
...
OK - I would never have guessed this, so thanks ever so much - -

doing the:
Desktop [right click] Arrange by
and unchecking the "Lock Web Items on Desktop" instantly gave me the text
with drop shadow and transparent background..

Most excellent and way more simple than I was thinking it was going to end
up.


"Kelli Zielinski [MSFT]" wrote:

Okay, so, there is two ways of displaying the text under desktop icons:
-Text with drop shadow (transparent)
-Block text of background color

Toggling that setting I posted earlier should go between these two
options.

Additionally, on the desktop image issue, where is the image in question
stored on the machine?


--
Kelli Zielinski
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"Ron" wrote in message
...
Sorry Kelli - that box was already unchecked, I thought perhaps you
meant
that it should be checked so I re-checked it, and still no change.
Still
looking for the answer. . .

"Kelli Zielinski [MSFT]" wrote:

Here's what will fix that:
-Right click on My Computer and choose Properties
-Click on the Advanced tab
-Click on "Settings" under Performance
-Uncheck "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop"

Hope this helps!

--
Kelli Zielinski
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"Ron" wrote in message
...
Could someone please tell me what settings need to be active or what
group
policy objects can override to disable the "transparent" text under
desktop
icons? My standard user logins have the old-style desktop color
block
around
the desktop icon text - I would much prefer the text under the icon
without
the desktop color block - in the same context, what settings prevent
users
from having a .bmp, or .jpg picture as the desktop. I have had two
users
that only had a solid blue or black desktop while other users on the
same
workstation had the "pretty picture" - even though the desktop
properties
of
all users indicated they should have the same picture.

Any help would be appreciated.