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Removing Color Blocks from Behind Icon Labels
Under the icons on my desktop are text labels. I use two Windows XP
computers. One of them displays a color background behind these text labels and the other one doesn't. I like not having a color background behind these labels. How do I get rid of it? (I know how to change the color, but haven't found a way to turn it off or make it transparent. Yet, it must be possible, because my other computer is that way.) Thanks for the help. |
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Right click My Computer and select Properties, Advances, Performance =
(Settings). Uncheck Use drop shadows............ Note: If you have Active Desktop enabled, this setting will not make a = differene. --=20 Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart = Display\Security 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. =20 "Wade" wrote in message = ... Under the icons on my desktop are text labels. I use two Windows XP=20 computers. One of them displays a color background behind these text = labels=20 and the other one doesn't. I like not having a color background = behind these=20 labels. How do I get rid of it? (I know how to change the color, but = haven't found a way to turn it off or make it transparent. Yet, it = must be=20 possible, because my other computer is that way.) =20 Thanks for the help. |
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"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in
: Right click My Computer and select Properties, Advances, Performance (Settings). Uncheck Use drop shadows............ Note: If you have Active Desktop enabled, this setting will not make a differene. Mine is backwards. By checking 'Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop' the text backgrounds for my desktop icons dissappeared. Any thoughts on why this is backwards? |
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Nope, I've never seen it work in reverse!
--=20 Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart = Display\Security 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. =20 "John Smithe" wrote in message = 48.16... "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in :=20 =20 Right click My Computer and select Properties, Advances, Performance (Settings). Uncheck Use drop shadows............=20 =20 Note: If you have Active Desktop enabled, this setting will not make = a differene.=20 =20 =20 Mine is backwards. By checking 'Use drop shadows for icon labels on = the=20 desktop' the text backgrounds for my desktop icons dissappeared. Any=20 thoughts on why this is backwards? |
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"" wrote:
Under the icons on my desktop are text labels. I use two Windows XP computers. One of them displays a color background behind these text labels and the other one doesn't. I like not having a color background behind these labels. How do I get rid of it? (I know how to change the color, but haven't found a way to turn it off or make it transparent. Yet, it must be possible, because my other computer is that way.) Thanks for the help. Open system properties, go to Advnaced, click the Performance Settings button, and ensure that "Adjust for best apperance" is checked, if it is alredy cheded, check a diffrant setting, click applie, and then set it back to best apareance. -- Posted using the http://www.windowsforumz.com interface, at author's request Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards Topic URL: http://www.windowsforumz.com/Customi...ict403850.html Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: http://www.windowsforumz.com/eform.php?p=1337666 |
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