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Old April 5th 07, 03:28 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
picaneez
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Default Blue Box around letters under icons

I can't believe I can't fix this problem myself...but here goes...Somehow I
ended
up with a blue box encaseing the words under my icons on my start up screen.
I've tried everything I can think of to get rid of the boxes, I know it has
to be something simple and I am just overlooking it...It's driving me
nuts..somebody
please help....Thanks picaneez
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Old April 5th 07, 04:02 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
Patti MacLeod
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Default Blue Box around letters under icons

Hi picaneez,

Right-click on My Computer, select Properties, Advanced tab, Settings button
in Performance section, under Visual Effects tab scroll down and click in the
checkbox beside "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop" to check
it, then Apply then OK and OK again.

Right-click a blank area of the Desktop, then select Arrange Icons by and
click to uncheck "Lock Web Items on Desktop"



Regards,

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Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User


"picaneez" wrote:

I can't believe I can't fix this problem myself...but here goes...Somehow I
ended
up with a blue box encaseing the words under my icons on my start up screen.
I've tried everything I can think of to get rid of the boxes, I know it has
to be something simple and I am just overlooking it...It's driving me
nuts..somebody
please help....Thanks picaneez

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Old April 5th 07, 04:11 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
BR549
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Default Blue Box around letters under icons

"picaneez" wrote in message
...
I can't believe I can't fix this problem myself...but here goes...Somehow I
ended
up with a blue box encaseing the words under my icons on my start up
screen.
I've tried everything I can think of to get rid of the boxes, I know it
has
to be something simple and I am just overlooking it...It's driving me
nuts..somebody
please help....Thanks picaneez


Right click on My Computer and choose Properties, Click Advanced, then
Performance, then Setting and Visual Effects. Check the box "Use drop
shadows for icon labels on the Desktop". Click apply and ok.





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Old April 10th 07, 10:39 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
No_Name
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Default Blue Box around letters under icons

On 5 huhti, 06:11, "BR549" wrote:
"picaneez" wrote in message

...

I can't believe I can't fix this problem myself...but here goes...Somehow I
ended
up with a blue box encaseing the words under my icons on my start up
screen.
I've tried everything I can think of to get rid of the boxes, I know it
has
to be something simple and I am just overlooking it...It's driving me
nuts..somebody
please help....Thanks picaneez


Right click on My Computer and choose Properties, Click Advanced, then
Performance, then Setting and Visual Effects. Check the box "Use drop
shadows for icon labels on the Desktop". Click apply and ok.


Hi!

And if that doesn't work then try this. Right click on the desktop
then choose properties, then click on the desktop tab. Then click on
the customize desktop button, then click on the web tab and finally
delete the Active Desktop element for example the web page listed in
the text box. Click apply and ok.

 




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