how do you change the desktop icons name background to transparenc

Hi,

I have xp home on my son's computer and his desktop icons have a dark blue
color behind the icon name. I have tried everything I can think of to make
it only show the letters and not a color. I cannot figure it out, there is
no transparency color selection on anything I can find in properties. He
doesn't want his words to have a blue background behind the icon name, he
wants it with the letters only like on my computer. Help please :-) Thank
you!



--Syt

To have transparent icons:

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. Othe "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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"Sytkeepr" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have xp home on my son's computer and his desktop icons have a dark blue
> color behind the icon name. I have tried everything I can think of to make
> it only show the letters and not a color. I cannot figure it out, there is
> no transparency color selection on anything I can find in properties. He
> doesn't want his words to have a blue background behind the icon name, he
> wants it with the letters only like on my computer. Help please :-) Thank
> you!
>
>
>
> --Syt
>

1. Right-click the "My Computer" icon and select "Properties"
2. Select the "Advanced" tab
3. Click "Settings" under "Performance"
4. Choose "Custom"
5. Scroll down to "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop"
6. Uncheck it
7. You may need to Log off or restart for it to take effect


ju.c


"Icon text" <Icon text@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Sytkeepr" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have xp home on my son's computer and his desktop icons have a dark
>> blue
>> color behind the icon name. I have tried everything I can think of
>> to make
>> it only show the letters and not a color. I cannot figure it out,
>> there is
>> no transparency color selection on anything I can find in properties.
>> He
>> doesn't want his words to have a blue background behind the icon
>> name, he
>> wants it with the letters only like on my computer. Help please :-)
>> Thank
>> you!
>>
>>
>>
>> --Syt
>>

I think he accidently lock his icon. to disable it, right click on desktop,
click "Arrange Icon by", click "Lock Web Items on Desktop".

"Icon text" <Icon text@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Sytkeepr" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have xp home on my son's computer and his desktop icons have a dark
>> blue
>> color behind the icon name. I have tried everything I can think of to
>> make
>> it only show the letters and not a color. I cannot figure it out, there
>> is
>> no transparency color selection on anything I can find in properties. He
>> doesn't want his words to have a blue background behind the icon name, he
>> wants it with the letters only like on my computer. Help please :-)
>> Thank
>> you!
>>
>>
>>
>> --Syt
>>

=?Utf-8?B?U3l0a2VlcHI=?= <Sytkeepr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:FC7378A1-DA0C-498E-8E94-AF0A421FCBC6@microsoft.com:

> Hi,
>
> I have xp home on my son's computer and his desktop icons have a dark
> blue color behind the icon name. I have tried everything I can think
> of to make it only show the letters and not a color. I cannot figure
> it out, there is no transparency color selection on anything I can
> find in properties. He doesn't want his words to have a blue
> background behind the icon name, he wants it with the letters only
> like on my computer. Help please :-) Thank you!
>
>
>
> --Syt
>
>

Right-click on "My Computer", then click on
Properties
Advanced Tab
Performance - Settings button
Near the bottom of the list, check the box for
"Use drop shadows..."