Icon text colour

[Guest barry]

Hi.

Have done this before but can't for the life of me remember how.

 

Want to change to text colour under the icons on the desktopso

they show up better.

 

Anyone please.

 

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[Guest Alan Edwards]

Re: Icon text colour

 

IMHO, they show up better if they are transparent.

Four things are required for transparent icon backgrounds:

 

1.Control Panel-System-Advanced-Performance Settings.

Check "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop" on the Visual

Effects tab.

 

2.Right-click on Desktop - "Arrange Icons by" and ensure Lock Web

items is cleared.

 

3.Transparency will not work if you have web content on your desktop,

Control Panel - Display Properties - Desktop tab - Customize Desktop -

Web tab. Clear all check boxes.

 

4. Ensure the Wallpaper is an image file not HTML.

 

If you don't want transparency, then use whatever colour suits in

Control Panel - Display Properties

 

....Alan

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On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:51:50 +0100, in

microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, "barry"

<barry@sykes99.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>Hi.

>Have done this before but can't for the life of me remember how.

>

>Want to change to text colour under the icons on the desktopso

>they show up better.

>

>Anyone please.

[Guest Fred]

Re: Icon text colour

 

On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:51:50 +0100, "barry"

<barry@sykes99.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>Hi.

>Have done this before but can't for the life of me remember how.

>

>Want to change to text colour under the icons on the desktopso

>they show up better.

>

>Anyone please.

 

Have a look at DeskColor http://www.softsea.com/review/DeskColor.html

 

Freeware although the site suggests it is a trial. Put a short cut to

the program in your startup folder.

 

Enjoy, Fred

[Guest barry]

Re: Icon text colour

 

 

 

On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:51:50 +0100, in

> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, "barry"

> <barry@sykes99.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>

>>Hi.

>>Have done this before but can't for the life of me remember how.

--

Don't Thieve.

The government doesn't like competition.

 

 

 

"Alan Edwards" <edwards@southcom.com.au> wrote in message

news:gano841hanejd8bm2ui4fnnqfalrl560ia@4ax.com...

> IMHO, they show up better if they are transparent.

> Four things are required for transparent icon backgrounds:

>

> > ...Alan

> --

> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer

> http://dts-l.com/index.htm

 

 

Hi Alan and Fred.

 

Many thanks for your replies,going to have a play shortly.

 

Thanks again ,both of you.

Barry