Shortcut text clear background

[Guest Nils Titley]

This is such a simple thing but it is driving me crazy. My shortcuts on my

desktop have gotten screwed up. I want to change the text background back so

that the text does not have a color but shows the background page. I have

tried changing it but I can't find were to do it.

 

If I login as a new user they are okay.

 

Please help... thanks

[Guest Nepatsfan]

Re: Shortcut text clear background

 

"Nils Titley" <NilsTitley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:4E69CBC5-94EB-4057-8C77-6BAEEB6DA61C@microsoft.com...

> This is such a simple thing but it is driving me crazy. My shortcuts on my

> desktop have gotten screwed up. I want to change the text background back so

> that the text does not have a color but shows the background page. I have

> tried changing it but I can't find were to do it.

>

> If I login as a new user they are okay.

>

> Please help... thanks

 

Check out this response from MS-MVP Malke Routh to a similar question.

 

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/c1d05c124ba196f0

 

It's been my experience that the situations she outlines in points 3 and 4 are

usually to blame for this.

 

Good luck

 

Nepatsfan

[Guest Nils Titley]

Re: Shortcut text clear background

 

The instructions are not clear in those steps.

 

"Nepatsfan" wrote:

> "Nils Titley" <NilsTitley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:4E69CBC5-94EB-4057-8C77-6BAEEB6DA61C@microsoft.com...

> > This is such a simple thing but it is driving me crazy. My shortcuts on my

> > desktop have gotten screwed up. I want to change the text background back so

> > that the text does not have a color but shows the background page. I have

> > tried changing it but I can't find were to do it.

> >

> > If I login as a new user they are okay.

> >

> > Please help... thanks

>

> Check out this response from MS-MVP Malke Routh to a similar question.

>

> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/c1d05c124ba196f0

>

> It's been my experience that the situations she outlines in points 3 and 4 are

> usually to blame for this.

>

> Good luck

>

> Nepatsfan

>

>

>

[Guest Nils Titley]

Re: Shortcut text clear background

 

I tried one more thing and it worked.

 

Thank you for your assistance.

 

Regards,

 

Nils

 

"Nils Titley" wrote:

> The instructions are not clear in those steps.

>

> "Nepatsfan" wrote:

>

> > "Nils Titley" <NilsTitley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > news:4E69CBC5-94EB-4057-8C77-6BAEEB6DA61C@microsoft.com...

> > > This is such a simple thing but it is driving me crazy. My shortcuts on my

> > > desktop have gotten screwed up. I want to change the text background back so

> > > that the text does not have a color but shows the background page. I have

> > > tried changing it but I can't find were to do it.

> > >

> > > If I login as a new user they are okay.

> > >

> > > Please help... thanks

> >

> > Check out this response from MS-MVP Malke Routh to a similar question.

> >

> > http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/c1d05c124ba196f0

> >

> > It's been my experience that the situations she outlines in points 3 and 4 are

> > usually to blame for this.

> >

> > Good luck

> >

> > Nepatsfan

> >

> >

> >

[Guest Malke]

Re: Shortcut text clear background

 

Nils Titley wrote:

> The instructions are not clear in those steps.

 

Which part of this isn't clear to you?

 

Open the System applet in Control Panel, choose the Advanced tab, and click

Settings in the Performance section. Turn on the "Use drop shadows for icon

labels on the desktop option", and click Ok.

 

Four things are required for transparent icon backgrounds:

 

1) System Properties>Advanced>Performance Settings>VisualEffects - check

"use drop shadows for icon labels".

2) Right-click on Desktop ->Arrange Icons by>Lock Web items must be cleared.

3) If you have any web content on your desktop, transparency won't work. To

check for web content: Display Properties>Desktop>Customize Desktop>Web -

make sure all checkboxes are clear.

4) Wallpaper must be an image file, not html.

 

Post back with what you don't understand and I'll try to explain it better.

 

Malke

--

MS-MVP

Elephant Boy Computers

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com

Don't Panic!

[Guest Nils Titley]

Re: Shortcut text clear background

 

I tried again and it worked.

 

Thanks for help.

 

 

 

"Malke" wrote:

> Nils Titley wrote:

>

> > The instructions are not clear in those steps.

>

> Which part of this isn't clear to you?

>

> Open the System applet in Control Panel, choose the Advanced tab, and click

> Settings in the Performance section. Turn on the "Use drop shadows for icon

> labels on the desktop option", and click Ok.

>

> Four things are required for transparent icon backgrounds:

>

> 1) System Properties>Advanced>Performance Settings>VisualEffects - check

> "use drop shadows for icon labels".

> 2) Right-click on Desktop ->Arrange Icons by>Lock Web items must be cleared.

> 3) If you have any web content on your desktop, transparency won't work. To

> check for web content: Display Properties>Desktop>Customize Desktop>Web -

> make sure all checkboxes are clear.

> 4) Wallpaper must be an image file, not html.

>

> Post back with what you don't understand and I'll try to explain it better.

>

> Malke

> --

> MS-MVP

> Elephant Boy Computers

> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com

> Don't Panic!

>