Emimec

I think I have what you want.

Try Start, Control, Panel, Display, Settings, Appearance. Al six items
should be checked except Use large icons (unless you prefer them). Items
1 and 2 have scroll options and I have Fade Effect for Item 1 and
Standard for Item 2.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Emimec wrote:
> "Mike Cawood, HND BIT" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>> "Emimec" <emimec@NOSPAMbtinternet.com> wrote in message
>> news:S7OdnZwM-PeZIInVnZ2dnUVZ8qijnZ2d@bt.com...
>>> I have done something silly, and cant get out of it, and wonder if
>>> someone can remind me how to resolve an issue.
>>>
>>> My desktop originally had just white words under the icons, now I
>>> have a blue square background box behind the white writing?
>>> I cant for the life of me find a way of getting rid of the blue
>>> background box, I looked in the advanced tab, and find I can change
>>> the colour, but get shot of the box. Any ideas please
>>> Bob
>>>
>> Right click My Computer & select Properties.
>> Select Performance Visual effects...
>> Select Use drop shadows...
>> The click on Apply or OK.
>> Regards Mike.
>
> Many thanks, trouble is it didn't work, followed your suggestion, but
> I still have blue backgrounds to the labels on the desktop icons.
>
> If I go to display properties/advanced, it feels like I should be
> able to select the desktop drop down tab and select "no background
> colour", trouble is its not there to choose?
> Bob