On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:51:10 +0100, "Emimec"
<emimec@NOSPAMbtinternet.com> wrote:

> 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


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. On the "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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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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