The desktop here is setup to have transparent icon text. Just started
using active desktop and see icons no longer have transparent text.

Is there any way to have transparent icon text with active desktop
enabled?

TIA
Vic

Vic wrote:
> The desktop here is setup to have transparent icon text. Just started
> using active desktop and see icons no longer have transparent text.
>
> Is there any way to have transparent icon text with active desktop
> enabled?

No, because the desktop background can't be html.

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.


Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Thanks for the detailed answer Malke!
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> Vic wrote:
> > The desktop here is setup to have transparent icon text. Just started
> > using active desktop and see icons no longer have transparent text.
> >
> > Is there any way to have transparent icon text with active desktop
> > enabled?
>
> No, because the desktop background can't be html.
>
> 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.
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User