Desktop Icons

[fingers]

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Hi

bit of a newbie on XP but can't find anywhere in help for this problem - my
XP setup has suddenly decided to put the description of my desktop icons
within a box - yet on my wifes log on her's still only show the text! How
can I get mine back to showing just text?

Thanking all in anticipation

psft

 

[Guest]

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Right click My Computer / Properties. Go to the Advanced tab then click on
the Settings button under Performance. Make sure there is a check mark next
to "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop".

Hope this helps!
S.

"Fingers" wrote:

> Hi
>
> bit of a newbie on XP but can't find anywhere in help for this problem - my
> XP setup has suddenly decided to put the description of my desktop icons
> within a box - yet on my wifes log on her's still only show the text! How
> can I get mine back to showing just text?
>
> Thanking all in anticipation
>
> psft
>
>
>

 

[fingers]

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Looked at that & it is ticked!

"S." <S.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F5085FE3-06C4-4776-998F-EBF4B478B63C@microsoft.com...
> Right click My Computer / Properties. Go to the Advanced tab then click on
> the Settings button under Performance. Make sure there is a check mark
next
> to "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop".
>
> Hope this helps!
> S.
>
> "Fingers" wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > bit of a newbie on XP but can't find anywhere in help for this problem -
my
> > XP setup has suddenly decided to put the description of my desktop icons
> > within a box - yet on my wifes log on her's still only show the text!
How
> > can I get mine back to showing just text?
> >
> > Thanking all in anticipation
> >
> > psft
> >
> >
> >

 

[Guest]

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On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 23:12:21 +0100, Fingers wrote:

> Looked at that & it is ticked!
>

Right click the desktop. Select Properties, then Arrange Icons by. In the
next flyout menu, uncheck "Lock Web Items..."

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User

 

[fingers]

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Hi Sharon

Done the trick - many thanks

Fingers


"Sharon F" <sharonfDEL@ETEmvps.org> wrote in message
news:Os3OFMXtEHA.2956@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 23:12:21 +0100, Fingers wrote:
>
> > Looked at that & it is ticked!
> >
>
> Right click the desktop. Select Properties, then Arrange Icons by. In the
> next flyout menu, uncheck "Lock Web Items..."
>
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User