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Hi,

Any time I have a "web Item" on my desktop, the text under the desktop icons
gets highlighted with a blue color! How do I eliminate those colors so that
the text under the icon is not highlighted like before?"

By the way, the "lock web items on desktop" tab is not checked. I read
somewhere that un-checking it may help but it did not!

Please help. Thanks.

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Hi,

Go to the Control Panel/System/Advanced tab, click on performance settings.
On the Visual Effects tab, enable the line to "use drop shadows for icon
labels on the desktop".

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Sarah" <Saranot1976@BADhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uLQGzkpKFHA.440@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
>
>
> Any time I have a "web Item" on my desktop, the text under the desktop
> icons gets highlighted with a blue color! How do I eliminate those colors
> so that the text under the icon is not highlighted like before?"
>
>
>
> By the way, the "lock web items on desktop" tab is not checked. I read
> somewhere that un-checking it may help but it did not!
>
>
>
> Please help. Thanks.
>
>

Reply to Anonymous

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Don't have web items. Locking web items (even if you don't have any) also causes it, hence the unlock suggestion.

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"Sarah" <Saranot1976@BADhotmail.com> wrote in message news:uLQGzkpKFHA.440@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
>
>
> Any time I have a "web Item" on my desktop, the text under the desktop icons
> gets highlighted with a blue color! How do I eliminate those colors so that
> the text under the icon is not highlighted like before?"
>
>
>
> By the way, the "lock web items on desktop" tab is not checked. I read
> somewhere that un-checking it may help but it did not!
>
>
>
> Please help. Thanks.
>
>

Reply to Anonymous

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Thanks for the quick reply Rick.
This tab is enabled! Thanks again.

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
newszCpIvpKFHA.656@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Go to the Control Panel/System/Advanced tab, click on performance
> settings. On the Visual Effects tab, enable the line to "use drop shadows
> for icon labels on the desktop".
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Sarah" <Saranot1976@BADhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uLQGzkpKFHA.440@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>> Any time I have a "web Item" on my desktop, the text under the desktop
>> icons gets highlighted with a blue color! How do I eliminate those
>> colors so that the text under the icon is not highlighted like before?"
>>
>>
>>
>> By the way, the "lock web items on desktop" tab is not checked. I read
>> somewhere that un-checking it may help but it did not!
>>
>>
>>
>> Please help. Thanks.
>>
>>
>
>

Reply to micky

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Sorry, That is me too, Sarah! Different account..my husband's!

"micky" <00@0000hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Vc2dnV_Jy47oaqXfRVn-hQ@buckeye-express.com...
> Thanks for the quick reply Rick.
> This tab is enabled! Thanks again.
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> newszCpIvpKFHA.656@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Go to the Control Panel/System/Advanced tab, click on performance
>> settings. On the Visual Effects tab, enable the line to "use drop shadows
>> for icon labels on the desktop".
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Sarah" <Saranot1976@BADhotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:uLQGzkpKFHA.440@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any time I have a "web Item" on my desktop, the text under the desktop
>>> icons gets highlighted with a blue color! How do I eliminate those
>>> colors so that the text under the icon is not highlighted like before?"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> By the way, the "lock web items on desktop" tab is not checked. I read
>>> somewhere that un-checking it may help but it did not!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Please help. Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Reply to sarah

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Any other suggestions? Thanks.

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
newszCpIvpKFHA.656@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Go to the Control Panel/System/Advanced tab, click on performance
> settings. On the Visual Effects tab, enable the line to "use drop shadows
> for icon labels on the desktop".
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Sarah" <Saranot1976@BADhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uLQGzkpKFHA.440@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>> Any time I have a "web Item" on my desktop, the text under the desktop
>> icons gets highlighted with a blue color! How do I eliminate those
>> colors so that the text under the icon is not highlighted like before?"
>>
>>
>>
>> By the way, the "lock web items on desktop" tab is not checked. I read
>> somewhere that un-checking it may help but it did not!
>>
>>
>>
>> Please help. Thanks.
>>
>>
>
>

Reply to sarah

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Are you stupid. You've been told. Web Items = No tranparancy.

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"Sarah" <Saranot1976@BADhotmail.com> wrote in message news:ueWnFQELFHA.3552@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Any other suggestions? Thanks.
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> newszCpIvpKFHA.656@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Go to the Control Panel/System/Advanced tab, click on performance
>> settings. On the Visual Effects tab, enable the line to "use drop shadows
>> for icon labels on the desktop".
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Sarah" <Saranot1976@BADhotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:uLQGzkpKFHA.440@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any time I have a "web Item" on my desktop, the text under the desktop
>>> icons gets highlighted with a blue color! How do I eliminate those
>>> colors so that the text under the icon is not highlighted like before?"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> By the way, the "lock web items on desktop" tab is not checked. I read
>>> somewhere that un-checking it may help but it did not!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Please help. Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Reply to Anonymous

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Hi,

As David has mentioned, the other common cause is using web items on the
desktop. Removing them under display properties/desktop tab/customize
desktop/web tab is the way to resolve it.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Sarah" <Saranot1976@BADhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ueWnFQELFHA.3552@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Any other suggestions? Thanks.
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> newszCpIvpKFHA.656@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Go to the Control Panel/System/Advanced tab, click on performance
>> settings. On the Visual Effects tab, enable the line to "use drop shadows
>> for icon labels on the desktop".
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Sarah" <Saranot1976@BADhotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:uLQGzkpKFHA.440@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any time I have a "web Item" on my desktop, the text under the desktop
>>> icons gets highlighted with a blue color! How do I eliminate those
>>> colors so that the text under the icon is not highlighted like before?"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> By the way, the "lock web items on desktop" tab is not checked. I read
>>> somewhere that un-checking it may help but it did not!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Please help. Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Reply to Anonymous

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Mentioned by david TWICE.

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"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message news:uDej0PHLFHA.244@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> As David has mentioned, the other common cause is using web items on the
> desktop. Removing them under display properties/desktop tab/customize
> desktop/web tab is the way to resolve it.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Sarah" <Saranot1976@BADhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ueWnFQELFHA.3552@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Any other suggestions? Thanks.
>>
>> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> newszCpIvpKFHA.656@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Go to the Control Panel/System/Advanced tab, click on performance
>>> settings. On the Visual Effects tab, enable the line to "use drop shadows
>>> for icon labels on the desktop".
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>
>>> "Sarah" <Saranot1976@BADhotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:uLQGzkpKFHA.440@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Any time I have a "web Item" on my desktop, the text under the desktop
>>>> icons gets highlighted with a blue color! How do I eliminate those
>>>> colors so that the text under the icon is not highlighted like before?"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> By the way, the "lock web items on desktop" tab is not checked. I read
>>>> somewhere that un-checking it may help but it did not!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please help. Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Reply to Anonymous

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<heh> Sometimes someone else has to swing the hammer.....

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
news:uBX%23FaHLFHA.2852@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
Mentioned by david TWICE.

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"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uDej0PHLFHA.244@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> As David has mentioned, the other common cause is using web items on the
> desktop. Removing them under display properties/desktop tab/customize
> desktop/web tab is the way to resolve it.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Sarah" <Saranot1976@BADhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ueWnFQELFHA.3552@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Any other suggestions? Thanks.
>>
>> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> newszCpIvpKFHA.656@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Go to the Control Panel/System/Advanced tab, click on performance
>>> settings. On the Visual Effects tab, enable the line to "use drop
>>> shadows
>>> for icon labels on the desktop".
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>
>>> "Sarah" <Saranot1976@BADhotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:uLQGzkpKFHA.440@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Any time I have a "web Item" on my desktop, the text under the desktop
>>>> icons gets highlighted with a blue color! How do I eliminate those
>>>> colors so that the text under the icon is not highlighted like before?"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> By the way, the "lock web items on desktop" tab is not checked. I read
>>>> somewhere that un-checking it may help but it did not!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please help. Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Reply to Anonymous

I tried everything that everyone posted FINALLY I got it fixed and deleted my highlights. Poof....gone.

Solution.

Your desktop background is a transparent or animated GIF image: you have placed Web content on the desktop.....

1. click the desktop tab, select one of the default windows background images, and click Apply

2. Next, click the Customize Desktop button and click the Web tab in the resulting desktop Items dialog box. If there are any checked items in the Web pages list, uncheck them Also, uncheck the lock desktop items checkbox.

3. Click OK and OK again.

This should do it!

Judy Kay

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Reply to Anonymous

To change the color you have to diable one of the 'Themes Services'

1. Right click on My Computer, select Properties
2. Select the Advanced tab
3. Then the Performance button
4. Uncheck the 'Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop' box
5. Then click Apply, OK, OK

Reply to Anonymous

Anonymous wrote :

It Worked Judy! Many Thanks!!!!

Reply to Anonymous

i tried what you wrote but ,the text highlight is not removing what should i do

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