Desktop Icons- text highlight?
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sarah
March 17, 2005 12:29:48 AM
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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.
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.
More about : desktop icons text highlight
Anonymous
March 17, 2005 12:48:12 AM
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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".
--
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
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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.
>
>
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.
>
>
micky
March 17, 2005 1:20:18 AM
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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
news
zCpIvpKFHA.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.
>>
>>
>
>
Thanks for the quick reply Rick.
This tab is enabled! Thanks again.
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news
zCpIvpKFHA.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.
>>
>>
>
>
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sarah
March 17, 2005 1:22:58 AM
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Sorry, That is me too, Sarah! Different account..my husband's!
"micky" <00@0000hotmail.com> wrote in message
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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
> news
zCpIvpKFHA.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.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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
> news
zCpIvpKFHA.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.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
Anonymous
March 17, 2005 4:50:09 PM
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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.
>
>
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.
>
>
sarah
March 19, 2005 3:25:07 AM
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Any other suggestions? Thanks.
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news
zCpIvpKFHA.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.
>>
>>
>
>
Any other suggestions? Thanks.
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
news
zCpIvpKFHA.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.
>>
>>
>
>
Anonymous
March 19, 2005 9:08:14 AM
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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
> news
zCpIvpKFHA.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.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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
> news
zCpIvpKFHA.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.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
Anonymous
March 19, 2005 7:30:17 PM
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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
> news
zCpIvpKFHA.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.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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
> news
zCpIvpKFHA.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.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
Anonymous
March 20, 2005 1:26:35 AM
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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
>> news
zCpIvpKFHA.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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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
>> news
zCpIvpKFHA.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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
Anonymous
March 20, 2005 1:26:36 AM
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<heh> Sometimes someone else has to swing the hammer.....
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
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"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
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"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
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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
>> news
zCpIvpKFHA.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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
<heh> Sometimes someone else has to swing the hammer.....
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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
"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
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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
>> news
zCpIvpKFHA.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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
Anonymous
November 29, 2008 6:34:30 PM
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
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
Anonymous
January 21, 2009 1:31:50 PM
Anonymous
February 20, 2009 6:08:31 PM
Quote:
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
It Worked Judy! Many Thanks!!!!
Anonymous
June 9, 2009 11:23:42 AM
Anonymous
September 30, 2010 6:45:17 PM
I noticed that the icon text highlights came on after i chose to enable the "active desktop". I fixed it by doing the following:
Right-click a blank area on the desktop, and then click Properties.
On the Desktop tab, click Customize Desktop.
On the Web tab, uncheck any of the selections available
Select OK
On the Display properties window, Select Apply and Ok
The highlighted text should disappear after a few seconds. I hope this helps.
Right-click a blank area on the desktop, and then click Properties.
On the Desktop tab, click Customize Desktop.
On the Web tab, uncheck any of the selections available
Select OK
On the Display properties window, Select Apply and Ok
The highlighted text should disappear after a few seconds. I hope this helps.
gurkirat_karan
October 27, 2010 3:41:55 PM
thankxxxxxxx...........
it was really applicable .the best and only way to solve this problem is to follow these steps:-
right click on desktop.go to properties .>
go to desktop > click on "customize desktop" option given below>
choose the "web" tab >
now delete all the selections except "my current home page">
>select it >and click OK >
changes will surely b appliedhttp://img.tomshardware.com/forum/uk/icones/smilies/hel...
it was really applicable .the best and only way to solve this problem is to follow these steps:-
right click on desktop.go to properties .>
go to desktop > click on "customize desktop" option given below>
choose the "web" tab >
now delete all the selections except "my current home page">
>select it >and click OK >
changes will surely b appliedhttp://img.tomshardware.com/forum/uk/icones/smilies/hel...
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