Unable to remove shadow of desktop icons of Windows XP

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Control Panel-System-Advanced-Performance Settings.
The option is: "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop" on
the Visual Effects tab

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 21:26:05 -0700, "Raghu Kolar" <Raghu
Kolar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hi there,
>
>I am unable to find any option to remove the shadow of the desktop icons.
>The text displayed below the icons also displays the shadow.
>
>Does anyone know how to remove this shadow.
>
>Regards,
>Raghu K.

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In addition to Alan's always spot-on advice, also right click the desktop
and choose 'arrange icons by', and make sure 'lock web items on the desktop'
is not checked. If it is, click on it to uncheck it. This feature, when
enabled, will also cause the desktop icons to use the desktop background
color.

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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

"Alan Edwards" <edwards@southcom.com.au> wrote in message
news:b3vqg1tbulj6ebkqtn8d5fl1uqnn0hlk86@4ax.com...
> Control Panel-System-Advanced-Performance Settings.
> The option is: "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop" on
> the Visual Effects tab
>
> ...Alan
> --
> Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
> http://dts-l.org/index.html
>
> On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 21:26:05 -0700, "Raghu Kolar" <Raghu
> Kolar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi there,
>>
>>I am unable to find any option to remove the shadow of the desktop icons.
>>The text displayed below the icons also displays the shadow.
>>
>>Does anyone know how to remove this shadow.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Raghu K.

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Thanks Rick.

Your input is always extremely welcome.
I like the way you phrase things.

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 06:17:11 -0400, "Rick \"Nutcase\" Rogers"
<rick@mvps.org> wrote:

>In addition to Alan's always spot-on advice, also right click the desktop
>and choose 'arrange icons by', and make sure 'lock web items on the desktop'
>is not checked. If it is, click on it to uncheck it. This feature, when
>enabled, will also cause the desktop icons to use the desktop background
>color.
>
>--
>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
>
>"Alan Edwards" <edwards@southcom.com.au> wrote in message
>news:b3vqg1tbulj6ebkqtn8d5fl1uqnn0hlk86@4ax.com...
>> Control Panel-System-Advanced-Performance Settings.
>> The option is: "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop" on
>> the Visual Effects tab
>>
>> ...Alan
>> --
>> Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
>> http://dts-l.org/index.html
>>
>> On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 21:26:05 -0700, "Raghu Kolar" <Raghu
>> Kolar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi there,
>>>
>>>I am unable to find any option to remove the shadow of the desktop icons.
>>>The text displayed below the icons also displays the shadow.
>>>
>>>Does anyone know how to remove this shadow.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>Raghu K.
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

I tried the same, but no luck.

Thanks,
Raghu.

"Alan Edwards" wrote:

> Control Panel-System-Advanced-Performance Settings.
> The option is: "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop" on
> the Visual Effects tab
>
> ....Alan
> --
> Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
> http://dts-l.org/index.html
>
> On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 21:26:05 -0700, "Raghu Kolar" <Raghu
> Kolar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi there,
> >
> >I am unable to find any option to remove the shadow of the desktop icons.
> >The text displayed below the icons also displays the shadow.
> >
> >Does anyone know how to remove this shadow.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Raghu K.
>

I did all the options given in the reply. But still i am not able to remove drop shadows from desktop icons.
Is there any other option?

i did the same method but still have problem need help.

properities- - desktop --customize desktop-u will find genaral and web --
click in web and delete the new new things which u are added
hope you follow steps
regards
abdalla khider

properities- - desktop --customize desktop-u will find genaral and web --
click in web and delete the new new things which u are added
hope you follow steps
regards
abdalla khider

Hey guys try this..

Close all your programs. Go to desktop.
Right click and choose Properties.
On the properties window go to desktop tab then click Customize Desktop.

Click on Web, in the Web Page area of Web tab delete the check boxes and Apply changes.

In sort:
Right click --> Properties--> Desktop-->Customize Desktop-->Web-->Delete

Thanks.

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YOU ARE THE MAN! THAT FIXED MY PROBLEM. I TRIED EVERYTHING ELSE AND YOUR ADVICE WAS THE ONLY SOLUTION. THANKS MUCH...KIMO

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