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?)
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.
"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.
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.
>