Desktop Background Color

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

Click Start, right click My Computer,
click properties,
click advanced tab,
Under Performance, click Settings button,
Scroll down and click to add a check mark in front of -
Use drop shadows for Icon Labels on the desktop.
Apply and Ok back to the desktop.
You may have to reboot to take effect.

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JerryM (ID)

MURPHY'S COMPUTER LAW
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has thought of someone he can blame it on.

"Chris Record" <crecord@usa.net> wrote in message news:0cf001c48b9f$18d798e0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Does anyone know how to have the desktop in XP not show a
> background color. On the desktop icons I just want the
> text, not a "color" box with text. My desktop was that
> way but it changed somehow. The look is similar to the
> older windows desktop theme.

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

I had a corrupted profile (Microsoft support daignosed). Created new
profile, problem fixed.

"Chris" wrote:

> Still didn't change. I'm perplexed.
>
> "Squire" wrote:
>
> > Click Start, right click My Computer,
> > click properties,
> > click advanced tab,
> > Under Performance, click Settings button,
> > Scroll down and click to add a check mark in front of -
> > Use drop shadows for Icon Labels on the desktop.
> > Apply and Ok back to the desktop.
> > You may have to reboot to take effect.
> >
> > --
> > JerryM (ID)
> >
> > MURPHY'S COMPUTER LAW
> > A man who can smile when things go wrong,
> > has thought of someone he can blame it on.
> >
> > "Chris Record" <crecord@usa.net> wrote in message news:0cf001c48b9f$18d798e0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> > > Does anyone know how to have the desktop in XP not show a
> > > background color. On the desktop icons I just want the
> > > text, not a "color" box with text. My desktop was that
> > > way but it changed somehow. The look is similar to the
> > > older windows desktop theme.
> >