Desktop icon label transparency?

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The setting for (use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop) under
start/control panel/system/advanced/performance - feature doesn't work on my
wifes desktop, but mine is just fine

In other words, her icons have a colored box behind the font when she has a
picture as wallpaper.

When I switched her background to a solid color the box behind the text was
transparent and all you see is the text which is the way I want it.

Is there a file missing or something?

She said she hit a key or something and a box popped up and started doing
something so she just hit cancel. Ever since then her icons have labels.

I may have to do the system restore, but if anyone knows how to fix this
first, that would be great

Thanks, Dennis

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Thanks Patti, But unfortunately I tried it and it did not work. It wasnt
checked at first, so I checked it first and then went back and unchecked it.
Thanks anyway
"Patti MacLeod" <pam120@nospamshaw.ca> wrote in message
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> Hi Ponyboy,
>
> Give this a try and see if it fixes the problem........
>
> Right-click a blank area of the Desktop, then select Arrange Icons by and
> then click on Lock Web Items on Desktop in order to uncheck it.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Patti MacLeod
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
> "Ponyboy" <shodeo@REMOVEcomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:-YqdnX2wnrEsoCXfRVn-qw@comcast.com...
>> The setting for (use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop) under
>> start/control panel/system/advanced/performance - feature doesn't work on
> my
>> wifes desktop, but mine is just fine
>>
>> In other words, her icons have a colored box behind the font when she has
> a
>> picture as wallpaper.
>>
>> When I switched her background to a solid color the box behind the text
> was
>> transparent and all you see is the text which is the way I want it.
>>
>> Is there a file missing or something?
>>
>> She said she hit a key or something and a box popped up and started doing
>> something so she just hit cancel. Ever since then her icons have labels.
>>
>> I may have to do the system restore, but if anyone knows how to fix this
>> first, that would be great
>>
>> Thanks, Dennis
>>
>> .
>>
>>
>>
>
>