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"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
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> In news:eoF649MhFHA.1468@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
> Bruce Hagen <Nospam@mymail.invalid> typed:
>
>> Just had a brain fart. Someone just called me and asked how to have
>> the icons on the Desktop just have the text under them and not the
>> text in a blue box, and I forgot. Can you jump start my memory?
>
>
> From a post by Malke:
> To have transparent icons:
>
> 1) Hold down the Windows key and press Pause/Break. On the "Advanced" tab,
> under "Performance" click "Settings." On the "Visual Effects" tab, make
> sure the box "Use drop shadows for icon labels" is checked
>
> 2) Right-click on the Desktop, and make sure that "Arrange Icons by" "Lock
> Web items" is not checked.
>
> 3) Right-click on the Desktop, and choose Properties. Othe "Desktop" tab,
> click "Customize Desktop," then on the "Web" tab, uncheck all boxes.
>
> 4) Make sure any Wallpaper is an image file. Html will stop the
> transparency.
>
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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>
Thank you kindly,
Bruce
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