I have a question about How do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?:

How about.. how do you remove icon text from your desktop completely? I only have a couple of icons on my desktop and I know what they all lead to. I don't need redundant text to show me what/where they lead to.

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The easiest solution I've found is to simply put one space in the text box (ie: right click on the icon and choose "rename" and hit the space bar once...then enter). You still have a small spot there under the icon, but with the use of the Transparent app, you can't see it unless the icon is highlighted.


On Saturday, August 30, 2003 at 1:01 pm, zvehn wrote:
>I have a question about How
>do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?:

>
>How about.. how do you remove icon text from your desktop completely? I only have
>a couple of icons on my desktop and I know what they all lead to. I don't need redundant
>text to show me what/where they lead to.

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This is most annoying, as others in this chain, "out of the blue" my Win XP desktop icons acquired a blue box around the text. None of the suggested remedies helped. Anybody has a magic cure?


On Sunday, August 31, 2003 at 4:56 am, Curt R wrote:
>

The easiest solution I've found is to simply put one space in the text box (ie:
>right click on the icon and choose "rename" and hit the space bar once...then enter).
> You still have a small spot there under the icon, but with the use of the Transparent
>app, you can't see it unless the icon is highlighted.
>
>

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This works: Go to control panel - double click system choose advanced tab Click on settings within the performance box Make sure 'use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop' is ticked. If not; tick and click apply, then ok and this should have reverted back, If not and the box was already ticked, try unticking it, apply, then ok and then restart the process over again Another thing to try: right click on the desktop go to arrange icons by and scroll down to 'lock web items on desktop' this should not be ticked. Hope this helps


On Saturday, August 30, 2003 at 1:01 pm, zvehn wrote:
>I have a question about How
>do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?:

>
>How about.. how do you remove icon text from your desktop completely? I only have
>a couple of icons on my desktop and I know what they all lead to. I don't need redundant
>text to show me what/where they lead to.

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Blarnoosti is one of many suggesting the same fix, unfortunately it doesn't work for me. The 'use drop shadows' is already checked and the 'lock web items' is unchecked. I switch them and apply, reset them and apply, no joy.


On Monday, October 11, 2004 at 6:19 pm, Blarnoosti wrote:
>This works:
>Go to control panel - double click system
>choose advanced tab
>Click on settings within the performance box
>Make sure 'use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop' is ticked.
>If not; tick and click apply, then ok and this should have reverted back,
>If not and the box was already ticked, try unticking it, apply, then ok and then
>restart the process over again
>
>Another thing to try: right click on the desktop go to arrange icons by and scroll
>down to 'lock web items on desktop' this should not be ticked.
>
>Hope this helps
>
>
>

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Hi, I tried this, but it did not solve the problem for me. What I had to do in my case was delete a file that I had somehow added to my Active Directory. I went to Display Properties > Desktop > Customize Desktop > Web. There I noticed a weird image file. The only one I needed there was "My Current Home Page". I checked and deleted the weird image file. Then I went back to Performance Options (as mentioned in this article), rechecked the "use drop shadows for icon labels on the destop" checkbox, and shazam, my problem was fixed. Hope this helps others too. Regards, Somaiah.


On Tuesday, November 2, 2004 at 5:04 am, Geordie wrote:
>Blarnoosti is one of many suggesting the same fix, unfortunately it doesn't work
>for me. The 'use drop shadows' is already checked and the 'lock web items' is unchecked.
>I switch them and apply, reset them and apply, no joy.
>
>
>

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(1) chose Icon/Shortcut & press F2 (for renaming). (2) delete Shortcutname. (3) press/hold the ALT-Key & enter "0160" without "" (4) Enter. Just works fine...


On Saturday, August 30, 2003 at 1:01 pm, zvehn wrote:
>I have a question about How
>do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?:

>
>How about.. how do you remove icon text from your desktop completely? I only have
>a couple of icons on my desktop and I know what they all lead to. I don't need redundant
>text to show me what/where they lead to.

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Is there any way to cllear the blue highlight under the icons on the desktop and still have a name under the icon? The solution given deletes the entire name of the icon.


On Friday, April 16, 2004 at 5:29 am, ivan wrote:
>This is most annoying, as others in this chain, "out of the blue" my Win XP desktop
>icons acquired a blue box around the text. None of the suggested remedies helped.
> Anybody has a magic cure?
>
>
>

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Yes Somaiah..You are right..I also faced the same problem and your solution worked fine for me.....Thanks for sharing


On Monday, November 29, 2004 at 6:53 am, Somaiah Kumbera wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I tried this, but it did not solve the problem for me. What I had to do in my case
>was delete a file that I had somehow added to my Active Directory.
>
>I went to Display Properties > Desktop > Customize Desktop > Web.
>
>There I noticed a weird image file. The only one I needed there was "My Current Home
>Page". I checked and deleted the weird image file.
>
>Then I went back to Performance Options (as mentioned in this article), rechecked
>the "use drop shadows for icon labels on the destop" checkbox, and shazam, my problem
>was fixed.
>
>Hope this helps others too.
>
>Regards,
>Somaiah.
>
>
>

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can't take credit for this but after hours of trying, this finally worked. i am pasting something i found on another web site. here it is and it works. good luck. Hi, Right click on desktop. Click down to Properties, then open the Desktop tab. Click on the Customize Desktop button, then open the Web tab. Delete everything in the Web Pages box except, My Current Home Page. Press OK, then Apply, and maybe OK again. Possibly restart for settings to take effect. Should solve the problem. Good luck, Rob Warren


On Friday, April 16, 2004 at 5:29 am, ivan wrote:
>This is most annoying, as others in this chain, "out of the blue" my Win XP desktop
>icons acquired a blue box around the text. None of the suggested remedies helped.
> Anybody has a magic cure?
>
>
>

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i'll bet that when the muffler falls off of your car, you just turn up the radio! warren


On Saturday, August 30, 2003 at 1:01 pm, zvehn wrote:
>I have a question about How
>do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?:

>
>How about.. how do you remove icon text from your desktop completely? I only have
>a couple of icons on my desktop and I know what they all lead to. I don't need redundant
>text to show me what/where they lead to.

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Thanks Somaiah you fixed my problem, I also had a weird picture box. Regards, Morris


On Thursday, June 30, 2005 at 8:55 pm, Anil wrote:
>
>Yes Somaiah..You are right..I also faced the same problem and your solution worked
>fine for me.....Thanks for sharing
>
>

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HOT DAMN! IT WORKS!!!! Thanks for ending hours of frustration and blank looks from supposed computer experts.


On Monday, November 7, 2005 at 4:04 pm, warren wrote:
>
>can't take credit for this but after hours of trying, this finally worked. i am pasting
>something i found on another web site. here it is and it works. good luck.
>
>
>Hi, Right click on desktop. Click down to Properties, then open the Desktop tab.
>Click on the Customize Desktop button, then open the Web tab. Delete everything in
>the Web Pages box except, My Current Home Page. Press OK, then Apply, and maybe OK
>again. Possibly restart for settings to take effect. Should solve the problem. Good
>luck, Rob
>
>Warren
>
>

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