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re: Desktop icon text transparent utility !!
Friday, November 23, 2001 at 6:13 am
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Posted by jsshackel (31 messages posted)

If you're referring to a transparent background for desktop icon text, or in other words no colored block around the text, then go to Start/Control Panel (switch to 'Classic View' left-hand side if not already set)/System/Advanced/Performance,Settings/Visual Effects. Scroll to bottom of menu and check 'use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop'. Voila. (You can also change animations and effects here, but the more effects the slower the response. It's a balance between purty graphics and speed depending on system speed. Search for and download Microsoft Powertoys for XP to get TweakUI for XP and run it for even more customization control!)

On Monday, November 19, 2001 at 4:31 pm, boss wrote:

>I dont see it in my XP ?! why ?! 
>Cuz i saw other XP installed in my friends machines with this utility !!! 
>
>If it's a utility in XP, how can i change it ?? without installing SW ?! 
>

Written in response to:: Desktop icon text transparent utility !! (boss: Monday, November 19, 2001 at 4:31 pm)

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Desktop icon text transparent utility !! (boss: Mon, Nov 19, 2001, 4:31 pm)

re: Desktop icon text transparent utility !! (Buzididdle: Tue, Nov 20, 2001, 4:57 am)

re: Desktop icon text transparent utility !! (boss: Tue, Nov 20, 2001, 1:44 pm)

re: Desktop icon text transparent utility !! (k. whelchel: Sun, Mar 11, 2007, 11:22 am)

re: Desktop icon text transparent utility !! (jsshackel: Fri, Nov 23, 2001, 6:13 am)

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