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re: Cannot get desktop icons transparent - need activedesktop on & pref. drop shadows off.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at 2:29 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Mark Bishop
(2 messages posted)
Dude,
I meant you need to untick or tick one of the checkboxes in that screen, not the
icons themselves.
If it does not work for you maybe its because I use Windows Server 2003 not XP -
perhaps XP is even more stricken by the moronic plague i.e. redmond syndrome
Good luck!
On Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 1:56 pm, Scott wrote:
>I've tried everything here and nothing works. I tried the gpedit idea, but I do
>not have Windows Explorer listed under Windows Components! I only have Windows
Media
>listed there, so it was a dead end. Arranging icons is likewise a deadend. I've
>converted the background tile to a BMP and that was a deadend. Any other ideas?
>
>The idea of going into settings and clicking on an icon while in the dialog box
doesn't
>work because as soon as the OK is hit in the dialog box, the icon highlighting goes
>away - so I don't see how that was ever intended to work. I don't see Windows succumbing
>to the mouse...
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