The background color changed on its own. I made sure that checkbox is checked, but it didn't work. I've seen this before, but it went away when I rebooted. This time it won't.

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Open System Properties in Control Panel, choose the Advanced tab, and click Settings in the Performance section. Turn on the Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop option, and click Ok. You can also try MicroAngelo (v5.5 or later), which allows you to change the text color, configure custom icons, and change other aspects of Windows. Another utility of this type is WindowFX. Stet :)


On Saturday, April 27, 2002 at 5:19 am, Tim Dutton wrote:
>The background color changed on its own. I made sure that checkbox is checked, but
>it didn't work. I've seen this before, but it went away when I rebooted. This time
>it won't.

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Hi, Make certain that you do *not* have "Lock desktop items" enabled. You can find this option by going to to Display Properties, then clicking on the "Desktop" tab and clicking the "Customize Desktop" button (below the list of wallpapers). A second dialogue will appear, and you will need to click the "Web" tab and uncheck "Lock desktop items." Now your icon text should be rendered with transparent backgrounds.


On Saturday, April 27, 2002 at 5:19 am, Tim Dutton wrote:
>The background color changed on its own. I made sure that checkbox is checked, but
>it didn't work. I've seen this before, but it went away when I rebooted. This time
>it won't.

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Hi, I've tried all of the above but still can't get it to be transparent. Anyone got any other suggestions - not a problem with SP1 perhaps?


On Sunday, May 19, 2002 at 5:53 am, Peter wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Make certain that you do *not* have "Lock desktop items" enabled. You can find this
>option by going to to Display Properties, then clicking on the "Desktop" tab and
>clicking the "Customize Desktop" button (below the list of wallpapers). A second
>dialogue will appear, and you will need to click the "Web" tab and uncheck "Lock
>desktop items." Now your icon text should be rendered with transparent backgrounds.
>
>
>

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I had the same problem and just figured out how to change the setting back. The other descriptions were close, but in addition to going to display>Desktop>customize>web, uncheck any boxes that say "display website" at top of screen. Hit OK and apply. This should get rid of the problem.


On Thursday, January 30, 2003 at 7:34 pm, Creagh wrote:
>Hi, I've tried all of the above but still can't get it to be transparent. Anyone
>got any other suggestions - not a problem with SP1 perhaps?
>
>

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THIS REALLY WORKED, IM SO HAPPY!


On Monday, February 13, 2006 at 4:13 pm, Seth wrote:
>I had the same problem and just figured out how to change the setting back. The
>other descriptions were close, but in addition to going to display>Desktop>customize>web,
>uncheck any boxes that say "display website" at top of screen. Hit OK and apply.
> This should get rid of the problem.
>
>
>

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Thanks alot pal!


On Monday, February 13, 2006 at 4:13 pm, Seth wrote:
>I had the same problem and just figured out how to change the setting back. The
>other descriptions were close, but in addition to going to display>Desktop>customize>web,
>uncheck any boxes that say "display website" at top of screen. Hit OK and apply.
> This should get rid of the problem.
>
>
>

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Thanks for the posts. This worked for me, too. Unchecking the display web pages, unchecking the Use Drop Shadows for Icons..., and then rechecking the Use Drop Shadows for Icons... Thanks, All.


On Friday, January 12, 2007 at 6:31 am, Faye wrote:
>
>Thanks alot pal!
>
>

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