Windows XP question (help)

[TooLiveBrew]

Relatively simple - I want my desktop icons' text footers to be transparent relative to the background wallpaper.

This was one of those instances where I didn't apply any kind of changes, but the desktop sort of re-set on its own. I can access the "Properties" with a right-click on the desktop, and can change the color of the text footers, but I can't find an option that says 'transparent' or figure out how to change back to whatever default setting it had been on.

Thanks in advance for any help you folks can offer! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif


(it's because I have a sweet pic of the LF bleachers area of Miller Park - pic is mainly of Bernie's chateau/house - as my wallpaper)

[zachlaka]

Here is how to do that.

 

Open The Control Panel

 

Click System Icon

 

Click the Advanced tab

 

Click Settings in the Performance section

 

Scrool down and check the "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop" checkbox

 

Click OK

[Baldkin]

Press the winkey + Pause/break to bring up system properties.

Click the Advanced Tab.

Under performance, click settings.

Scroll to the bottom and make sure the 'Use drop shadows for icon labels on

the desktop' is checked.

Click Apply, Ok, Ok and your done.

[1992casey]

This sounds extremely intuitive.

[TooLiveBrew]

I appreciate it fellas, but unfortunately it didn't work. Would my playing around with the color settings for the icons (the 'right-click' process I mentioned in the OP) be a factor?

[1992casey]

Stab in the dark

 

I'm on a Mac, so I can't try it. Methinks what you want is already transparent in OS X. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[TooLiveBrew]

Sweet! Thanks casey, and also to zachlaka & baldkin. Much appreciated, boys. Here's what fixed it for me (from the link casey provided):

 

 

To make background transparent behind the text under your desktop icons you must not have any web items on your desktop. Right click on your desktop, click "Properties", select the "Desktop" tab, at the bottom left of this tab click on "Customize Desktop", this will open a new window called "Desktop Items", in this new window select the "Web" tab and make sure that there are no items checked in the "Web pages:" frame.

[1992casey]

Glad it worked. Annoyances.org is a great site.