I fixed my background problem.
I was trying to get the background color of my icons to be similar to my
wild wallpaper. I was under desktop properties, customize, web - and
found a file listed there that was checked to display. I didn't know
what the file was, so I unchecked it and hit ok. Now the background is
transparent.
Hope this helps others.
Diane Kroeckel
On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 14:06:26 -0600 Diane Kroeckel <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> I've tried what you recommended below, but it didn't work. I took
> away
> all the checks, didn't work. Just checked icon shadows, still
> didn't
> work. So they're all checked again. They used to be transparent,
> but
> not now.
>
> I have another log in, it's fine. The icons have transparent
> backgrounds.
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> Diane Kroeckel
>
>
> On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 13:37:26 +0000 "Paul A. Shippert"
> <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> > Greetings Diane & List--
> > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: Diane Kroeckel <[log in to unmask]>
> > > How do you change the background of desktop icons so the
> > background is
> > > transparent?
> > >
> > > I'm using XP Pro
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Diane Kroeckel
> > ----------------end original--------------------------------
> >
> > What has worked for me is the following procedure:
> >
> > Right click My Computer -> Left click Properties - > Left click
> the
> > Advanced tab -> Left click the Settings button in the Performance
>
> > section -> On the Performance Options Visual Effects tab, I begin
> by
> > clicking "Adjust for best performance. This un-checks all of the
> > visual effects. I then put a check mark by Show shadows under
> menus,
> > Show shadows under mouse pointer, Show translucent selection
> > rectangle, Show window contents while dragging, Smooth edges of
> > screen fonts, and Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop.
>
> > The last item has the most direct effect with regard to the
> > transparency of the icons. With that item un-checked, there is a
> > rectangular background for the icon lables in whatever desktop
> > background color you've chosen. Checking that item makes the icon
>
> > label transparent.
> >
> > HTH.
> >
> > Paul A. Shippert
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