Make icon text background transparent
29 November 2001 by Snakefoot | Comment » | Trackback OffInstead of making your windows transparent, then it makes the icon text background on your desktop
transparent. Very useful when not wanting to ruin a nice wallpaper.
If using Windows XP one doesn't require an utility:
If using Windows XP one doesn't require an utility:
- Open Control Panel -> System Properties -> Advanced-tab -> Settings-button in Performance-section -> Check "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop".
- Open Control Panel -> Display Properties -> Desktop-tab -> Customize Desktop-button -> Web-tab -> Uncheck "Lock desktop items" (And also uncheck anything related to Web-content).
- If using a wallpaper on the desktop, then make sure it is bitmap (bmp) image and not using a html file as background.
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Updated: 19 June 2008
Comment by Satya - 9 October 2007 @ 18:19 Reply
You do not need any software to have your desktop icon text appear transperant…….
Be sure to follow all the four steps and it worked on my three computers.and hope it works for you tooo
1) System Properties>Advanced>Performance Settings>VisualEffects - check
“use drop shadows for icon labels”.
2) Right-click on Desktop ->Arrange Icons by>Lock Web items must be
cleared.
3) If you have any web content on your desktop, transparency won’t work.
To check for web content: Display Properties>Desktop>Customize
Desktop>Web - make sure all checkboxes are clear.
4) Wallpaper must be an image file, not html.