Stupid XP Desktop settings question...............

[JSFord]

My 20 month old decided to pound on my keyboard for a while and has messed up my icons.

I have a photo set as my background on the desktop. Before there were no borders around the icons,
all you saw was the picture in the background. Now it shows a colored border and its ANNOYING! lol.

I can change the color but I cant make it clear or no border like it was before.

HELP!!!

 

[Canterwood]

Do you mean a coloured box around the icon text?

If so, then right click on My Computer - Properties - Advanced - Performance - Tick the 'Use drop shadows for icon labels on desktop' box
or just use the 'Adjust for best appearance' selection, which enables all the eye candy stuff.

 

[JSFord]

Yes the colored box around the text. I tried that, it was already set to best appearnace and the box is checked, now what! lol

 

[FungusFeet]

What file type is your background?

 

[JSFord]

Its just a jpeg picture from a digicam. This just happened it did look right before the baby went to punding on the keyboard and mouse. lol

 

[JSFord]

Anyone got any ideas?

 

[FungusFeet]

In Display Properties, try going to Desktop -> Customize Desktop -> Web -> uncheck Lock desktop Items.

edit: Try this too...Go to system properties (Windows Key + Pause/nBreak) -> Advanced ->Performance Settings -> check Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop.

 

[JSFord]

The first one did it Fungus.

THANKS!!!