I have tried this advice and it doesn't work. What I have is a white box
behind my labels under the icons on the desktop and an outline of white (with
no shadow) around each icon on the desktop. I can go into Control Panel and
change the color of the box to other colors but cannot eliminate the box. I
want it to be like it was, transparent, so the icons and titles are layed on
top of the background image. What do I need to do?

"kevhatch" wrote:

> Thx a lot, that did the trick
>
> "TaurArian [MS-MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Click on the Start button
> > Select Control Panel
> > Then select Performance and Maintenance/Adjust Visual Effects/"Use drop shadows for icon labels on
> > the Desktop".
> > Classic – Control Panel/System/Advanced/Performance/Settings
> > If this still doesn't do the trick, right-click the desktop, point to Arrange Icons By and make sure
> > that Lock Web Items on Desktop is un-checked
> >
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> > TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2006
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> >
> > "kevhatch" <kevhatch@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:082549A5-6CFF-4F01-9DE9-06D5D37089CF@microsoft.com...
> > > How do I get rid of the Blue Box around the text underneath my desktop icons?
> > > Done it before but can't remember how.... doh!
> > > Thx
> >
> >