Right click on desktop. Select Properties, then open Desktop tab.
Click on the Customize Desktop button, then open the Web tab.
Delete everything in the Web Pages box except, My Current Home Page.
Press OK, then Apply, and maybe OK again.
You may have to restart for settings to take effect.

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TaurArian [MS-MVP] 2005-2006
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"theoneandonly" <theoneandonly@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9C4F4848-39A1-424E-8D93-3BD313E7F1E0@microsoft.com...
>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
>> >
>> >