Re: Desktop items not using clear background on text?

Right click 'My Computer', Advanced, Performance - Click on Settings, under
Visual Effects scroll down and click on 'Use drop shadows for icons on the
desktop' You should be back to the look you are after.


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"GaryE" <GaryE.1wc9u2@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Im running Windows XP Home on my sony vaio laptop. My screen has been
> playing up recently and would not reactivate itself after xp shut it
> down after a period of inactivity. I ended up giving my keyboard a bit
> of a 'mad tapping' session in the frustration of the display not being
> restored.
>
> Anyway, after this I have come back to my desktop only to find that I
> now have poor quality shadows behind my desktop icons and also the text
> is not using a clear background?!!? In fact it looks as though I have
> highlighted my desktop items but I haven't - the images are obviosuly
> not highlighted.
>
> However items inside a folder or my docs etc are completely fine! So it
> must be soemthing i've managed to change through desktop properties? But
> I can't find what it is for the life of me, so if anyone can help out,
> it would be much appreciated.
>
> I have attached a screenshot of whats going on.
>
> Thanks for any replies.
>
> Gary
>
> [image: http://www.network49.com/temp/BG.jpg]
>
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> GaryE