You know how the program name under the icon, on the desktop, is clear. For
some reason the background for all of those program names, and a bit of the
icons shadow has gone a different colour. Is there anyway to put it back to
clear?

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;
or try
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.

"Aussie619" <Aussie619@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> You know how the program name under the icon, on the desktop, is clear. For
> some reason the background for all of those program names, and a bit of the
> icons shadow has gone a different colour. Is there anyway to put it back to
> clear?