I have changed the desktop display properties and now include a colour under
the desktop tab. The effect is that mt icons now all appear to be selected.

I want to remove the colour but do not appear to be able to,

Help

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.

"gbam15" <gbam15@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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|I have changed the desktop display properties and now include a colour under
| the desktop tab. The effect is that mt icons now all appear to be selected.
|
| I want to remove the colour but do not appear to be able to,
|
| Help

I tried this but still no joy,



"Touch Base" wrote:

> 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.
>
> "gbam15" <gbam15@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3E555259-B2E6-4E41-9D21-B577880ADEF6@microsoft.com...
> |I have changed the desktop display properties and now include a colour under
> | the desktop tab. The effect is that mt icons now all appear to be selected.
> |
> | I want to remove the colour but do not appear to be able to,
> |
> | Help
>
>
>

Four things are required for transparent icon backgrounds:

1) 'System Properties' -> 'Advanced' tab -> Performance 'Settings' -> 'Visual Effects' tab:
"use drop shadows for icon labels..." must be checked

2) Right-click on Desktop -> 'Arrange Icons by' -> "Lock Web items..." must be CLEARED

3) If you have any web content on your desktop, transparency won't work.

To check for web content: Display Properties > Desktop tab > Customize Desktop button > Web tab > make sure all checkboxes are clear.

4) Wallpaper must be an image file, not html.

Keith


"gbam15" <gbam15@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3E555259-B2E6-4E41-9D21-B577880ADEF6@microsoft.com...
> I have changed the desktop display properties and now include a colour under
> the desktop tab. The effect is that mt icons now all appear to be selected.
>
> I want to remove the colour but do not appear to be able to,
>
> Help