Highlighted Desktop Icons

Question

The words beneath my desktop icons are highlighted blue. I searched the forum and tried what worked for others that were having a possible similar situation--changing the visual effects by clicking the remove shadow box. That didn't work. I can change the color of the highlight by going Start/Control/Appearence/Change desktop background. What ever color I choose, the highlight changes --I just can't get rid of it. The other user on my computer doesn't have it on their desktop icons and I don't see any difference with our settings. Any ideas to help? Thanks...

trudilynn · Answer

It's me again. I see a difference in between the other user's desktop and mine. When you click on the color selection, in the change desktop section, next to where is says other, they have another box next the the word other. I don't have that on mine. That is the color that they have selected. I don't even have that color as one of my choices. I don't believe they ever created a custom color either. I don't want a custom color, I want the color gone. I just want to see my desktop background and my icons--that's all...

datapod · Answer

@trudilynn wrote:
The words beneath my desktop icons are highlighted blue. I searched the forum and tried what worked for others that were having a possible similar situation--changing the visual effects by clicking the remove shadow box. That didn't work. I can change the color of the highlight by going Start/Control/Appearence/Change desktop background. What ever color I choose, the highlight changes --I just can't get rid of it. The other user on my computer doesn't have it on their desktop icons and I don't see any difference with our settings. Any ideas to help? Thanks...

Four things are required for transparent icon backgrounds:

1) In System Properties (right click "My Computer" and choose Properties *or* open "System" in Control Panel *or* press the Windows Logo key and the Pause/Break key on your keyboard together.) Go to the Advanced tab Click Performance then Settings. On the Visual Effects tab "use drop shadows for icon labels" must be selected.

2) Right-click an empty spot on your Desktop and point to "Arrange Icons By" The "Lock Web Items on Desktop" selection must be cleared.

3) If you have any web content on your desktop, transparency won't work.
(To check for web content: Right click an empty spot on your Desktop and choose Properties. In Display Properties go to the Desktop tab, click "Customize Desktop" Go to the Web tab, make sure all checkboxes are clear.)

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

trudilynn · Answer

Your #2 suggestion worked for me---thank you so much!

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Highlighted Desktop Icons

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