Resolved Lost my transparent text boxes

My desktop icon's text boxes are the color specified in desktop properties/appearance/advanced/desktop. They used to be transparent, looking like a box-less label under the icon. I've tried all of the obvious stuff, but cannot find how to make the text boxes transparent again. Anyone???

 

Hi SCFrance,

Here's just a couple of quickie links to settings you need to check:

http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/troub-04.html

http://www.windowsbbs.com/windows-x...tried-what-says-but-wont-work.html#post332348

Google hit list of some of our boards past hits on the topic:
no transparent desktop icons

 

Also go to My Computer and right-click it > Properties > Advanced Tab > Settings button (Performance Area) > scroll down and tag the box labeled "Use drop shadows for icon label on the desktop. "

 

That fixed it. My 'lock desktop items' box was checked. When I unchecked it, all was well. Goddez1, ya did so well on that one, would you take a look at another post I made last year? Title: IE8 Form AutoComplete problem

Tks

 

So sorry SCFrance,

As luck would have it, I neither use IE, prefer FireFox, nor any "autocomplete form" feature, in either browser. I can't help you with that one. I am happy to see that your original problem has been solved though.

Your most welcome, for that, and thank you for the update.

 

I use Roboform freeware for I.E.7. Don't know if it works w/ IE8.

www.roboform.com