Re: Text background below a desktop icons

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Yes, I have.
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host


"SimonRB" wrote:

> have you tried an inplace repair?
>
> "Host" <Host@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:9F0858BB-37BC-4275-83C8-E9C8F702C500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi Malke,
> >
> > I tried all your suggestions sooner and now (all settings are right) and
> > also Kellys script but there is no change of icons on my desktop. Before
> > now
> > I had the same problem and repairing was easy but I do not remember it.
> > --
> > host
> >
> >
> > "Malke" wrote:
> >
> >> Host wrote:
> >>
> >> > Could you help me please somebody?
> >> > I had a spyware on my PC several weeks ago. From that time I cannot
> >> > restore a desktop icons. The text background below the icons are not
> >> > transparent as were originally. I have tryed a lot of ways
> >> > but....nothing helped me.
> >>
> >> Is the Desktop under your control now? Go to the Display applet in
> >> Control Panel and look on the Desktop tab. Click on Customize Desktop,
> >> and then click on the Web tab. You will see that there are checkboxes
> >> next to "My Current Home Page" and probably "Lock Desktop Items".
> >> Uncheck these.
> >>
> >> If you can't enable desktop backgrounds after a virus, MVP Kelly Theriot
> >> has a fix. Look under Wallpaper-Desktop-Disable Changing here:
> >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_w.htm
> >>
> >> Otherwise, open the System applet in Control Panel, choose the Advanced
> >> tab, and click Settings in the Performance section. Turn on the "Use
> >> drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop option", and click Ok.
> >>
> >> Four things are required for transparent icon backgrounds:
> >>
> >> 1) System Properties>Advanced>Performance Settings>VisualEffects - check
> >> "use drop shadows for icon labels".
> >>
> >> 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>Customize
> >> Desktop>Web - make sure all checkboxes are clear.
> >>
> >> 4) Wallpaper must be an image file, not html.
> >>
> >> Malke
> >> --
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> >> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
> >>
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