Re: "Use drop shadows for icon labels" has no effect

Four things are required for transparent icon backgrounds:

1.Control Panel-System-Advanced-Performance Settings.
Check "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop" on the Visual
Effects tab.

2.Right-click on Desktop - "Arrange Icons by" and ensure Lock Web
items is cleared.

3.Transparency will not work if you have web content on your desktop,
Control Panel - Display Properties - Desktop tab - Customize Desktop -
Web tab. Clear all check boxes.

4. Ensure the Wallpaper is an image file not HTML.

See:
Desktop icons and icon labels may not display background transparency
or the drop shadow effect in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305117

....Alan
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Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.htm



On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:10:49 -0800 (PST), in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support, kimiraikkonen
<kimiraikkonen85@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello,
I have XP SP2 Pro with necessary updates. I have an interesting
problem:

By default "'use drop shadows for icon labels'' is enabled and i have
NO web or active desktop related items or no locked web-item on
desktop as icon. (checked).

The problem is: if I refresh desktop, drop shadow of icons comes back.
If i click any of icon or open/close some window(i mean, if i use
system), drop shadows are lost!... The interesting thing is that the
transparency is present but shadows aren't.

I have no idea. I'm using the latest VGA driver for my NVIDIA card,
however i noticed that happened after installing official Nvidia
drivers (has control panel, but nothing about that problem) or i came
accross who knows.

My VGA card is OK except that XP-related problem.

I'll give 5 ratings who solves that problem :)

Look at screenshot which describes:

http://aycu04.webshots.com/image/34723/2002481511922673052_rs.jpg

Thanks.
.

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