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    How Do I Fix This Desktop Background Problem?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by lnknprkn, Nov 18, 2007.

  1. lnknprkn

    lnknprkn Notebook Consultant

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    how do i fix this problem? if you look in the picture i provided, the font of the shortcuts are of the default color background, instead of being translucent to the background. how can i fix this?

    i'm running windows XP SP2 by they way

    Thanks for any help :)
     
    lnknprkn, Nov 18, 2007
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  2. moon angel

    moon angel Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    I think if you re-save the background image as a jpeg and make that your background this problem will go away.
     
    moon angel, Nov 18, 2007
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  3. g00da777

    g00da777 Newbie

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    Currently I'm running Windows Vista sooo I can't really give you the EXACT buttons to solve this problem. I beleive it goes something like this...

    My Computer > System> Visual Settings/Effects? > and there should be a list of Windows Visual Settings...

    If I'm not mistaken, you unchecked a box to "improve your system's performance" (that's what I did) One of those boxes contain the feature to make the font of desktop icons translucent... Check each one until the translucent font returns =]

    Hope this helped

    I used to have this problem too
     
    g00da777, Nov 18, 2007
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  4. Budding

    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    I don't believe you can make the icon texts go translucent. I managed to make my icons translucent on my XP machine when I still had it using some hacks from http://www.microangelo.us/. I don't believe they are free, however.
     
    Budding, Nov 18, 2007
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  5. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    Make sure "Use Drop Shadows for icon labels on the desktop" is checked in the Performance options in the system properties
    (Control Panel-System-Advanced-Performance Setting[click])
     
    Kdawgca, Nov 18, 2007
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    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    I too am running Vista now, but having used 98, 2000 and XP, I'm almost positive that your problem is a result of having web content enabled on your desktop. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, check Control Panel>Display Properties>Desktop>Customize Desktop>Web and make sure you have no web content (images from your computer can be set as background through this option; it doesn't have to be web pages). In other words, make sure your desktop image is set via the normal Desktop tab. Please tell me I'm making sense. =^d
     
    pixelot, Nov 18, 2007
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  7. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Ha! Yes, I'm right. I just looked at your picture again and I can see the line near the top of your screen where the image ends, with that telltale little line around the edge- I'm sure it's set through the Web option. Set it through the Desktop tab, and take the Web content off of there, and you'll be good to go!
    Cheers...
     
    pixelot, Nov 18, 2007
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  8. lnknprkn

    lnknprkn Notebook Consultant

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    this fixed it for me. thanks :D
     
    lnknprkn, Nov 18, 2007
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