Remove the background from desktop shortcut name

[ak1dnar]

Hi there,
As you can see in the attached picture there is a blue color background on the name of the desktop shortcuts. How to remove this. (Should I say Plzzzzz ?)

Thanks
-ajaxrand

[epots9]

i am not sure if that can be done, but you can change the colour if you want.

[Nepomuk]

It must be possible somehow, some of the Windows XP standard background picktures have it that way... I don't know, how they do it however.

[ak1dnar]

Guys, The default way of the background color should be transparent, right?
I don't know, how It came like this.but as I remember some thing related to "Copy to clipboard" makes it. Sounds crazy?
Anyway this is not a big issue, but there should be a solution to make it transparent.

[bartonc]

I don't have the background color on text on my system. I'll check to see what I did and let you know.

Back soon...

[bartonc]

Guys, The default way of the background color should be transparent, right?
I don't know, how It came like this.but as I remember some thing related to "Copy to clipboard" makes it. Sounds crazy?
Anyway this is not a big issue, but there should be a solution to make it transparent.

Yes, the default is transparent. I've looked every place that I can think of (including Tweak UI), but can't find such a setting. Is it really true that all of the icons on your desktop look like that, or is it just the selected one?

[Ali Rizwan]

Hi there,
As you can see in the attached picture there is a blue color background on the name of the desktop shortcuts. How to remove this. (Should I say Plzzzzz ?)

Thanks
-ajaxrand

OK do as i say
Go to system properties
Open Advanced Tab
Click Advance in performance frame (1st Button) (A list will open)
Check all of the checkboxes and see the result the background will vanished.
Try only checking "Smooth edges of screen fonts"

Reply

[ak1dnar]

Yes, the default is transparent. I've looked every place that I can think of (including Tweak UI), but can't find such a setting. Is it really true that all of the icons on your desktop look like that, or is it just the selected one?

I didn't select it bartonc. :D
All the names on my desktop Shortcuts, folders, Files are like this.
Still I couldn't find out a way to set this up back to Normal.

[Edit: Please click on the image to enlarge]

[ak1dnar]

OK do as i say
Go to system properties
Open Advanced Tab
Click Advance in performance frame (1st Button) (A list will open)
Check all of the checkboxes and see the result the background will vanished.
Try only checking "Smooth edges of screen fonts"

Reply

Sorry didn't work for me.Thanks.

[Ali Rizwan]

Sorry didn't work for me.Thanks.

Hi
Let me check it out because i have done it many time ill answer you after a while ok wait for my reply

[Ali Rizwan]

Sorry didn't work for me.Thanks.

Ok now you have seen 4 options
choose adjust for best appearence
I think it will work if you are using XP or 2000

[bartonc]

OK do as i say
Go to system properties
Open Advanced Tab
Click Advance in performance frame (1st Button) (A list will open)<snip>

That's It!!! "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop" when unchecked causes this!

[ak1dnar]

Ok now you have seen 4 options
choose adjust for best appearence
I think it will work if you are using XP or 2000

Yup Its XP SP2 in my box. but no luck yet.
I tried as you suggested, didn't work for me.
and I set the values to "Let windows choose what's best for my computer" but Still the desktop icons same as previous.

[ak1dnar]

That's It!!! "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop" when unchecked causes this!

Nop, bartonc It's strange Is it.
I know this is something uncommon. because I already tried all most all the settings.

[Ali Rizwan]

Yup Its XP SP2 in my box. but no luck yet.
I tried as you suggested, didn't work for me.
and I set the values to "Let windows choose what's best for my computer" but Still the desktop icons same as previous.

Just Choose
Adjust for best appearence
I have done it now and it done properly