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Desktop Icons > Fonts > Shadows

Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by Nosada, Oct 9, 2009.

  1. Nosada

    Nosada Guest

    I changed my theme to Windows Classic and lost the shadows on my icon text.
    How do I toggle this feature?

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    John Dillinger
    408-628-9852
    john.dillinger@sbcglobal.net
     
    Nosada, Oct 9, 2009
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  3. Alan Edwards

    Alan Edwards Guest

    This is for XP but probably applies to Vista:

    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.

    ....Alan
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    Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer




    On Fri, 9 Oct 2009 18:48:55 -0700, in
    microsoft.public.windows.vista.general, "Nosada"
    <john.dillinger@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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    >I changed my theme to Windows Classic and lost the shadows on my icon text.
    >How do I toggle this feature?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Alan Edwards, Oct 9, 2009
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