by DrkAgnt » December 26th, 2007, 12:35 am
I Hope this helps you
How do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?
If you're using desktop wallpaper, you'll still see a border around your icon captions the same color as your solid background. Here's how to remove that border so that the text looks like it's written right on your wallpaper:
Windows XP
Open
System Properties 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.
You can also try
MicroAngelo (v5.5 or later), which allows you to change the text color, configure custom icons, and change other aspects of Windows.
Another utility of this type is
WindowFX.
Windows 2000
Obtain and install the
Transparent utility.
You can also try the "On Display" feature of
MicroAngelo for lots of extra features.
Windows 95, 98, Me
Obtain and install the
Disappear utility (4 kb). You'll need
VB40032.DLL(381 kb) if you don't already have it.
You can also try the "On Display" feature of
MicroAngelo for lots of extra features.
Note: in all versions of Windows, Microsoft provides no way to change the color of the text under desktop icons, which can make it very difficult to read in some circumstances. In Windows XP, the text has a shadow underneath, but this only goes so far. To change the font, open Display Properties in Control Panel, choose the Appearance tab (then click Advanced in Windows XP only), and choose Icon from the Item menu.
Written by: Annoyances.org
Last updated: Wednesday, February 7, 2007
I Hope this helps you :)
How do I make the background of desktop icon text transparent?
If you're using desktop wallpaper, you'll still see a border around your icon captions the same color as your solid background. Here's how to remove that border so that the text looks like it's written right on your wallpaper:
[b]Windows XP [/b]
Open [i][b]System Properties[/b][/i] in Control Panel, choose the [i][b]Advanced[/b][/i] tab, and click [i][b]Settings[/b][/i] in the [i][b]Performance[/b][/i] section. Turn on the [i][b]Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop[/b][/i] option, and click Ok.
You can also try [url=http://www.annoyances.org/exec/software/muangelo]MicroAngelo[/url] (v5.5 or later), which allows you to change the text color, configure custom icons, and change other aspects of Windows.
Another utility of this type is [url=http://www.annoyances.org/exec/software/windowfx]WindowFX[/url].
[b]Windows 2000 [/b]
Obtain and install the [url=http://www.annoyances.org/exec/software/transparent]Transparent[/url] utility.
You can also try the "On Display" feature of [url=http://www.annoyances.org/exec/software/muangelo]MicroAngelo[/url] for lots of extra features.
[b]Windows 95, 98, Me [/b]
Obtain and install the [url=http://www.annoyances.org/exec/software/disappr]Disappear[/url] utility (4 kb). You'll need [url=http://www.annoyances.org/exec/software/vb4rt]VB40032.DLL[/url](381 kb) if you don't already have it.
You can also try the "On Display" feature of [url=http://www.annoyances.org/exec/software/muangelo]MicroAngelo[/url] for lots of extra features.
[i]Note: in all versions of Windows, Microsoft provides no way to change the color of the text under desktop icons, which can make it very difficult to read in some circumstances. In Windows XP, the text has a shadow underneath, but this only goes so far. To change the font, open Display Properties in Control Panel, choose the [b]Appearance[/b] tab (then click [b]Advanced[/b] in Windows XP only), and choose [b]Icon[/b] from the [b]Item[/b] menu. [/i]
Written by: Annoyances.org
Last updated: Wednesday, February 7, 2007