Doesn't work for me

doesn't work me neither!!!

For those of you that this doesn't work for. Make sure that you are using a .JPG file for your background. Personally, I usually use .PNG's, and ran across this issue. When you use a .JPG or .BMP it seems to work just fine.

Thank you Ciscomonkey. I'd tried everything else to no avail. Then I found your comment and discovered that I had indeed been using a PNG file as the wallpaper.

Changing the filetype still doesn't help

Doesnt work for me either

There's one more step that these instructions are missing. After you've done what the initial post said with the drop shadows, right click somewhere on an empty part of the desktop. Click on "Arrange Icons By" and turn "Lock Web Items on Desktop" off. If you leave them items locked, the background stays there.

THANK YOU CAROLYN

Thank you! That was what finally worked for me. I'd already had a jpg file for a background and had use drop shadows for icons checked. :)

Thanks Carolyn, worked for me!

Thank you caroline

Worked for me, Thanks

Still Doesn't work for me.

thank you carolyn

i got mine this way trying to trag a frontpage image onto my desytop

nothing seems to have any affect ,,

you are just right caroline

doesn't work for me either... :?

I LOVE YOU!! THANKS FOR THE INSTRUCTIONS :lol: :P

I could kiss the ground you walk on Carolyn.

I had it set right before and suddenly I had that stupid background colour on text labels. Fixed now.

I also had an issue I could not resolve after dragging a piccie to my desktop.

This was resolved by: -

right clicking on desktop and selecting properties.

select desktop tab and click on customize desktop

select the web tab

You may well find there is an entry that is checked in the Web pages box.

Uncheck this and apply and as long as the other settings are as suggested in this topic, you should find transparency will return.

Thanks a bunch Newboy, your tip fixed mine.

this actualy worked... well done Newboy..... what Newboy was trying to say was
when you select the web tab you will see a web pages dialog box, in side
the dialog there are check boxes just make sure they are un checked and
click ok then apply then ok... wella

That was the best tip ever!!!
I was desperately seeking help all morning...for HOURS...until I tried your resolution. IT WORKED!!!!!
You are AWESOME!!!
Grazie!!!

This one fixed it for me when the ones above did not. Thanks.

Thanks a bunch newboy. Your fix worked for me too.

Thank You newboy
This resolved my issue.
Dont know why it happen. All I can remember is that I was dragging an Icon , the screen glitched and it was there.

awesome man ,, this tip worked so well for me. .u saved a lot time for me.. thanks

Hats off newboy!

Thanks so much! After reading Caroline's instructions, it didn't change a thing. Thank you SO much newboy! I'm going to favorite this page. :)

You r a genius

Even after all this time this is the perfect solution to the problem.
I was almost ready to re-install windows.
Thanx a lot.

thnks a lot dude you had solved my problem

I've tried everything listed here and I still have the problem.

ANy other ideas?

I had this problem and my fix was to change the background picture from a .png to a .jpg. For some reason Windows cant make transparent text ontop off a .png file.

it still does not work for me... and I do not even use active desktop....

THANKS CAROLYN

IT FIXED IT------- THANK YOU "newboy" and "carolyn" thankyou bothH!!! guys if it didnt work for carolyn it should work after you do what new boy said which was:

right clicking on desktop and selecting properties.

select desktop tab and click on customize desktop

select the web tab

You may well find there is an entry that is checked in the Web pages box.

Uncheck this and apply and as long as the other settings are as suggested in this topic, you should find transparency will return.

but you should have done what carolyn said aswell which was:

There's one more step that these instructions are missing. After you've done what the initial post said with the drop shadows, right click somewhere on an empty part of the desktop. Click on "Arrange Icons By" and turn "Lock Web Items on Desktop" off. If you leave them items locked, the background stays there.

and ofcourse the main post from the forum which was:

1. Open the Control Panel
2. Click System
3. Click the Advanced tab
4. Click Settings in the Performance section
5. Check the "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop" checkbox
6. Click OK until you close the windows


so this message should clear it all.. hope it helps in some way. once again tahnkyou to carolyn and newboy!

cheers

:wink:

thanks guys !!!!!!!. This really works !!!. Once again thanks a lot.

In case it's still not working,
AND you have a TV out videocard and the option "extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor" is checked, follow the instructions above then go to display properties (right click desktop > properties) >settings , click monitor 2, give it a value of 800x600 or above.
If it still doesn't work,
BEATS ME!

rock on....


just changing the resolution from 1280x800 to 1280x768 and then back fixed it!

potzo, you genius you!! Thank you so much for that last tip! After trying everything else, this is what did it. Thank you thank you thank you!!!

omg that totally worked...i tryed changing the colors in like the apearence tab...messed it up..the other thing works though

I tried all of the above. The jpg, the active desktop, the web pages box, the lock web items on desktop, the "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop" check box, and the "extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor" resolution above 800x600.

What finally DID WORK was in the accessibility options. Some how it was changed to "high contrast". To fix, go to: Control Panel | Accessibility Options | Display Tab | uncheck the Use High Contrast check box.
:D :D :D
8)

Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!!!! That was the one that finally did it for me!

thanks

tks!!

EVERYBODY SAYS DO THIS.

DONE IT TEN TIMES.

DOES NOT WORK NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I REPEAT!!

ANYTHING ELSE NEW?????

carolyn I LUV U!!!!!!!

eXtra, thank you!

Cool! works for me

doesnt work for me, although i used to have it, one day it just stopped working. i suspect something wrong with a driver somewhere.

Thanks, this helped me. I have been trying to figure this out for a while

What if this solution doesn't work on the target laptop? It worked on a test PC, but not the one where I wanted it to work.

Thanks it worked for me

i've done EVERYTHING in these comments, and everything online. i even downloaded a few programs to try to fix it and NOTHING HAS WORKED! i have a toshiba tablet laptop and ever since i've had the computer i havent been able to fix the icons... but i'm guessing there's a way. any more ideas????

Iv'e tried every solution on these pages and none
of them work. Thank You

Doesn't work for me, eityher.
:-{

SICK this is really cool thx

thanks!

Thank you for your help! Those icons were driving me crazy!

Thanks Newboy!!!!!!!!

thank you!!! works great ))))

I've got the same problem with me icon text and tried the solution and it did not work. No matter what I do it did not work. Any other solution?

LOVE YA!

Your idea is not working

Weirdness - this happened to my cube neighbor's desktop - it used the background color for the icon text background. I though he must have turned it off, so I went to the Control Panel, and it's CHECKED!!! I logged him off and *I* logged in (thinking it might be something funky with Windows) and mine were transparent. Yet when he went back in - he's still getting a non-transparent background for his icons, even though the Performance settings are set to use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop.

Thanx a lot. u don't know how long i search for this ..... problem. i love ya

it wont work

I have made sure the "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop" is checked and I still have the blue background behind the icon text on my desktop. I have also made sure made sure that "Lock Web Items on Desktop" under "Arrange Icons By" is not checked and I have no webpages saved to the desktop. Any help?

Only thing that works is to set "Let Windows choose what's best for my computer" option in: right click on My computer ---> Advanced ---> Performance ---> Settings, and icons will become transparent

it works for me...bleh!

Should work for most but i have tried soooooo many things and IDK what i did origionally to crate this problem but now that i have it it sucks so what i do is use my quicklaunch bar at the top of my screen and put all my icons their. All i have on my desktop is my documents and the recycle bin (if i wanted i could just use my start meny for my documents but 2 icons dont bother me and i make the background color as clode as i can to the background itself. Although this is no way to fix it it is a way to deal if you cant fix it (i have tried 4-5 different methods) and cant figure out how to correct this and none of them happens to work for me.
Although i have had problems with this particular laptop for almost a month now and in that month i have formatted at least 10 times and even did a low level format once and still i have issues. or one issue no matter what at a point my computer just loads and freezes, of course i thought it was a program but restoring my comp to before i uinstalled it and not installling it when formatt it still keeps happening so I dont know how to fix it no one else online i talk to might know either (sorry for the rant but if anyone can help me with this i would be very appreciative if someone has an idea) I have absolutly have no problem with buying more ram (replacing it) or the same with a harddrive, although its a laptop so i am limited to testing only the ram as i have 2 chips and can check with one only then vice versa but I cannot with the harddrive as i have no other computers to hook it up to. anyway if you have an idea post it and if you want here is a temp email addy that will work for a limited time so you can contact me here mailto:/newave3009@temomail.fr

There are 3 things to check. first make sure your desktop Icons are not locked. Secound make sure in the desktop properties, desktop tab, Custom desktop, Web tab-nothing is check marked. Then go to system settings, advance tab, performance settings, visual effects and make sure "use drop shadows for iconlabels on the desktop" is checked. Be advise when you uncheck items in the web tab, it can uncheck the use drop shadows and that is why you check that last.

I was downloading a new version of either Direct-X or Active-X and it threw my icons out of whack, eliminating the transparency. I've tried your troubleshooting but it still doesn't work (the download also changed other customized settings,such as screensavers, start windows sound and exit windows sound -- everything was returned to defau;t). I got everything back the way I want it -- except the transparency. Any other thoughts? Thanks, Harley.

I went back and tried everything all over again, then saw in the Web Tab of the Desktop Menu portion of Desktop Properties that, indeed, a file was checked. Unchecked it and, bingo, transparency returned. THANK YOU ONE AND ALL.
Harley

I finally fixed it once and for all. In the system settings for performance, I just selected the radio button "let windows decide what's best for my computer".

The fact that THAT was what worked kind of leaves me feeling very inadequate and disturbed.

Cheers.