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    Mar 22, 2007, 11:51 AM
    Screen quick launch icon
    Hi, I'm having problem with shortcut icons on the screen, before I had to reinstall windows xp, the icons on the screen had white text under the icon, now it's black text in a coloured box, any suggestions on how to change it back.
    Many thanks
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    Mar 22, 2007, 12:01 PM
    Right click on the desktop and select Properties. You can play with Themes or use the Appearances tab and the Advanced to adjust each component.
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    Mar 22, 2007, 12:31 PM
    Thanks for your reply, I had already tried your answer before posting the question, to no avail, any other suggestions.
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    Mar 22, 2007, 12:43 PM
    Umm, what exactly did you do?
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    Mar 22, 2007, 01:11 PM
    Did you try the "effects" button under the appearance tab?
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    Mar 22, 2007, 02:02 PM
    Here's what I think is going on:

    When you set your desktop background to a simple color (no picture) the box under each icon matches the background color so you don't see it. If the background color you select is a dark color the text is white. If the background color you select is light, the text is black. In XP you can change this by right-clicking on your desktop, selecting properties and then clicking on the desktop tab.

    If you choose a picture as the background then the color you select will only be for the background of the names of the icons on your desktop.
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