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fatihlepro Posted messages 18 Registration date   Status Member -  
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Hello everyone, I actually want to know how to make the background of the icons transparent. Thanks in advance to everyone.

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  1. ArkulA
     
    I had the same issue with icons that have a non-transparent shadow.

    This happens when I set a background image, while with another one, there's no problem... and I finally understood:

    To have shadows and text of icons transparent, you just need to use a BMP or JPG image. At least I was using a PNG image and the shadows were no longer transparent, I converted it to JPG format, and there, miracle, no more problem.
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    1. Tutur44
       
      Thank you, you're an angel, thanks to you everything works wonderfully :)
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    2. Joey79100
       
      So that's what it was! I understand better now, and tonight I'll go to bed a little smarter. ^^
      Thank you very much!
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    3. groben Posted messages 94 Status Member 11
       
      Thank you, thanks to this trick I was able to make the icons on my desktop transparent... and it looks much more aesthetically pleasing!
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  2. masternico Posted messages 491 Status Member 320
     
    It's clear... he didn't understand the question at all.
    It's too bad, because I'm looking for exactly the same thing as Fatihlepro.
    Namely: how to make the background of the text that appears under the desktop icons in Windows transparent.
    I know that after a fresh installation, it's like that, but if you change this setting (for example, by changing the theme), it is no longer possible to go back...
    If someone could enlighten us...
    Thanks in advance.
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    1. Nono
       
      Right-click on the desktop, properties, then in the "Desktop" tab, "Desktop customization," web and you delete the web pages...
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    2. Chou 78
       
      Thank you, masternico, your maneuver worked perfectly!

      Wishing you all the best.
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    3. Chou 78 > Nono
       
      Sorry... Rather thanks to you Nono, it was your maneuver that worked really well, I had mistaken my username. ^^

      Good luck!
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    4. syrene111 > Nono
       
      thank you very much nono
      I did it and it works really well
      thanks again
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    5. jsuis > Nono
       
      Hello
      In 'Display Properties', Desktop, Desktop Personalization, Web
      -> if 'Lock Desktop Items' is checked, uncheck it
      and the background text icon disappears
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  3. peterpan1951
     
    Hello,
    Right-click on My Computer, click on Properties, Advanced, and check the relevant boxes while allowing Windows to choose the best configuration for my computer.
    Best regards
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    1. b3llela
       
      Thank you so much! Cool, very well explained.
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    2. moustachegracias
       
      Thank youuuu
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    3. Franck
       
      4 years later, never mind, thanks it worked perfectly!!!
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  4. qatam
     
    hi and even simpler :

    Under XP, right-click on the desktop/ Arrange icons by/ Lock web items on the desktop. If this is checked, then colored icons; if unchecked, transparent icons.

    Later. qatam
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    1. Segrob
       
      That's it, that works.
      That's the right answer.
      Thank you.
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  6. Dead
     
    Hello, like for all of you, my problem is as follows: a square shadow under my icons on the desktop... Not very aesthetic. I would like to know how to fix it, but first of all, you should know that I have already tried several manipulations without results, namely:

    - in the control panel, performance advanced tab check or uncheck the box to use... blah blah
    - on the desktop when they tell me to delete the indicated webpage first (I don't have one)
    - I installed Microangelo without success
    - I unchecked the option to show a shadow under the menus in the appearance tab

    There you go, I think I haven't forgotten anything... If someone could help me it would be nice, I am on Windows XP and I hadn't had this problem before even when changing the wallpaper...

    Thanks in advance!
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    1. Lifun
       
      If you don't have a web page in the advanced tab blah blah, create one, and then delete it afterwards.
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    2. Thx_God
       
      If the solution has not yet been found, here’s what I managed to do.

      Right-click on the desktop
      Click on Properties
      Click on Advanced
      In the Performance area, click on the Settings button
      Check Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop.

      That's it!
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  7. bojolais Posted messages 432 Status Member 9
     
    Hello,

    yes, that is indeed the normal procedure: right-click on the desktop
    Properties
    Desktop
    Desktop customization
    Web tab
    uncheck the option "Lock desktop items"
    But sometimes depending on the origin of the desktop change, this procedure may not be satisfactory; the only one that guarantees 100% satisfaction is to go through "Start / All Programs / Accessories / System Tools / System Restore /... then choose a date prior to the issue...... it's foolproof! @+
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  8. heuchuitoumoche
     
    Hey, to get the transparent wallpaper on top of the icon text, it's not complicated.

    Open a Notepad
    and copy this into it:

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
    "ListviewShadow"=dword:00000001

    Then in Notepad, go to File > Save As...
    In the window that appears, select All Files for the file type and name it marke_restore.reg
    Then click OK, go to where you saved marke_restore.reg, double-click on it, and restart your PC
    And there you go, the icon text is transparent :)
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  9. fatihlepro Posted messages 18 Registration date   Status Member 1
     
    When I right-click I don't have settings, are you sure you're on XP??

    Isn't there another solution?
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    1. boubou
       
      Hello
      when you click on the right side of your mouse, you go to properties, then at the top it says display and you choose your perfect colors.
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  10. Mounji
     
    I know what you are talking about:
    On the workstation: right-click, properties, da
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  11. Joyce
     
    Hi,
    If you want to have transparent icons like PNG, look for the software IconWorkshop from Axialis. You open the file and right-click to create a new icon...
    Then you export the new icon (file-export-export as PNG with transparency) and that's it!!! You've got a transparent icon.
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  12. masternico Posted messages 491 Status Member 320
     
    Hi Joyce...
    Actually, the question is not how to create an icon with a transparent background, but rather how to make the desktop icon backgrounds appear transparent instead of having a solid color block around them.
    This is the default option when you install Windows, but this option goes away as soon as you change the appearance of your windows or when you modify the Windows theme, and it's (almost) impossible to go back.
    However, I eventually found a link on this forum to an app that allows you to do that: iconoid.
    It's a small utility for configuring icons and gives access to many hidden features... follow the link:
    http://www.infos-du-net.com/telecharger/Iconoid,0301-2057.html
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    1. Sancho
       
      Hello everyone. I understood your request well; there is a much simpler way than downloading and installing this software 'iconoid'. Go to the 'My Computer' icon, right-click and choose properties, then go to the 'Advanced' tab, in the 'Performance' area click on the 'Settings' button, choose the 'Visual Effects' tab and then select the radio button 'Custom settings'. In the list, check 'Use shadows for icon labels on the desktop' and finally confirm, and there you go.
      Have a nice day everyone!
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    2. keekee
       
      Well, here is the solution

      Right-click on the desktop
      Properties
      Desktop
      Desktop customization
      Web tab
      Remove the page indicated first

      That's it
      It worked for me
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    3. zag84
       
      Iconoid is the best solution: it works just as well on XP as on 98.
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    4. matth > keekee
       
      Thank you keekee, your way of doing things works very well.
      Thank you for this solution.
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    5. purple65 > keekee
       
      Thank you, it worked for me too, it's nice to find a nice office. Thanks again.
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  13. diems94
     
    Hello everyone, I'm sorry to ask for the same thing again, but here's the thing, I accidentally did something wrong and the text of my icons appeared with color, but I find it ugly, and I've looked at everything you've said, I've tried everything, even the iconoid thing but I don't understand anything, it's in English, I don't know how to do it, please help me, thank you.
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  14. peterpan1951
     
    Hello,
    Right-click on My Computer, click on Properties, go to Advanced, and Performance Settings, and there check all the boxes while choosing let Windows choose the best...
    Best regards.
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  15. zsarah Posted messages 1 Registration date   Status Member
     
    The problem I often encounter is that my PC freezes, interrupting everything I'm doing, and it only gets unblocked when I restore it.
    Thank you.
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  16. bojolais Posted messages 432 Status Member 9
     
    For your problem... the easiest thing is to do a system restore... to a date prior to your issue... everything will be back to normal.
    Best regards
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  17. nilsa704
     
    Hello everyone.
    A big THANK YOU keekee, the way of doing it works on the first try.
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  18. clone
     
    Hello
    Having had the same issue as you with the display of icons on the Windows desktop after changing the wallpaper, I realized that the file was in a different format than JPG and was a PNG. On the PNG, the text of the icons was on a colored background, so I changed my wallpaper to JPG and everything went back to normal.
    So be careful about that.
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    1. doclefou
       
      Indeed, my image was in PNG, so I changed it to JPEG and it worked perfectly.
      I did try the modifications in the advanced settings, but that didn't work. I tried to delete the web page thingamajig, I had nothing checked. The only solution for me was to change my file format.

      A big THANK YOU
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  19. ZX81
     
    Here’s a simple trick on XP that worked for me: right-click on the desktop > Properties > Desktop > Color. Select a different color (e.g., white) > OK. All the icons disappear: No panic!
    Right-click on the desktop again > Properties > Desktop > Color. Select a different color (e.g., blue) > OK.
    In my case, this was enough to fix this "bug" in Windows and restore my desktop to its original appearance.
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  20. Doum-Doum58
     
    Right-click on the desktop
    Properties
    Desktop
    Desktop customization
    Web tab
    Remove the page indicated first

    That's it
    It worked for me too
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    1. socrate
       
      Thank you!
      I have tried almost all the solutions and this one works!
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    2. Myrt
       
      Aaaahhhhh Thank you Doum-Doum58, your solution is the only one that worked for me. Not that the others are bad, but I am so happy to have found my icons that I wanted to thank you!
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  21. Ramses
     
    Hello everyone,

    The easiest way to make the desktop icons' background transparent is as follows:

    Right-click on the desktop
    Properties
    Desktop
    Desktop customization
    Web tab
    uncheck the option "Lock desktop items" and that's it.

    Finally, as for me: XP service pack 2.

    Best regards,
    Ramses
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