icon backgrounds

[wookette]

how do i get rid of desktop icon backgrounds? ive tried microsofts suggestion (for xp) and nothing! i saved a bitmap image to my desktop and thats triggered it - help!

[dosset]

usually right click/delete
or right click/properties/general/hidden
but then u have to go to documents/tools/folder options/view/and tick :-do not show hidden folders

[wookette]

its not the icons i want to remove - its the coloured backgrounds behind them really

[wirraldene]

Not sure but Iconoid might help from here:
http://www.sillysot.com/

[Llamatron]

If it's what I think it is you need to enable 'Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop'.

You can find this by right clicking on 'My Computer' and selecting Properties.

Go to the Advanced tab and click Settings under Performance.

The option is second from the bottom in the list.

[ACtheTROLL]

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.

[wookette]

i've done all of whats been suggested here before i posted my question no joy :(

[wildwood]

If you mean you want to use your own pictures as icons, then you'll need a small program to keep them to proper size and you can delete the background too.

A good freeware one is at http://www.axiomx.com/PixelToolbox/

[wookette]

i wanted to keep windows icons but this has grabbed my attention. thank - u