> How do I change the color of the font back ground for the desktop icons? I'd
> like to have background clear so I see only the text on top of my desktop
> picture.
Check out this response from MS-MVP Malke Routh to a similar question.
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/c1d05c124b
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It's been my experience that the situations she outlines in points 3 and 4 are
usually to blame for this.
Good luck
Nepatsfan