Desktop icons become highlighted and shadowed on xp pro

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Manny - 27 Feb 2004 22:59 GMT

I am having problems with my desktop icons becoming
highlighted especially the text description all their
edges are fuzzy with a shadow. I looked at my desktop
properties and can't find anything to change this. It all
happened after I copied an image from a report to my
desktop. It was a scrap image and wanted to open it and
converted to .bmp or JPEG etc. All I did was paste it to
my desktop and I selected yes to some of the messages "I
did not pay attention but I think the desktop environment
took over whatever was on the scrap image ...it was late
at night and I did not pay attention to the message when I
clicked Yes. Please help. I hate this setting my Icons
look wierd. Let me know if I can reset the icons to appear
normally I have windows xp as the setting on the desktop
properties theme. Thanks

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Kelly - 28 Feb 2004 00:13 GMT

Hi Manny,

Try the edit on line 4
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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>I am having problems with my desktop icons becoming
> highlighted especially the text description all their
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> normally I have windows xp as the setting on the desktop
> properties theme. Thanks

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Manny - 28 Feb 2004 18:13 GMT

I tried line 4. Do I have to select yes and it installs or
do I have to go in my registry and do it.
I selected yes and rebooted, but my icons are still
showing up fuzzy and highlighted. Can you let me know what
steps I should take to install the iconfix.reg?

Thank You,

Manny

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>Hi Manny,
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Kelly - 29 Feb 2004 07:12 GMT

Thanks, Doug. Good luck, Manny. :o)

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>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Manny,
>
>Try the edit on line 4
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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>news:375e01c3fd85$54a51ad0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>I am having problems with my desktop icons becoming
>> highlighted especially the text description all their
>> edges are fuzzy with a shadow. I looked at my desktop
>> properties and can't find anything to change this. It

all

>> happened after I copied an image from a report to my
>> desktop. It was a scrap image and wanted to open it and
>> converted to .bmp or JPEG etc. All I did was paste it to
>> my desktop and I selected yes to some of the messages "I
>> did not pay attention but I think the desktop

environment

>> took over whatever was on the scrap image ...it was late
>> at night and I did not pay attention to the message

when I

>> clicked Yes. Please help. I hate this setting my Icons
>> look wierd. Let me know if I can reset the icons to

appear

>> normally I have windows xp as the setting on the

desktop

>> properties theme. Thanks
>
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