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Transparent Icon Text

10 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/transparent-icon-text.27827/

anantkhaitan
anantkhaitan Original post #1
May 7, 2006 at 3:20 PM
Guys this is my first post:

How do I make my desktop icon text transparent i.e no text background only the icon name like "My Computer".



I have a small tweak for absolutely no text:
click on any icon
Now back click>Rename
Press Alt+0160

Note:The numbers should be pressed from the numpad keys.


Thanx in advance
T
titun #2
May 7, 2006 at 5:53 PM
press windows key+pause break to go to system properties. Then go to advanced>performance>settings and u see many chech boxes checked or unchecked according to ur desktop settings. Check the second option from downwords "use dropdown shadows for icon levels on the desktop". Apply. And don't forget to uncheck "lock web items on desktop" by right clicking on the desktop. This is for XP. And thanks for the no text tweak :)
anantkhaitan
May 9, 2006 at 5:31 PM
Amazing titun,
Thanks Yaar

Can we Share some more cool tweaks?????
Tech Geek
Dec 18, 2006 at 8:44 PM
Why did you have to open such a old thread??
goobimama
Dec 18, 2006 at 8:52 PM
What's with people opening up old threads these days?....
niku_19jan
Dec 18, 2006 at 9:01 PM
u can also make the icon invisible after pressing alt+0160 go to properties, thn to customize n thn change icon. select a blank icon in the middle n u r done.
Vishal Gupta
Dec 18, 2006 at 9:03 PM
lol, wrong section too :D

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kirtan
kirtan #9
Dec 21, 2006 at 2:22 PM
already seen dude